On January 21, 2023, at approximately 2:35 a.m., officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a residence in the 200 block of Saguaro Drive for a stabbing that had just occurred. Upon arrival, a 36-year-old male victim was located in the front of the residence with significant lacerations. Officers began providing immediate medical care and the male victim was ultimately transported to Havasu Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. The suspect fled on foot prior to officers’ arrival.

At approximately 9:15 pm on Sunday, January, 22, 2023, Lake Havasu Fire Department was dispatched to a desert rescue at Sara Park. A hiker got lost returning from the Sara Park Trail system. Reports stated it had been three hours since the reporting party had last seen the hiker.

At approximately 12:30 am on Wednesday, January, 18, 2023, a fire was reported by the occupant in the 2000 block of Winterhaven Dr. The occupant discovered fire and smoke in rear bedroom and attempted to extinguish it. The occupant was unable to control the fire and evacuated the residence. The first arriving fire company reported a working house fire with fire extended to the attic.

Over the past several weeks, Detectives with the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, which is part of the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET), have been investigating a male subject selling suspected fentanyl pills in the Lake Havasu City area.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department would like to remind the community that the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available for anyone who may be encountering emotional distress. This service is free and confidential to anyone in the United States 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

On January 17, 2023, at approximately 7:02 p.m., officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist on Lake Havasu Ave. N. at Willow Ave. The investigation revealed that a 2015 Dodge Ram with a single occupant was traveling southbound on Lake Havasu Ave. N., turning onto Willow Ave., when it struck a male on an electric bicycle who was traveling northbound on Lake Havasu Ave.

Registration for Youth Co-Ed 3rd-6th grade recreation basketball begins on Tuesday, January 17th, at 8 a.m. Season will tentatively run from January 30th to March 10th and the cost is $53 per player. This program is offered for 3rd-6th grade boy sand girls who wish to learn the fundamentals of basketball as well as good sportsmanship and how to work as part of a team. Practices will be held 2 evenings per week at one of the LHUSD elementary school gyms. Games will be held either Thursday or Friday nights.

On January 6, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m. Officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to Havasu Regional Medical Center for a delayed assault report.