The 2020 Child Passenger Safety Week will be conducted from September 20, 2020 through September 26, 2020. The focus of this safety campaign is to raise awareness and urge all parents and caregivers to ensure their child passenger is riding in the appropriate car seat based on the child’s age and size. Proper installation is also key to making sure the seats are effective in protecting children.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department wants to make the community aware of a recent increase in local drug overdoses and the discovery of illegally manufactured counterfeit pills.

Lake Havasu City would like to remind you that the 2020 U.S. Census deadline of September 30 is fast approaching.

In an effort to continue to provide safe and secure water service to the community, Lake Havasu City announces the scheduled repair of a water main on London Bridge Road at S. Palo Verde Boulevard on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Southbound London Bridge Road will be closed at S. Palo Verde during the work which is scheduled to occur between 5a.m. and 3p.m. subject to weather and other conditions. Both left turn traffic from S. Palo Verde to London Bridge Road and southbound London Bridge Road traffic at S. Palo Verde will be prohibited. Southbound traffic will be detoured onto El Camino Drive and then to SR 95 or Veterans Way. Northbound traffic on London Bridge Road will be permitted but slowed through the construction area. Motorists are encouraged to find alternate routes, allow themselves extra travel time and follow all construction signage. Thank you for your assistance and as always, please exercise caution when driving through any construction area. Questions can be directed to the Water Division, Public Works Department for Lake Havasu City at 928-855-2618.

Over the past several months, 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 conducting an investigation into two subjects selling illegal drugs in the Lake Havasu City area. On September 17, 2020 at approximately 3:55 a.m., Patrol Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that was occupied by the subjects in question, and a short vehicle pursuit ensued when the driver of the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle crashed in the area of Trotwood Drive and McCulloch Boulevard South, where the two occupants fled on foot before being apprehended.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 13-3825 (Sex Offender Community Notification Law). This offender has indicated he will be living in Lake Havasu City.

On September 15, 2020 at approximately 12:00 p.m., Detectives located Garrett Wilder leaving a residence on Winterhaven Drive and he was taken into custody without incident. As a result of the arrest, Detectives served a search warrant on a residence in the 2900 block of Winterhaven Drive and recovered a handgun, along with a single spent shell casing.

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, September 17 from 6a.m.until noon 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.