Sedona AZ (December 23, 2014) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and its partner law enforcement agencies continue to publicize scams that target our seniors. It is hoped the information is shared with family members and friends who may be vulnerable to such fraud. In recent months, YCSO has received calls from citizens contacted by scammers, but because they had an understanding of... 

Sedona AZ (December 22, 2014) – Just before 6:30 this morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Prescott Country Club, 1100 block of Old Chisholm Trail, Prescott, Arizona, regarding a body in the roadway. EMS personnel confirmed that a 70-year-old female was deceased. Deputies believe the victim, a resident of the country club community, had been hit by a vehicle.... 

Prescott Valley Arizona Yavapai Family Advocacy Center playground was unsafe and unusable in June 2014 Sedona AZ (December 9, 2014) – The Yavapai Family Advocacy Center (YFAC) in Prescott Valley, Arizona, is dedicated to the support and counseling of sexual abuse victims with a focus on children. It is also the location where law enforcement can interview these victims in a safe and caring environment.  Anne... 

The YCSO and CCSO Medical Examiners are working together to identify remains believed to be missing Sedona hiker Thomas Lang Sedona AZ (December 2, 2014) – Searchers believe they have located the skeletal remains of Thomas Lang, 22, originally reported as an overdue hiker on December 18, 2013. Since his formal search was suspended eleven months ago, Lang’s parents returned most weekends... 

Sedona AZ (December 2, 2014) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office will be testing the Emergency Notification System (ENS), also known as Code Red, on Wednesday, December 3, by calling the entire community. The calls will begin at 10:00 in the morning and will continue until the entire database has been attempted. These calls will give Yavapai Sheriff Communication’s personnel the... 

Sedona AZ (December 1, 2014) – On November 29, 2014, Yavapai County Arizona Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested a fifty-two year old man for Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Armed Robbery on a lot in the Antelope Valley Estates near Peach Springs, Arizona. YCSO deputies were dispatched on November 29, 2014, around 8:15 in the evening, after receiving a call that a 68-year-old... 

Sedona AZ (November 22, 2014) – On November 18 and 19, 2014, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office again joined with several Arizona area law enforcement agencies to combat Human Trafficking and Prostitution within Yavapai County. The YCSO along with Prescott Police Department, Cottonwood PD, Chino Valley PD, the Gang Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission task force (GITEM – DPS), FBI,... 

Sedona AZ (November 20, 2014) – On November 17, 2014, just after 2:00 in the afternoon, 20-year-old Joseph Hartzler from Phoenix was arrested near the KOA campground in Black Canyon City, Arizona. Around 12:40 p.m. on November 17, 2014, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Rock Springs Café, Old Black Canyon Highway in Black Canyon City, about two suspicious men... 

Sedona AZ (November 20, 2014) – Within the last several days, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office personnel in north central Arizona responded to numerous unrelated deaths, including two probable suicides (one in the Fredonia area and one in the Blue Ridge area), a First Degree homicide and arrest, a search for an overdue hiker on the San Francisco Peaks later found deceased, and a death in a... 

Sedona AZ (November 18, 2014) – On November 17, 2014, just before 4:00 in the late afternoon, a suspect entered Garcia’s Market at the corner of State Highway 89A (3545 East SR 89A) and Zalesky Road, Bridgeport area of Cottonwood, Arizona, and committed a robbery. The suspect walked behind the checkout counter and held a knife to an employee’s waist and demanded money. It appeared to the...