Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Area Commands Sedona AZ (May 21, 2013) – On May 20, 2013, just before 4:00 o’clock in the morning, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a maroon passenger van on northbound Interstate 17, north of Arizona State Highway 260, for weaving between traffic lanes. While speaking with the driver, 26-year-old Ricardo Albazan, the deputy saw... 

Daniel Harrison arrested for abandoning a dead body Sedona AZ (May 15, 2013) – On May 12, 2013, at approximately ten o’clock in the morning, a man pulled up to the Montezuma Rimrock Fire Station and told an on-duty fireman that the female seated inside his truck was apparently dead. The fireman attempted CPR as the man drove away without identifying either himself or the woman. The woman... 

Joshua Stratford arrested Sedona AZ (April 29, 2013) – On April 27, 2013, at approximately 7:30 PM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to campgrounds in the Fossil Creek area regarding a domestic violence assault. While driving to the area, deputies encountered a vehicle containing the victim, her son, and two others who were fleeing. The victim indicated her son’s father,... 

Yavapai County inmates clean up highway litter Sedona AZ (March 20, 2013) – One of the ongoing projects involving inmates housed at the Camp Verde Detention Center is a program which deploys specially selected inmates in clean-up duty around Yavapai County. On March 14, 2013, a crew of inmates was assigned to litter and trash pick-up along a one mile stretch of Highway 260 in Camp Verde. This... 

Tracy Dawn Tarlip arrested for drug sales and possession in Arizona Sedona AZ (February 22, 2013) – On February 19, 2013, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 52-year-old Robert Flood, and 46-year-old Tracy Tarlip, for several drug and weapons related charges following a traffic stop on Arizona State Highway 69 in Poland Junction. At approximately 9:00 in the evening, a YCSO... 

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Area Commands Sedona AZ (January 15, 2013) – This morning at approximately 4:00 a.m., a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a maroon passenger van speeding on north Interstate 17, near Highway 169 exit, Camp Verde area. The van had been travelling 89 mph in a 65 mph zone. The driver provided only a Mexico identification card. While speaking... 

High risk sex offender Smith relocates to Camp Verde Camp Verde AZ (January 10, 2013) – UPDATE: Sex offender Smith registered a new address in Cornville, Arizona, notifies the YCSO on March 19, 2013. View comments below this article for the Cornville address and view a recently updated photo of Smith in this article. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following... 

Garcia arrested for transporting marijuana for sale Sedona AZ (January 3, 2012) – On December 31, 2012, around 2 PM, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputy conducted a traffic stop on Arizona State Highway 69, just off Arizona Interstate 17, heading towards Prescott Valley, Arizona. The vehicle, a 2000 model year Honda sedan, had been observed speeding on the I-17 in the Cordes Junction... 

Logan Spude charged with racially motivated assault Sedona AZ (December 28, 2012) – On December 25, 2011, at about 2:00 a.m., 61-year-old Marvel Warren, from the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona, was assaulted in the parking lot of the Full Moon Saloon in the VOC.  Throughout the investigation, witnesses were generally uncooperative requiring multiple interviews to develop leads. Eventually,... 

Whagado incident puts Rimrock High School on lockdown Sedona AZ (December 20, 2012) – On December 19, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at Rimrock High School, 3705 Beaver Creek Road, Rimrock, Arizona regarding a disorderly male refusing to leave. Office staff told deputies that the man, later identified 22-year-old Jeremy Whagado, came into the office requesting to remove...