Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Area Commands Sedona AZ (January 4, 2013) – On January 3, 2013, at approximately 7 AM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported burglary at the Beaver Creek Elementary School, 4810 East Beaver Creek Road, Rimrock, Arizona. Upon arrival, a school staff member told deputies unknown suspects entered the school’s bus barn and stole... 

Logan Spude charged with racially motivated assault Sedona AZ (December 28, 2012) – On December 25, 2011, at about 2:00 a.m., 61-year-old Marvel Warren, from the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona, was assaulted in the parking lot of the Full Moon Saloon in the VOC.  Throughout the investigation, witnesses were generally uncooperative requiring multiple interviews to develop leads. Eventually,... 

Whagado incident puts Rimrock High School on lockdown Sedona AZ (December 20, 2012) – On December 19, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at Rimrock High School, 3705 Beaver Creek Road, Rimrock, Arizona regarding a disorderly male refusing to leave. Office staff told deputies that the man, later identified 22-year-old Jeremy Whagado, came into the office requesting to remove... 

Bell Rock Sedona AZ (December 19, 2012) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office anticipates a large number of people may arrive to watch, and or to participate, in an event expected to take place on Bell Rock the evening of December 20, 2012 through December 21, 2012. The YCSO is urging its Sedona, Arizona and Village of Oak Creek residents to stay off the roads and in their homes. Peter... 

Social media posts are used to build victim profiles Sedona AZ (December 18, 2012) – ‘Tis the season for fraud scams which appear on the increase over the holiday season. Two recent scams reported to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office targeted seniors. Senior citizens tend to trust initial information and may be too embarrassed to seek advice. The first scam was offered on Craigslist,... 

Sedona AZ (December 10, 2012) – On December 5, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies met with a 66-year-old female fraud victim at her home in the 11000 block of Circle Drive, Cornville, Arizona. The victim told deputies she received a phone call at home from a person identifying himself as an FBI agent working with Publisher’s Clearing House. The man told her she had won a Mercedes... 

Prescott AZ (December 4, 2012) – Between the evening of Saturday, December 1, 2012, and the following morning, unknown suspects cut the fence surrounding the Prescott County Club (PCC) storage yard and stole an electric maintainence cart. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office reported thefts of golf carts in the area as early as November 10, 2012. The cart was later found in the Aqua Fria... 

Prescott AZ (November 27, 2012) – In recent weeks, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated several golf maintenance cart thefts in and around the Prescott Country Club (PCC) which is located just off Arizona State Highway 69 in Dewey, Arizona. Some of the cart thefts originated in the nearby Quailwood subdivision of Prescott Valley, Arizona and involve suspect(s) dumping the... 

Lake Montezuma AZ (November 26, 2012) – 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 offender in this publication, Bret Allen Stehouwer, has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated area of Yavapai County. It is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Office... 

Seth Overson of Dewey Arizona arrested for beating a 5-year-old bloody Sedona AZ (November 25, 2012) – On November 19, 2012, at approximately 7:30 AM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call for help in the 1600 block of Wait a Minute Way, Dewey, Arizona. Upon arrival, deputies contacted 34-year-old Seth Overson at the front door. He admitted arguing with his wife but...