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Update: CCSO working a Kachina Village barricade situation
Jason Gonnie named by CCSO as suspect in Kachina Village barricade situation was taken into custody on January 25, 2020 and is being held on bond at the Flagstaff Detention Center.
Sedona AZ – CCSO update on Kachina Village barricade situation and sexual assault suspect apprehension:
On January 25, 2020, at approximately 4:30 in the morning, suspect Jason Gonnie was taken into custody during a...
Sedona Police Fatal Shooting: Update on investigation
Weapons recovered from the scene of the Sedona AZ police officers involved fatal shooting. [Photo – Sedona Police Dept]Sedona AZ – On Monday, January 20, 2020, an officer involved fatal shooting occurred in the 50-block of Newcastle Lane, Sedona, Arizona.
The Coconino County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Jonathan David Messare, 41, who was originally from Oregon and relocated...
Sedona Police officers on administrative leave after fatal shooting
Sedona AZ – On Monday, January 20, 2020, two Sedona Police Department officers were in an officer-involved shooting in which a 41-year-old man was killed. No officers were injured during the incident.
Below is a timeline of the events of the shooting:
• At 1:26 p.m., a resident on the 50-block of Newcastle Lane, Sedona AZ, called 911 to report an unknown man shouting in the vicinity...
Yavapai County Supervisors and two State legislators discuss next session objectives
Sedona AZ – On December 9, 2019, the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors along with Craig Sullivan, Executive Director of the County Supervisors Association (CSA), met with Arizona Senate President Karen Fann and Arizona State Representative Steve Pierce to discuss Yavapai County’s objectives for the upcoming legislative session.
Topics included:
County Budget priorities
Arizona Department...
Commercial Truck Driver Intentionally Driving Wrong-Way on AZ I-40 Shot by State Trooper
Sedona AZ — On Friday, October 25, 2019, at approximately 7:35 in the morning, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) trooper in a fully-marked patrol vehicle stopped a commercial truck and trailer on Interstate 40, east of Flagstaff, to conduct a commercial vehicle inspection. Prior to the traffic stop, the trooper observed the driver and front passenger suspiciously switch places with each...
AZDPS Former Employee Arrested by FBI
Sedona AZ — On Saturday, September 28, 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in coordination with Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS), arrested former AZDPS employee Rene Algara as a result of an FBI criminal investigation. Previous to his arrest by the FBI, Algara was terminated by the Department of Public Safety.
Algara was arrested on 21 felony charges related to money...
Tip Leads to Stolen Vehicles at Maricopa Chop Shop
Sedona AZ — On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, the Arizona’s Border Strike Force (ABSF) Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTTF) investigation lead to a search warrant resulting in the recovery of several stolen vehicles, stolen car parts, the arrest of one suspect, and the dismantling of a chop shop.
James M. Zavala, 46, was booked into the Maricopa County Jail for ten counts of theft of means of...
Death and Stabbing on AZ 89 North of Flagstaff
Gray Mountain AZ is north of Flagstaff AZ on SR 89.
Sedona AZ – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate an AZ Highway 89 death and stabbing near Gray Mountain, Arizona on August 5, 2019. As the incident occurred on a state highway and involved moving vehicles, the Arizona Department of Public Safety was charged with assisting the CCSO investigation.
Detectives have...
AZ Couple Facing Charges After Defrauding Victims
Sedona AZ — On Thursday, May 16, 2019, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) detectives arrested and booked 42-year-old Kent Burton and his wife, 36-year-old Carly Burton and charged them with the following:
• Aggravated taking the identity of another or entity
• Forgery
• Fraudulent schemes and artifices
• Fraudulent schemes and practices/willful concealment
• Perjury by inconsistent...
Thirty Fallen Arizona Troopers to be Honored
Sedona AZ — The public is invited to attend the 2019 Trooper Memorial Ceremony at the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) headquarters building, 2102 West Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix. The ceremony will commence at 9:00 in the morning, Monday, May 6, 2019.
Hosted by the Arizona State Troopers Association, the event pays tribute to the 30 AZDPS law enforcement officers who have died in the line...