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CCSO deputies arrest Flagstaff man for theft
Sedona AZ – On April 12, 2020, Coconino County deputies were called to Burris Lane in Flagstaff after a report of a possible stolen dump truck in the area. Arriving deputies were told by the reporting party that the dump truck was stuck in the mud near the east end of Burris Lane, and that it was occupied by one man. Deputies located the truck and made verbal contact with the male driver who refused...
Sedona trails closed during stay at home order
Sedona AZ – To continue measures limiting the spread of COVID-19, the Coconino National Forest Red Rock Ranger District in coordination with the counties impacted, will close the following popular Sedona AZ trails and trailheads on April 4, 2020, until further notice:
The five areas that will close are:
• Bell Rock Trail and Trailhead.
• Cathedral Rock Trail and Trailhead.
• Courthouse Vista...
AZ State Trooper attacked by Qatari national on student visa
Arizona state trooper and his citizen observer were victimized in an attempt to help a man that escalated into an officer involved shooting. [Photo AZDPS]Sedona AZ – On December 19, 2019, at 11:50 in the evening, an Arizona State Trooper was on patrol in the area of Rural Road just south of the Loop 202 in Tempe. Accompanying the trooper was a citizen observer.
While patrolling the area, the...
Sedona Police report first pedestrian death in thirteen years
Sedona Police Department is located on Roadrunner Drive in west Sedona.
Sedona AZ – The Sedona Police Department is reporting a pedestrian fatality, the city’s first in thirteen years.
The accident happened November 15, 2019 just before 6:00 p.m. at Jordan and Capitol Butte roads in Uptown. The pedestrian was reported to be walking down the middle of Jordan Road.
“The pedestrian was wearing...
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...
Arizona Amber, Blue and Silver Alerts Systems Upgraded
Sedona AZ — The Arizona’s Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) is responsible for sending emergency alert messages to the public in three critical areas: Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts and Blue Alerts. These alerts have the capability of reaching the Arizona public using two different emergency systems. The first is called the Emergency Alert System (EAS), which is used by TV and radio operators to...
Former Sedona High School Student Arrested for Possession of Deadly Weapon in School Zone
Sedona Red Rock Junior-Senior High School, Sedona AZ, was the scene of a school lockdown after a former student, Thomas Zielinski, drove to the school with a firearm with the stated intent of confronting his girlfriend and another male.
Sedona AZ – The Sedona Police Department has begun the next phase of ensuring school safety following the arrest last Friday, August 30, of 19-year-old Thomas...
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...
AZ DPS Funds Law Enforcement First Protector Training
Sedona AZ — The Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC), will be hosting a two-day “First Protector” train-the-trainer for 150 state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers statewide September 18 – 19, 2019, in the Phoenix area.
The training will utilize the A.L.I.C.E (Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate) Active Shooter Response with the goal of taking this training...