Sedona AZ (July 20, 2014) – “OFFICIAL UPDATE JULY 24, 2014 @ 1:32 PM – Sedona Plane Crash Victims Identified – The Yavapai County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identifies of 4 individuals killed in the plane crash near Sedona on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Jonathan McGeary , 22, from Flagstaff, Arizona – indicated as the pilot; Levi Wallace, 23, from Prescott, Arizona; Johanna... 

Escapee from jail Wade Dickinson sought by YCSO Sedona AZ (July 12, 2014) – INFORMATION WANTED ESCAPED PRISONER FROM CAMP VERDE DETENTION CENTER: DOB: July 28, 1985 Missing Age Now: 28 Sex: Male Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6′ Weight 190 lbs  Wade Cole Dickinson was last seen in the area of Arizona State Highway 260 and Old Highway 279 in Camp Verde around 2:30 p.m.... 

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Area Commands MapSedona AZ (July 12, 2014) – At approximately 5:15 this morning, YCSO deputies were dispatched to the 900 block of North Rio Verde Circle, Cottonwood, to investigate a robbery and home invasion. Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies spoke with a female victim in her 50’s who explained that three men forcibly entered her home sometime around 4:00... 

Don’t Drive Drunk! Sedona AZ (July 9, 2014) – Through grant funding made possible by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Tri-City DUI Task Force participated in a DUI Saturation Patrol on July 5, 2014, as part of a sustained effort to combat impaired driving in our communities. In total, 15 officers from the Prescott Police Department, Prescott Valley Police Department,... 

Caleb Russell arrested Sedona AZ (July 9, 2014) – On July 2, 2014, at about 10:30 in the evening, Chino Valley Police responded to a report of a shooting at a Taco Bell restaurant in the 1000 block of AZ State Route 89. Upon arrival, a Chino Valley Police officer and deputies from the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office found people fleeing the parking lot and immediately began to search for witnesses... 

House fire leads to arrest of Paulden transient Alicia Webb Sedona AZ (July 7, 2014) – On July 5, 2014, 23-year-old transient Alicia Webb was arrested on several charges including arson of a mobile home. Just after 8:30 in the evening on July 5, YCSO deputies were dispatched to the 25000 block of North Cottonwood Lane, Paulden, Arizona, after a neighbor reported a mobile home fully engulfed in... 

Sedona AZ (July 6, 2014) – 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 their time, but there is a side benefit of cost savings to county taxpayers. Over the last several weeks, Camp Verde Detention personnel have continued to seek out and... 

Prescott AZ bank robber sought Sedona AZ (June 23, 2014) – On Monday, June 23, 2014, at approximately 9:45 in the morning, the Compass Bank on East Gurley Street, Prescott, Arizona, was robbed. A lone male entered the bank and presented a teller with a note demanding cash. For safety purposes the teller complied and gave the suspect the cash. The suspect left the bank through the south side exit. The... 

Joseph Kennedy arrested on animal cruelty and drug charges Sedona AZ (June 19, 2014) – On June 16, 2014, 27-year-old Joseph Kennedy from Cornville, Arizona, was arrested for two felony counts of Cruelty to Animals, along with Possession of Dangerous Drugs and Paraphernalia. The original incident, as reported last week by Yavapai Silent Witness, occurred just before 9:00 in the morning on June... 

Walking behind the YCSO deputy, the two remaining stranded hikers return to safety Sedona AZ (June 15, 2014) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, along with Ranger helicopter crews from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, are currently working to rescue three stranded men from the West Clear Creek area several miles off Bull Pen Road, Camp Verde, Arizona. The three were part of...