Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – On June 18, 2013, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputes were dispatched to a robbery incident at the Circle K store on Highway 69 in Mayer, Arizona. The clerk told deputies a suspect entered the store about 11:40 at night. Within a few moments, the suspect pulled a bandana over his face, approached the clerk, and demanded money from the register drawer. The suspect... 

Sedona AZ (June 11, 2013) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. The sex offender in this publication 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 jurisdiction where... 

Sedona AZ (June 11, 2013) – It’s important to remember that not all thieves are stupid and some people make it easy to be victimized, reminds Dwight D’Evelyn of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s office. On behalf of the YCSO, read the following and see if you should change a few habits: A person left their car in the long-term parking at the Airport while away, and someone... 

Janelle Mills arrested for Money Laundering Sedona AZ (June 11, 2013) – On June 5, 2013, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputy stopped a black Nissan sedan with Oklahoma plates on west Arizona Interstate 40 around 7:15 in the morning. The driver, 32-year-old Janelle Mills from Oklahoma, was stopped for a traffic and equipment violation. Mills indicated she was heading for northern... 

Sedona AZ (June 10, 2013) – UPDATE Yavapai County Sheriff’s Detectives are working leads obtained since the investigation began on May, 27, 2013. As part of the follow-up, detectives are attempting to identify and or locate two suspicious vehicles seen at the residence sometime after midnight on May 27, 2013. Arson suspected in Verde Villages home fire At one point in time, witnesses... 

Paulden AZ mother Sonia Rios arrested for abusing and neglecting her six children, several who require special medical attention after her use of illicit drugs during pregnancies Sedona AZ (June 7, 2013) – On June 5, at 4 PM, 30-year-old Sonia Rios of Paulden, Arizona, was arrested and booked into the Camp Verde Detention Center on nine counts of Child Abuse and Neglect. The investigation... 

YCSO Area Commands Map Sedona AZ (June 6, 2013) – PRELIMINARY REPORT – On June 5, 2013, at approximately 2:15 in the afternoon, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to an injury accident involving a quad rider. The incident location was near Loy Butte Trail off Forest Road 525, Sedona. The Sedona Fire Department was already on scene. Prior to arrival, YCSO deputies... 

Zepeda escaped Sedona AZ (June 6, 2013) – ESCAPEE AND HIS MOTHER IN-CUSTODY JUNE 13, 2013 Since the original incident on June 6, 2013, YCSO deputies gathered leads as they continued the search for Zepeda who had already fled from law enforcement on two separate locations. On June 7, 2013, deputies returned to his mother’s home in the 1800 block of Ash Lane, Camp Verde, based on a tip that... 

Convicted felon Rex Ferguson arrested for firearms possession after shooting another man near Seligman Sedona AZ (June 6, 2013) – PRELIMINARY REPORT – On June 5, 2013, just after 6 PM, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Hualapai Nation Police Department regarding a shooting incident in the Hyde Park area. Hualapai Nation police officers had contacted two injured... 

27-year-old Sedona resident Mark Puhuyaoma admits to sexual assault of 63-year-old woman Sedona AZ (June 2, 2013) – On May 30, 2013, 27-year-old Village of Oak Creek (VOC) resident Mark Puhuyaoma was arrested for a sexual assault that occurred May 16, 2013. On May 28, a 63-year-old woman contacted the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office to report a sexual assault. She told detectives that on the...