On October 6, 2024, at approximately 10:55 P.M., officers from the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 2100 block of Barranca Drive. Upon arrival, officers found a male individual with a gunshot wound to the chest at the rear of the residence. Officers immediately administered lifesaving measures. Lake Havasu Fire personnel arrived shortly after and transported the individual to the hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.

The Lake Havasu City Fire Department recently participated in an Insurance Services Office (ISO) evaluation of the structural fire suppression delivery system and proudly maintains the ISO rating of Class 2 for the community, effective November 1, 2024.

Detectives with the Bullhead City Police Department have been called in to investigate the shooting incident that occurred this morning. It is standard protocol to have an outside agency investigate an officer-involved shooting incident. On October 9, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., detectives with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were conducting a follow-up on a missing person case in the area of Craggy Wash. During the investigation, they encountered a subject who opened fire on them. The detectives returned fire, and the subject was pronounced deceased on the scene.

On October 9, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., detectives with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were conducting a follow-up on a missing person case in the area of Craggy Wash. During the investigation, they encountered a subject who opened fire on them. The detectives returned fire, and the subject was pronounced deceased on the scene.

On October 7, 2024, at approximately 2:45 p.m., officers from the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 2300 block of Palisades Drive. Initial reports indicated that an individual had been shot by two people who then fled the area. Upon arrival, officers discovered evidence that a person had sustained an injury, but no subjects were present at the scene.

On October 19, 2024, at around 9:40 p.m., officers from the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 1400 block of McCulloch Boulevard North. Upon arrival, officers determined that the driver, the only person in a 2015 Jeep Renegade, was heading west on McCulloch Boulevard North when he noticed pedestrians crossing the street at the crosswalk. The driver swerved to the left, causing the vehicle to leave the road, crash through a metal railing along the sidewalk, and collide with a wooden awning pillar, resulting in significant damage.

Lake Havasu City receives a Top Performer certificate from the Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration for its continued support and partnership of Vietnam War veterans since the commemoration of 2012.

On September 30, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., officers from the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a single-vehicle rollover accident in the 3500 block of Kiowa Blvd North. Upon arrival, officers determined that the driver, who was the sole occupant of a 2003 Suzuki SL7 SUV, had been ejected and sustained fatal injuries. The department's Crash Team was activated and took over the investigation.