Sedona AZ (January 11, 2013) – Late this afternoon, Department of Public Safety officials notified Sheriff Scott Mascher that YCSO Lt. Wayne Loughrige, 51, and his son, Joseph Arter, 17, were both killed in single vehicle collision. The accident occurred on southbound Highway 69, milepost 277, in Humboldt, Arizona. DPS officers indicate a 2005 Dodge Durango, driven by Wayne, drifted into the... 

Meteor Crater in Arizona Flagstaff, AZ (January 11, 2013)  – Parminder Singh, 28, of Union City, California, was rescued from the floor of a vertical mine shaft in the bottom of Meteor Crater. The rescue was conducted by a multi-agency response team involving more than thirty rescuers from three different agencies. The rescue lasted more than eight hours in temperatures of 20 degrees and below,... 

Sedona AZ (January 10, 2013) – On January 4, 2013, at approximately 4:50 PM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported shot fired into the occupied Bank of the West building, 34301 Old Black Canyon Highway, Black Canyon City, Arizona. YCSO Deputies contained the area and searched for suspect(s) while detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau met with bank employees.... 

High risk sex offender Smith relocates to Camp Verde Camp Verde AZ (January 10, 2013) – UPDATE: Sex offender Smith registered a new address in Cornville, Arizona, notifies the YCSO on March 19, 2013. View comments below this article for the Cornville address and view a recently updated photo of Smith in this article. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following... 

Prescott AZ (January 9, 2013) – Prescott National Forest Fire managers are planning to burn wood and debris piles January 10-11, 2013, pending favorable weather conditions. Burning piles of debris left over from thinning projects require an adequate amount of moisture in the surrounding vegetation to help keep fire from creeping. Pile burning typically produces much lighter smoke than broadcast burning. Crews... 

Phoenix AZ (January 8, 2013) – On November 8, 2012, the Arizona Attorney General filed a motion with the Arizona Supreme Court asking that the Court issue a warrant for the execution of Edward Harold Schad Jr. thereby affirming the decision of the Superior Court of Yavapai County. Schad had appealed the Superior Court’s decision on April 1987, December 1989 and September 1997. Schad’s... 

Kenyan elephant herd Prescott AZ (January 7, 2013) – Lynne Leakey will guide a Yavapai College EDventures tour to Kenya later this year and, to encourage interest in the tour, she is presenting a free slide show of her extensive African experiences at 10:00 in the morning on Saturday, January 19, 2013. The Yavapai College Prescott campus showing, 1100 East Sheldon Street, requires reservations... 

Seligman AZ (January 5, 2013) – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with numerous search and rescue personnel, are engaged in the search of a missing 7-year-old boy outside of Seligman, Arizona. *UPDATE  COLE FOUND ALIVE AND SAFE BY VOLUNTEERS WHO JOINED THE SEARCH – READ COMMENTS BELOW THIS ARTICLE FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT. At 9:30 PM, YCSO deputies... 

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Area Commands Sedona AZ (January 4, 2013) – On January 3, 2013, at approximately 7 AM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported burglary at the Beaver Creek Elementary School, 4810 East Beaver Creek Road, Rimrock, Arizona. Upon arrival, a school staff member told deputies unknown suspects entered the school’s bus barn and stole... 

Garcia arrested for transporting marijuana for sale Sedona AZ (January 3, 2012) – On December 31, 2012, around 2 PM, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputy conducted a traffic stop on Arizona State Highway 69, just off Arizona Interstate 17, heading towards Prescott Valley, Arizona. The vehicle, a 2000 model year Honda sedan, had been observed speeding on the I-17 in the Cordes Junction...