Sedona AZ (September 4, 2013) – Just before 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were notified of a missing 56-year-old Phoenix man in the Fossil Creek area. Deputies learned that the missing man began his hike on Sunday with the intention of finding two hunting dogs lost the prior week. Both dogs were wearing GPS tracking collars. Two days later... 

Sedona AZ (September 2, 2013) – One of our great Neighborhood Watchers alerted me to an “old” scam that is beginning to make its way around again, writes Anthony Palermo, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Community Relations Specialist, in a YCSO public information address. Village of Oak Creek resident Abe Koniarsky and Sedona Eye real estate columnist, Sean Baguley, alerted the SedonaEye.com in... 

Sedona AZ (August 29, 2013) – On August 28, 2013, a 15-year-old Bagdad male was arrested for several charges including Burglary, Theft of a Credit Card, Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card and Identity Theft. He was booked at the Prescott Juvenile Detention Center. During the morning of August 28, 2013, a 48-year-old Bagdad resident contacted deputies at the Bagdad substation to report the theft... 

Level Two sex offender Brett Hegeman has moved to Paulden AZ and is on probation. Sedona AZ (August 21, 2013) – 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.  It is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Office having jurisdiction where the offender resides to make notification... 

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Area Commands Map Sedona AZ (August 21, 2013) – On August 10, 2013, at about 12:30 in the early morning, John Vanderhoven, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s office deputy on duty in Bagdad (AZ) was sent to investigate a 911 call. The phone call had been received by YCSO dispatchers but no voice or sound was heard, and the line remained open. The emergency call originated... 

Pedophile Miquel Angel Celaya was convicted of abusing three young boys and is considered a high risk sex offender by the state of Arizona. Sedona AZ (August 16, 2013) – 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. This is a notification about sex offender, Miquel Angel Celaya,... 

Kai Keller, Cottonwood AZ, arrested for using online social network sites to lure underage teens for sex Sedona AZ (August 7, 2013) – On July 19, 2013, 30-year-old Kai Keller of Cottonwood, Arizona, was arrested for Aggravated Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation in a Cottonwood area commercial parking lot. He was booked at the Camp Verde Detention Center and remains in-custody on a $50,000... 

Mexican national Jose Barraza arrested transporting meth to Arkansas Sedona AZ (August 1, 2013) – On July 31, 2013, just before 7:00 in the morning, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputy stopped a green Honda Accord travelling east on Arizona Interstate 40 after observing several moving violations. The vehicle contained two adult males, 31-year-old Jose Barraza and 34-year-old Alfredo... 

Gary Joseph Kripp convicted of aggravated indecent assault against a young girl in Pennsylvania registers Arizona address Sedona AZ (August 3, 2013) – 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. This offender has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated area of Yavapai... 

DPS Ranger circles Bell Rock in Sedona after hiker calls for help Sedona AZ (July 31, 2013) – On Sunday, July 28, 2013, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, along with its dedicated volunteer teams and DPS Ranger crews, were involved in several rescues. At 10:00 in the morning, YCSO was contacted by staff from a retirement home on Jacks Canyon Road in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona,...