Sedona AZ (May 22, 2015) – On May 14, 2015, at approximately 7:45 in the morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputies arrested an Arkansas couple, Wallace McMaster, 59, and his wife, Sherri McMaster, 56, for charges that include possession, transportation and the sale of dangerous drugs. Background – Following a traffic violation by a red Chevrolet pick-up truck on Arizona Interstate... 

Buckle Up Arizona, It’s the Law! Sedona AZ (May 8, 2015) – In an effort to save more lives on Arizona’s roadways this month, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is partnering with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies to enforce Arizona’s seat belt and child safety seat laws. Although Arizona has a secondary seat belt law, the enforcement... 

Dewey AZ truck arson Sedona AZ (May 6, 2015) – In the very early hours of May 5, 2015, someone set fire to two vehicles within minutes of each other. The Prescott Valley Police Department received a call around 1:30 a.m. that a pickup truck was burning on Cypress Circle. Then, thirty minutes later, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) was dispatched to a pickup truck fire on Rustler’s... 

Sedona AZ (May 4, 2015) – The Yavapai County Arizona Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13 – 3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. The Level 2 sex offender in this notice has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated area of Yavapai County. It is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Office having... 

Identity theft thieves Sedona AZ (May 1, 2015) –  On April 21, 2015, an 82-year-old Chino Valley, Arizona, woman reported identity theft to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. The victim indicated her bank had recently contacted her about a suspicious attempt to purchase clothing at a men’s store in Phoenix with her credit card. After she told the bank representative she did not purchase... 

Sedona AZ (April 23, 2015) – On April 21, 2015, around 4:00 p.m., a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher received a call that a possible homicide suspect, wanted in Virginia, was seen in the area of Old Highway 89 near the Sullivan Bridge, Paulden, Arizona. The caller had seen a television news story* about a man wanted by the FBI for the deaths of four people in Petersburg, Virginia.... 

Sedona Breaking News – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is announcing a road closure on Jacks Canyon Road, between Sunliffe Drive and Concho Drive in the Village of Oak Creek, due to downed power lines resulting from a single vehicle non-injury accident. APS expects the closure to last between 6 and 8 hours. Traffic will be detoured at each of these intersections during the closure.   Preliminary... 

Samuel Lee Williams arrested Sedona AZ (April 6, 2015) – On March 30, 2015, security personnel for the Enchantment Resort on Boynton Canyon Road, Sedona, reported to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office a case of employee theft and fraud. Resort accounting personnel had uncovered a significant use of petty cash receipts for unauthorized expenses. Over time, the receipts had been falsified... 

Sedona AZ (April 3, 2015) – On April 1, 2015, at approximately 2:00 in the afternoon, a 9-year-old student at Beaver Creek Elementary School, Rimrock, Arizona, was arrested for disorderly conduct, displaying a deadly weapon, disrupting and interfering with an education institution and threatening others. Prior to the arrival of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies, an unloaded .22 handgun... 

Sedona AZ (April 2, 2015) – This is a preliminary report based on information provided early this morning from Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies on the scene: At approximately 5:30 p.m. yesterday, YCSO deputies responded to an accident involving a car that went over a Fossil Creek Road cliff, near the Childs Power Plant intersection on the outskirts of Strawberry, Arizona. The area...