Senator Highway landslide Prescott AZ (December 31, 2012) – Denny Foulk, Yavapai County Emergency Management Coordinator, provided the following update today regarding the landside on Arizona’s Senator Highway: “Yavapai County Public Works will be evaluating existing hazards which remain on the Senator Highway landslide site. In the interest of public safety, Senator Highway will... 

Whagado incident puts Rimrock High School on lockdown Sedona AZ (December 20, 2012) – On December 19, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at Rimrock High School, 3705 Beaver Creek Road, Rimrock, Arizona regarding a disorderly male refusing to leave. Office staff told deputies that the man, later identified 22-year-old Jeremy Whagado, came into the office requesting to remove... 

Flagstaff Arizona I-17 highway sleet photo by Brent Maupin c2012 Flagstaff AZ (December 19, 2012) – As several Northern Arizona Snow Play Recreational Sites prepare to open this weekend, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and the Flagstaff Police Department are anticipating an influx of winter recreation enthusiasts. As these recreational sites prepare to open, the snow play areas located... 

Bell Rock Sedona AZ (December 19, 2012) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office anticipates a large number of people may arrive to watch, and or to participate, in an event expected to take place on Bell Rock the evening of December 20, 2012 through December 21, 2012. The YCSO is urging its Sedona, Arizona and Village of Oak Creek residents to stay off the roads and in their homes. Peter... 

Social media posts are used to build victim profiles Sedona AZ (December 18, 2012) – ‘Tis the season for fraud scams which appear on the increase over the holiday season. Two recent scams reported to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office targeted seniors. Senior citizens tend to trust initial information and may be too embarrassed to seek advice. The first scam was offered on Craigslist,... 

Smart Meter that caught on fire after installation Sedona AZ (December 12, 2012) – In a publicly shared City of Sedona Council 12-11-12 presentation, Arizona resident Tina Choate informs the City Council of information provided to the Arizona Corporation Commission by an APS whistle blower: According to an APS whistle blower whose complaint is listed in the AZCC Docket, “The smart meter... 

Sedona AZ (December 10, 2012) – On December 5, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies met with a 66-year-old female fraud victim at her home in the 11000 block of Circle Drive, Cornville, Arizona. The victim told deputies she received a phone call at home from a person identifying himself as an FBI agent working with Publisher’s Clearing House. The man told her she had won a Mercedes... 

Flagstaff AZ (December 7, 2012)– On Friday, December 7, 2012 at about 6:00 p.m., Coconino County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested nineteen year-old Maurice Holmes of Flagstaff, Arizona, for one count of First Degree Homicide in connection with the shooting death of twenty seven year-old Alisha Joe, also of Flagstaff. On Friday, at about 11:23 a.m., Coconino County Sheriff’s Emergency Dispatchers... 

Iwo Jima Flag Raising CHERRY POINT, N.C. (December 6, 2012) – Friday marks the 71st anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War II. An early morning surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941, thrust America headfirst into an all-out war in the Pacific with the Empire of Japan. According to the National Archives, “On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the... 

Flagstaff AZ (December 5, 2012) – Thirty seven-year old Eiliv Ruud of Foss Fallskjeriy, Norway died yesterday while base jumping at the Salt Trail Canyon which is a tributary of the Little Colorado River. Investigators believe the victim began his base jump from a height of approximately 1000’ to the canyon floor. According to witnesses it appeared the victim had traveled approximately 500’...