Sedona AZ (September 2 , 2016) – 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 has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated area of Yavapai County. It is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Office having jurisdiction... 

Sedona AZ (September 1, 2016) – On August 31, 2016, at approximately 7:45 in the evening, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy traveling west on County Road 15 towards Bagdad, Arizona, drove up behind a silver passenger car moving in an unusual manner. The vehicle would speed up and slow down for no apparent reason, continuing this pattern for some distance. A records check of the... 

Sedona AZ (September 1, 2016) – The Gila River Indian Community released a letter today supporting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s efforts to protect water and sacred sites. The Gila River Indian Community and its Tribal Council issued the letter in strong support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s efforts to protect their water resources and cultural sites, which may be harmed by the construction... 

Sedona AZ (August 31, 2016) – On August 29, 2016, at approximately 9:30 in the morning, Mina Gooldy, 58, was arrested at her 1000 block of Dixon Drive, Prescott, Arizona home. Recently, detectives from the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) task force developed information involving heroin sales by Gooldy from her home. Based on this evidence, detectives obtained a search... 

Sedona AZ (August 30, 2016) – On August 29, 2016, just before 2:00 in the afternoon, an unknown male suspect stole a Polaris Sportsman model ATV from a home in the 4800 block of East Lavin Lane, Rimrock, Arizona. The stolen quad was parked in front of the home, about fifteen feet from its front door with the ignition key in place. Depiction above is for reference only. The stolen quad’s... 

Sedona AZ (August 30, 2016) – In a recent four day span, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested six suspects in unrelated DUI (driving under the influence) incidents ranging from the Congress and Camp Verde communities to areas in-between. As in the past, when part of a task force, deputies are often assigned special directed patrol missions to locate DUI drivers. However, proactive... 

Sedona AZ (August 24, 2016) – Due to a recent influx of reported IRS tax scam calls over the last few days, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is reissuing updated informational warnings shared late last year. Almost daily, many Sheriff’s Office employees are also receiving the scam calls! The most common complaint involves scam artists acting as IRS agents and calling to demand money or... 

Photo courtesy of Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Sedona AZ (August 15, 2016) – Rescuers from several local agencies rescued and saved the life of vehicle accident victim on Mt. Elden Lookout Road, Flagstaff (AZ) on Saturday, August 13. The regional 911 center received a call at 4:57 p.m. the evening of August 13 reporting a vehicle had left the road and that there were now several injured... 

Sedona AZ (August 12, 2016) – Coming to gas pumps near you soon? Criminals are upping the stakes when it comes to stealing your credit and debit card information at gas pumps. The state has found more skimmers so far this month than it found in all of last year. Between August 1 and August 12, 2016, there were twelve skimmers found while last year’s total was eleven. Not only are more... 

Cattle rustling Heifer calves from a nearby ranch led to Jerome AZ man’s arrest Sedona AZ (August 12, 2016) – A Jerome (AZ) man appeared in court to face charges of stealing cattle Thursday, August 11, 2016. Department of Agriculture officers found Jerry Paul Vojnic with two heifer calves at a Sun Valley auction in April. The officers questioned Vojnic because the calves, which are worth...