YCSO found heroin and cocaine in a tire during an Arizona traffic stop that exceeded a street value of $600,000 Sedona AZ (November 2, 2015) – On October 22, 2015, at approximately 7:30 in the morning, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputy stopped a gray 2015 Nissan Altima for an unsafe lane change violation east on Interstate 40 near Crookton Road, Ash Fork, Arizona. The driver, 26-year-old... 

Sedona AZ (October 21, 2015) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public of a second UTV fatality in as many weeks and an arrest in a Chino Valley debit card theft: On October 18, 2015, at approximately 5:00 in the evening, YCSO was notified that Ryuji “Michael” Numata, 44, from Avondale, Arizona, was missing. Numata had been driving with a group of similar vehicles,... 

Sedona AZ (October 15, 2015) – On October 14, 2015, at approximately 7:00 in the morning, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputy stopped a black Chrysler 300 sedan for a traffic violation on east Arizona Interstate 40 near Ash Fork. The vehicle was driven by Adrian Jaramillo, 19, with passengers Angel Retana, 22, and Carlos Villalobos, 22. All three carried State of Texas identification. During... 

Sedona AZ (September 26, 2015) – PRELIMINARY INFORMATION – At approximately 10:15 on the night of September 25, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies, with assistance from the Department of Public Safety troopers, were dispatched to the 9200 block of South Steven Trail, Wilhoit, Arizona after receiving reports of gunshots fired from a residence. Callers identified the specific... 

Sedona AZ (September 24, 2015) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies and its Search and Rescue unit responded to over 36 search and rescue calls in the first 23 days of September. The calls covered an area from southern Utah to the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. Calls may require a search and rescue unit response or a Coconino County Sheriff’s Office patrol to locate lost or missing persons... 

Sedona AZ (September 24, 2015) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office routinely employs inmates housed at the Camp Verde Detention for duties in and outside the Detention Center. Not only do the inmates benefit from positive use of time, but there is a cost savings benefit to county taxpayers. Over the last few months, Camp Verde Detention personnel have continued to seek out and arrange work... 

Sedona AZ (September 24, 2015) –  In the past two weeks, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has received several calls regarding incidents of mail theft occurring primarily in remote areas of Senator Highway between Goldwater Lake and Groom Creek, south of the City of Prescott, and in the 2000 block of Thumb Butte Road, near National Forest Land west of the City of Prescott. Areas of... 

Sedona AZ (September 22, 2015) – On September 13, 2015, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were conducting a follow-up investigation on an underage female runaway from the Cottonwood area. YCSO deputies met with Cottonwood Police officers at the local Fry’s store where the officers had detained two females, one the 16-year-old reported runaway. Both females became disruptive and... 

Sedona AZ (September 10, 2015) – On August 28, 2015, YCSO deputies were called to the Black Canyon Community Health Center in the 19000 block of Oasis Drive, Black Canyon City, Arizona, after an employee reported a burglary. When YCSO deputies arrived, the employee explained finding the back door unlocked and the receptionist area ransacked when she arrived for work at 8:00 a.m. She advised that... 

Sedona AZ (September 2, 2015) – Around 4:15 this afternoon, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 4300 block of West Marlo Drive, Prescott, about a man firing shots outside his home towards surrounding neighbor’s houses. While deputies were responding, the suspect’s wife additionally called and confirmed her husband had fired numerous shots into the neighborhood...