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OUI Checkpoint on Lake Powell
Lake Powell AZ
Sedona AZ (July 30, 2016) – On Saturday, August 13, 2016, law enforcement agencies in northern Coconino County will be conducting an Operating Under the Influence (OUI) and boating safety checkpoint at Lake Powell from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol and drug involved boat collisions, OUI checkpoints are conducted...
Lost Hiker Rescued from Flagstaff Peak
Sedona AZ (April 22, 2016) – On April 21, 2016, at 8:30 in the morning, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and Search and Rescue responded to a lost hiker report on Humphrey’s Peak, Flagstaff. The male hiker, 59, was off trail at approximately an 11,700 foot elevation and in an area known as Temptation Gully. He was cold, tired, disoriented, with some underlying medical conditions.
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Arrest in Flagstaff Home Invasion
Sedona AZ (March 30, 2016) – On Monday, March 28, 2016, at 4:49 p.m., a woman residing at a Winchester Drive, Flagstaff, Arizona home reported a suspicious person. According to the caller, a male approached her in the garage saying he needed help. He told her that people were after him and then ran away from the property. Due to his physical appearance and his actions, she believed the man was under...
Homicide Suspected in Flagstaff Campsite Death
Sedona AZ (November 9, 2015) – A deceased man found near the Fat Man’s Loop Hiking Trail, Flagstaff (AZ), on November 5, 2015, has been identified as Carl Lee Shetler, 60. Investigators were unable to determine a home city or state for Mr. Shetler and he has been listed as a homeless transient. Investigators have not been able to identify or locate any next of kin for the deceased victim.
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Eight Year Old Drowns in Verde River
Sedona AZ (July 7, 2015) – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has provided additional information regarding the actions of the victim’s 39-year-old uncle during this drowning incident. The following is a synopsis from case reports:
As the uncle and his nephew were attempting to recross the Verde River to return to their vehicle, the uncle told YCSO deputies he stepped off a ledge into water...
Lightning Strike Kills One and Injures Several
Sedona AZ (June 28, 2015) – A lighting strike in the Mogollon Rim caused the death of a young female and injured several others when they sought shelter underneath a Ponderosa pine tree during a thunderstorm.
The Northern Arizona Regional 911 Center in Flagstaff (AZ) received an emergency call around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2015, for several people injured by a lighting strike.
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Injured Hikers Rescued on Flagstaff Mountains
View of San Francisco Peaks, site of the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff AZ.
Sedona AZ (June 28, 2015) – Two injured hikers were rescued off Kendrick Mountain and the San Francisco Peaks on Saturday, June 27, 2015.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received two separate calls of injured hikers on different mountains near Flagstaff, Arizona. The calls were received within less than sixty...
Two State Pursuit of Alleged Kidnapping Victim
Page Arizona Police Department joins multi agency pursuit of alleged kidnap victim
Sedona AZ (June 18, 2015) – On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 1:19 p.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Lieutenant managing the Page Patrol division received information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that an individual may have been taken against his will.
The FBI provided descriptions...
Sedona Tanker Truck Rollover
Sedona AZ (May 21, 2015) – In the morning commuting hours of Thursday, May 21, 2015, the Sedona Fire District responded to a non-injury tanker truck rollover at the intersection of State Route 89A and Lower Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona. The truck was hauling a chemical similar to asphalt used in the process of road building and maintenance. The tank overturned as the driver turned from the highway...
Sedona Area Hiker Dies After Fall
Sedona AZ (March 12, 2015) – In a preliminary report, Arizona’s Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office advises that just before 6:00 p.m. on March 11, 2015, its deputies were dispatched to an incident that involved an injured hiker five miles up from the Bull Pen camping area along West Clear Creek, east of Camp Verde in Yavapai County. Rhishav Choudhury, 22, whose home country is India,...

