Sedona AZ (February 12, 2015) – During the evening of February 4, 2015, an alert Arizona Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a black Ford Mustang displaying an expired registration. Its driver provided a Colorado driver’s license with the name “Bill Benjamin.” A check of the license number revealed no corresponding record. Determining the license was likely a... 

Bell Rock is a formidable hike despite its ease of access. Planning is required for its safe traverse. Sedona AZ (February 11, 2015) – On February 8, 2015, at approximately 7:30PM, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a call that two people were stuck near the top of Bell Rock in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona. The initial call came from a concerned citizen reporting flashing... 

Sedona AZ (February 5, 2015) – On February 2, 2015, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported sexual assault of a female student attending Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood. Deputies met the 15-year-old victim at the school and she recounted circumstances of a sexual assault occurring Saturday, January 31, 2015, involving three male students from the school.... 

Nathaniel Stubbs arrested in Cornville AZ Sedona AZ (February 5, 2015) – At 6:00 in the evening of February 3, 2015, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a Cornville Road area adjacent to the Verde Santa Fe golf course. Deputies found a 51-year-old man who had been assaulted and stabbed by a suspect reportedly still in the area. While EMS personnel treated the victim... 

Sedona AZ (January 31, 2015) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Community Relations Specialist, Anthony Palermo, recently recovered from a 2014 auto accident and now back on the job, is notifying the public of a computer scam that cost a local victim $1,800: A man received a call from con artists posing as a computer repair company. The victim, a 75-year-old man, called police on January... 

Hubbard Trailer Sales in Dewey AZ Sedona AZ (January 30, 2015) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of four utility dump trailers, each valued over $7,000, taken from Hubbard Trailer Sales in Dewey, Arizona. The thefts occurred sometime between Friday afternoon after 3:00 p.m. on January 23, 2015, and Monday morning, January 26, 2015. The thieves apparently pulled... 

Sedona AZ (January 25, 2015) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and nationwide law enforcement agencies want every citizen to be aware of the following important information. Please consider sharing this information with family members, friends and social networks. The YCSO received a call today from a concern citizen regarding a telephone call from the IRS about a fee: The caller... 

Sedona AZ (January 24, 2015) – The City of Prescott police drove to the 5400 block of Side Road, a remote area in north Prescott, after a relative called expressing concern the homeowner was missing a scheduled appointment. Police made entry into the residence and found two female victims deceased, and an adult male in critical condition.  Deceased are Anita Wells, 75, mother of the caller and... 

Kaelyn Curry of Clarkdale survives a fiery Beaverhead Flat road crash with the aid of good Samaritans Sedona AZ (January 23, 2015) – Just before 6:00 this morning, at mile marker 3 on Beaverhead Flat Road, Kaelyn Curry, 21, of Clarkdale, Arizona, was driving northbound when her vehicle left the roadway, overturned, and landed on a small hill along the Cornville highway. The crashed vehicle was... 

Bagdad airplane at rest – Photo courtesy of YCSO reporting deputy Sedona AZ (January 16, 2015) – Just before noon today, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Bagdad, Arizona, airstrip after being notified of a downed airplane. The pilot, Donald Low, 79, a Bagdad resident, was the only occupant. He suffered non-life threatening injuries to his right leg and was...