Sex offender Gary Joseph Kripp Seligman AZ (September 18, 2012) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. The offender in this publication, Gary Joseph Kripp, has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated area of Yavapai County. It is the responsibility of the... 

Christopher Goodrich arrested and held on $100,000 bond Phoenix AZ (September 17, 2012) – After a long term extensive investigation, Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT), in partnership with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Prescott Valley Police Department, Prescott Police Department, Chino Valley Police Department, Yavapai and Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, and the Phoenix... 

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Area Commands Map Seligman AZ (September 16, 2012) – On September 15, 2012, at approximately 9:30 in the morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of two motorcycles involved in a collision on Crookton Road east of Seligman, Arizona. Preliminary investigation revealed that a group of four motorcycles were traveling west on Crookton... 

Arizona Interstate 17 Construction Update Sedona AZ (September 15, 2012) – The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers will be required to follow a detour from Cordes Junction to northbound Interstate 17 on September 17, 2012 as crews work on a new bridge over the I-17 highway as ADOT continues to make progress on a $50 million traffic interchange reconstruction project. The... 

Sedona AZ (September 11, 2012) – American Licorice Company of Union City, California is recalling 16 oz. Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists due to elevated levels of lead. Testing found lead levels in the candy of up to 13.2 micrograms per serving, exceeding state safety standards, according to the California Department of Public Health. That recall also includes a number of other black licorice... 

Jaime Andrews missing from Chino Valley Arizona home Chino Valley AZ (September 10, 2012) – UPDATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s office is saddened to report that the body of Jaime Andrews was found just before 2:00 p.m. this afternoon by search team member in the target search area. Updates will be provided when available. The body was transported to the... 

MRFD First Responders in action Sedona AZ (September 10, 2012) – In order to prevent lay-offs of up to fifty per cent (50%) of its current first-response personnel, the Montezuma Rimrock Fire District (MRFD) is seeking voter approval for an “OVERRIDE” on the November 6, 2012 election ballot. Like so many other rural fire districts, the Montezuma Rimrock Fire District fiscal woes started at... 

Pinal County AZ FLORENCE AZ (September 9, 2012) – Valued for its flame retardancy, structural integrity and insulation properties, asbestos was widely used in construction until the 1980s. It can still be used today in certain applications. The United States has not banned the use of asbestos but its use is limited and special consideration is necessary when working around asbestos. Pinal County Arizona... 

Prescott Valley AZ (September 9, 2012) – At approximately 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2012 officers and detectives from the Prescott Valley Police Department along with CYFD HazMat crews responded to a report of the location of what appeared to be a human foot found in the waste disposal site by workers sorting trash. Upon initial examination, the foot appeared to be a human foot. Investigators... 

Arizona registered sex offender James Warren Ritzer Sedona AZ (September 7, 2012) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law.The offender, James Warren Ritzer, has indicated that he will be living in an unincorporated area of Yavapai County. It is the responsibility of the...