Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office returns money to an IRS tax fraud victim Sedona AZ (August 6, 2015) – In late June of this year, a 64-year-old Prescott, Arizona, resident reported the loss of $10,000 in an apparent IRS phone scam. She told deputies that she cares for her special needs brother and owes $9,000 in back taxes to the IRS on his behalf. She recently paid the IRS more than $5,000... 

Michael Torrez arrested Sedona AZ (August 5, 2015) – On August 3, 2015, at approximately 6:30 in the morning, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputy stopped a blue Chrysler PT Cruiser for an equipment violation on a stretch of east AZ Interstate 40 between Seligman and Ash Fork, Arizona. Michael Torrez, 29, was driving with Miranda Baldonado, 19, and Sarah Valencia, 19, as passengers. Baldonado... 

Sedona AZ (July 29, 2015) – Over the last several months, detectives from the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking Task Force (PANT) have been investigating a marijuana growing operation in a remote area west of Anvil Rock Road, Seligman, Arizona. After developing information regarding apparent illicit activities on this specific property, a search warrant was obtained and served July 13,... 

Sedona AZ (July 24, 2015) – Thanks to assistance from a Silent Witness tip and community members sharing additional information with Congress, Arizona, area Yavapai County patrol deputies, two juvenile suspects were arrested the afternoon of July 22, 2015. Earlier in the day, deputies were notified by an informant who described a 13-year-old Congress resident as a possible suspect. After an extensive... 

Sedona AZ (July 13, 2015) – On July 12, 2015, at approximately 10:30 in the evening, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the report of a stabbing incident in Rimrock, Arizona. Deputies found the 39-year-old victim with a small stab wound to his stomach area. The victim explained that while driving along Cliffside Trail from East Valley Lane, as the road curves right... 

Sedona AZ (June 8, 2015) – Due to an investigative follow-up, the Yavapai County Arizona Sheriff’s Office delayed release of this information for a week: On June 1, 2015, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office joined with several other law enforcement agencies to combat Human Trafficking in Yavapai County. YCSO, along with Prescott Police Department, Prescott Valley Police Department,... 

Leroy Behnke arrested by inter-agency task force for possession and distribution of infant and child pornography Sedona AZ (June 5, 2015) – On May 12, 2015, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents contacted Coconino County Arizona Sheriff’s Office detectives regarding the possession and distribution of child pornography by an adult male living in the greater Flagstaff area. According to... 

Sedona AZ (May 28, 2015) – Yavapai Silent Witness offered a reward in two vehicle arson cases and a suspect has been arrested. On May 26, 2015, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Eli Reel, 24, as a suspect in the Dewey arson incident. Prescott Valley Police detectives are filing a case with the Yavapai County Attorney naming Reel as a suspect in a separate arson on Cypress... 

Sedona AZ (July 8, 2014) – On July 7, 2014, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a bank in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Upon arrival, deputies met with a 74-year-old victim who believed her grandson, Forrest Richards, 21, had forged checks resulting in a loss to her of over $1000. Deputies examined at least seven checks on the victim’s account written out to Forrest Richards... 

House fire leads to arrest of Paulden transient Alicia Webb Sedona AZ (July 7, 2014) – On July 5, 2014, 23-year-old transient Alicia Webb was arrested on several charges including arson of a mobile home. Just after 8:30 in the evening on July 5, YCSO deputies were dispatched to the 25000 block of North Cottonwood Lane, Paulden, Arizona, after a neighbor reported a mobile home fully engulfed in...