Wednesday’s arrests come after 9 month investigation On July 30, 2014, the La Paz County Narcotics Task Force, made up of the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office, C.R.I.T. Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a “drug round up” in the areas of Ehrenberg, Quartzsite and the Parker Valley. For the past nine months, the …

Alleged drug dealer leads the La Paz County Task Force and CRIT Police Department on 10 mile chase The La Paz County Narcotics Task Force was led on a high speed pursuit by an alleged drug dealer. On Monday afternoon at around 4:30pm, the Task Force attempted to arrest Phetpraseuth Soukthavone, aka “Chino”, near Poston, AZ. The Task Force, which …

UPDATE Tuesday 3:35 p.m.: Reports that Mickey has been captured by law enforcement in Blythe, CA. Via Parker PD. UPDATE Tuesday 2:00 p.m.: The reward has been increased to $11,000 for information leading to the arrest of Mickey Anderson. Suspected murderer Mickey Anderson (pictured), has escaped from the CRIT Detention Facility. Anderson, who was being held for homicide, should be …

The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force has entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Colorado River Indian Tribes. The agreement allows the Narcotics Task Force to assist CRIT with narcotics enforcement in La Paz County. A Sheriff’s Office Press Release says: “Over the years, non-Tribal Members have been coming to the reservation to use it has …

The Association of Old Crows’ President Lt Gen Robert Elder, Jr., USAF (Ret) left and Mr. Dean Ebert (right) A Parker High School graduate has been honored “for exceptional and meritorious service during Operation Enduring Freedom as an electronic warfare officer.” Daniel Fackel graduated in Parker in 1998 and later joined the U.S. Army. His citation says: “CPT Fackel’s outstanding dedication …

Sheriff John Drum says Parker Police Chief Rod Mendoza has some of his facts wrong in the statement that was read into the record at the Town of Parker Council Meeting earlier this week. The war of words is over the county’s Narcotics Task Force, an intergovernmental force set up to curb drug crime in the area. Earlier this month, …

A local resident is clearly frustrated by the recent drama between law enforcement agency leaders over the intergovernmental Narcotics Task Force: “First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the patrolmen and support staff of the various law enforcement agencies in our local area. Not only do you risk your lives to ensure the safety of …

Since last week’s story went out about suspected drug dealers being arrested in a ’roundup’ by the La Paz County Task Force, the reaction has been overwhelmingly in support of law enforcement. The feedback (some of which isn’t visible anymore as a result of a technical update on the new Parker Live site) includes these comments: “Great job, Law Enforcement. …

Eight suspected drug dealers, some of whom allegedly sold drugs out of legitimate businesses in the town of Parker, were arrested by the La Paz County Anti Drug and Racketeering Enforcement Task Force Wednesday. The Task Force says it used informants and confidential sources to target dealers selling methamphetamine, cocaine and prescription drugs. The arrests were made after the accumulation …

Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert has issued a public rebuttal to Sheriff John Drum’s statement regarding the County’s narcotics task force at the last meeting of the La Paz County Board of Supervisors. The full text of the rebuttal is below (the original statement by Sheriff Drum can be found HERE). ———— On March 18, 2013, a letter was read …