Lake Havasu City Public Works Department announces asphalt pavement repair on Lake Havasu Avenue from Mulberry Avenue to Combat Drive. This work will require Lake Havasu Avenue to be closed on two separate occasions and will result in additional cost savings to the City and an accelerated completion time to get motorists back on the road as soon as possible. The road closure is scheduled to occur between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday July 30th to remove and replace pavement that was damaged by a recent water main break, and again on Monday August 3rd, to install concrete valve collars. The closures are subject to weather and other conditions, and will be open to the traveling public at the end of each work day. The work will require the northbound lanes on Lake Havasu Avenue to be closed from Mulberry Avenue. to Combat Drive. Motorists are encouraged to find alternate routes, allow themselves extra travel time, and follow all construction signage.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department wants to make the community aware of credit card skimmers that have recently been found at two local gas stations, one in the 2800 block of Chemehuevi Blvd and the other in the 1000 block of Acoma Blvd. S. An employee at each station located the skimmers during a security check of the pumps. At this time, no victims have come forward to report their credit card information being compromised.

On January 19, 2020 Lake Havasu City Police Officers responded to a head on collision on State Route 95 near Falls Springs Wash, which is between Palo Verde Blvd. N. and Lake Drive. A green 2001 Land Rover driven by 28-year old Alaskan resident Scott Jezorski was traveling south bound, drifted left of center into oncoming traffic and struck a white 2008 Infiniti QX56 sport utility vehicle, which was travelling northbound in the far right lane.

The Lake Havasu City Fire Department reminds everyone that while boating or participating in lake activities, children under 13 are required to wear a properly fitted, U.S. Coast Guard-approved life vest at all times.

Due to the continued increase in COVID-19 cases, Lake Havasu City is taking the necessary steps to protect residents, city members and City Council members to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Lake Havasu City is conducting the Tuesday, July 14, 2020, City Council meeting virtually, with the ability to submit public comment via email.

With a second wave of business closures, the need to support Lake Havasu City’s community is even more dire. Various businesses have yet again come face to face with uncertainty, leaving them no choice but to succumb to furloughing or terminating employees. Luckily for Lake Havasu City and it’s incredible support organizations, help is just a phone call away. The LHC Resource Alliance is still going strong, providing assistance to those who need it most.

On July 6, 2020 at approximately 9:50 a.m. the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s SWAT team, with the assistance of the Special Investigations Unit, served a search warrant at the residence in the 2300 block of Alpine Drive. During the search, Detectives located a usable amount of methamphetamine and numerous items of drug paraphernalia.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department wants to warn the community about fraudulent scams that are occurring in Lake Havasu City utilizing a mobile application form of payment. One of the current scams involve the victim being asked to send money to an unknown subject through the mobile payment application Zelle to take part in an investment opportunity. Once the Zelle transaction is complete, the victim receives a fraudulent check in the mail from the unknown subject, and in return, is asked to continue sending money through Zelle for additional investment profits.