October 4-10, 2020 – The Lake Havasu City Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) - the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years - to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” The campaign works to educate everyone about simple, but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe.

In response to the release of recent data reflecting lower COVID-19 related cases and hospitalizations, Lake Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy is suspending proclamation 2020-04, requiring face coverings or masks in Lake Havasu City, effective September 30, 2020.

In an effort to provide better accommodations, the Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled the closure of the Site Six launch ramp, fishing pier and surrounding area, on Thursday, October 1 from 6:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. to perform underwater maintenance on the fishing pier. This date is subject to change due to weather or other factors. It will be necessary for residents to use alternate facilities.

Lake Havasu City is offering a FREE outdoor drive-thru COVID-19 saliva testing event in the parking lot of the Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center on Friday, October 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The testing, which requires pre and or onsite registration, is offered by Arizona State University in partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services.

On September 24, 2020 at approximately 10:40 p.m., Officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department received information that there were multiple subjects inside an unoccupied residence in the 2800 block of Palisades Drive damaging property. Officers responded to the location and upon arrival, observed several subjects fleeing the residence, both on foot and in vehicles. Officers were able to stop one of the vehicles leaving the residence and during the course of the stop, learned that the vehicle was stolen from the residence. The vehicle was occupied by two male subjects, Identified as 19-year old Logan Frazier and 22-year old Clayton Frazier, both Lake Havasu City residents. Officers also located several items inside the vehicle that were later determined to be stolen from the Palisades Drive residence.

Brought to you by Anderson Toyota, the Havasu Youth Advisory Council partners with the Lake Havasu Chamber Foundation for Education and Leadership (CFEL) to put on a Halloween family drive-in movie fundraising event featuring Hocus Pocus. Event is held on Thursday, October 29, at the Friends of the Fair Rodeo Grounds off Dub Campbell Way at SARA Park. Social distancing guidelines are followed with vehicles being spaced accordingly, audio through car stereo, and contactless concessions being sold onsite before and during event. Cost is $20 per carload.

On Wednesday, September 23, at approximately 8:25 p.m., the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a vehicle crash on SR 95 near Acoma Boulevard South. During the investigation, it was determined that the male driver of a 2010 Honda Civic was traveling southbound on SR 95 in the right lane and had just passed the Acoma Boulevard South intersection when he rear-ended a 1994 Harley Davidson Motorcycle occupied by a male operator and female passenger, who were also traveling south in the right lane. As a result of the collision, both riders of the Harley Davidson were ejected off the motorcycle. The female passenger of the Harley Davidson was struck by the Honda Civic after ejection, and was then struck by a 2009 Toyota Tacoma, which was also traveling southbound on SR 95.

Over the past month, Officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department, along with Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Unit and the Street Crimes Unit, have been investigating several residential burglaries that have taken place in the Lake Havasu City area. During these burglaries, the suspect had forced entry into the structures and removed items of value belonging to the homeowners. After further investigation, it was determined that 41- year old Lake Havasu City resident Michael H. Brothers was a suspect in these burglary cases. During follow-up investigations, Detectives were able to locate some of the stolen items believed to have been taken by Brothers during the crime spree.