Sedona AZ (April 22, 2014) – Just after three o’clock in the morning of April 20, 2014, Arizona Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 1400 block of Verde Valley School Road about a hit and run accident. The reporting party told deputies that after hearing screeching tires and a loud crashing sound, he went outside and found extensive damage to a concrete wall,... 

Sedona AZ (April 21, 2014) – Yesterday, April 20, 2014, around 11:30 AM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were contacted regarding a missing married couple last seen the prior evening (April 19) in the town of Crown King,  Arizona. The couple, John Mendoza, 44, and Lisa Gutierrez, 42, from El Mirage, Arizona, left Crown King around 10:00 in the evening on Saturday in their 1969... 

Sedona AZ (April 18, 2014) – Darryl Drake, a member of the Southern Yavapai County Sheriff’s Response Team reported, “A Texas couple, taking “the dirt road” to California, found themselves mired in deep sand in far western Yavapai County Monday afternoon. After the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was notified (late afternoon on April 14, 2014) a “hasty” search... 

Sedona AZ (April 18, 2014) – On April 13, 2014, around 3:30 in the morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a family fight underway in the 2600 block of Seybert Drive, Cornville, Arizona. The caller, Jeremy Slaughter, 36, reported that his girlfriend, Josie Owens, 34, was “drunk and out of control.” Slaughter left the home pending arrival of deputies. While... 

Dale Stewart missing Sedona AZ (April 13, 2014) – On April 12, 2014, around 8:00 p.m., Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 2500 block of South Hill Street in Humboldt regarding a missing adult male, 49-year-old Dale Stewart. His wife told deputies she confirmed that Stewart left work at 5:00 p.m. to head home but he has not been seen since. Stewart only works about... 

Sedona AZ Cathedral Rock Sedona AZ (April 11, 2014) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers have been busy over the last few weeks helping lost and or injured hikers out of various predicaments. Many of the rescued increased risks and problems because they hiked alone, did not carry adequate supplies, were unfamiliar with trail locations and topography,... 

Sedona AZ (March 17, 2014) – On October 4, 2013, around 2:00 in the morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Verde Valley Medical Center to interview a 54-year-old man reporting an armed robbery. The victim explained to deputies that on the previous day (October 3, 2013) he met a woman unknown to him while inside a casino in the Chandler, Arizona area. The victim... 

Sedona AZ (March 11, 2014) –  On March 10, 2014, an arrest warrant was issued for Ronald Lee Moore, 25, of Phoenix regarding involvement in the theft of the Arizona Department of Transportation highway light pole wiring. Following publication of the theft, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office detectives were contacted by Phoenix Police Department detectives who identified Moore as a possible... 

Kelcey Ford Sedona AZ (March 6, 2014) – On March 3, 2014, at about 7:15 in the morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputies stopped a white Chevy Silverado truck for equipment violations on Arizona Interstate 40 eastbound. When the YCSO deputy approached the passenger side of the truck, he could smell the odor of marijuana inside the vehicle. The driver, Johnathon Ford, 26, and... 

Sedona AZ (February 21, 2014) – 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. Timothy Richard Blasco, the sex 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...