CRIME & SAFETY

Approximately two hours prior to the 2023 Graduation ceremony, the Prescott Regional Communications Center received a call regarding smoke billowing from a shed at Prescott High School threatening adjacent classrooms. Engines from the Prescott Fire Department and Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority responded to the scene. Engine 51 was...

PRESCOTT, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Cele Hancock took a plea deal Friday, pleading guilty to the lowest level DUI charge. Hancock was stopped by Prescott Police back in March and charged with extreme DUI. Her blood alcohol at the time was nearly three times the legal limit. Some in the community questioned the deal.

PHOENIX — Arizona wildlife officers killed three mountain lions this week after the big cats were deemed a threat to public safety. The mountain lions are believed to have killed several pet dogs in Prescott, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) announced Thursday. The predators, which rarely attack...

WILHOIT MAN FOUND GUILTY BY JURY OF MAKING A FALSE REPORT OF A BOMB THREAT. On Friday, May 19, 2023, a Yavapai County Jury found John Aaron Patten, 51, of Wilhoit, Arizona, guilty of Making a False Report of a Terrorist Threat. On the morning of August 2, 2022, Patten...

The Prescott Valley Police Department needs votes to win a 2023 Aftermath K9 grant for K9 Cowboy's support. Each community member can vote three times per day until June 5 on the Aftermath website, Facebook, and Instagram. The department has won the grant for three years, with the funds used for K9 care.Visit here for more details.

PRESCOTT ARIZONA (May 23, 2023) – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) dispatch center has seen a significant increase in 9-1-1 hang up calls since 2022. The numbers have doubled some months and the amount continues to grow. With summer on the horizon and the newest Apple update which will make it so peoples watches, and phones will call 9-1-1 if the device is dropped too hard, the unintentional.

“The dogs are not in danger; we don’t put them into situations where they’d be in danger.”. They are yellow in color and true-blue in their devotion to their jobs. Meet the two specialized police dogs on duty with the Prescott Police Department’s K-9 Unit, Cooper and Benny, the Labradors highly trained to detect narcotics.

Prescott Valley Police will conduct DUI and seat belt enforcement during Memorial Day Weekend as part of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety DUI Traffic Enforcement Program.

In an effort to save more lives on Arizona’s roadways this month, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is partnering with Prescott Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies to enforce Arizona’s seat belt and child safety seat laws. Arizona presently conducts enforcement under a secondary...

Monday morning, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority’s Engine 54 was dispatched to a dump truck fire at the intersection of Newtown Avenue and Wicklow Place in Dewey. A Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was working nearby also responded. Deputy Radford arrived on scene rapidly and used...

The Prescott Valley Police Department is seeking information on two stolen mini bikes. The two 2021 black and green Coleman BT200x Mini Bikes were stolen from Tractor Supply Co. located at 8740 E Eastridge Drive in Prescott Valley on May 20, 2023, around 4:20PM. Unknown suspects entered through a side gate after cutting the lock and removing the two mini bikes.

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved using its share of funding from Proposition 207 marijuana sales in Arizona to go toward the Yavapai County Sheriff Office’s recruitment and retention bonus program for 911 dispatchers during its meeting in Cottonwood on Wednesday, May 17. YCSO is authorized 19...

A man was found guilty of fraud schemes and forgery and sentenced to prison on Monday by a Yavapai County jury. John Hoyt Fullen, 42, of Prescott, received a 10.5-year sentence. Fullen, throughout his tenure owning and operating American Veteran Movers company, advertised the company to clients as being veteran...

YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. - Authorities in Yavapai County are asking for help in tracking down two dozen road signs that were reportedly stolen. The sheriff's office says the signs were taken from the Contreras and Tonto Roads area between May 8-11. "The unknown subjects took only the signs, leaving the...

On 05/11/2023 at approximately 5:40 pm, Chino Valley officers responded to reports of a two- vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Center Street and State Route 89. When officers arrived, they found the collision involved a black 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer and a red 2013 Chevrolet Sonic. The driver...

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A Prescott business owner who presented himself as a Marine Corps veteran has been sentenced to prison for lying about his military service, officials said. John Hoyt Fullen, who had owned the American Veteran Movers company, was recently found guilty in Yavapai County of fraud and...

A Yavapai County jury convicted a Springerville man in a drive-by shooting in Prescott. Officials say Erik Adrian Engdahl fired shots at another person’s car after the victim passed him on Walker Road in 2021. The victim gave police t a description of Engdahl and his vehicle. In an...

Safe handling of Lithium-Ion Batteries. Battery based electric vehicles are the future, the increased use in vehicles, scooters, bikes, and other formats has made them a great option for mobility. As they have become more popular, the fire service across the nation has seen an increase in fire incidents associated with these vehicles and charging systems.

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that Erik Adrian Engdahl, 72, was found guilty on multiple charges in connection to a 2021 road rage incident. On March 19, 2021, Engdahl had been driving on Walker Road near the South Shore entrance to Lynx Lake when the victim in the case drove past him. "Outraged", YCSO said in the statement, Engdahl followed the victim, catching up to him near mile marker 3, and proceeded to fire a shot at the victim's vehicle with a black handgun.

Walmart treats Prescott Valley Police in honor of National Police Week. The Prescott Valley Police Department received treat bags full of goodies from Walmart in honor of National Police Week. The treats will be distributed to our patrol officers across all three shifts. Commander James Edelstein, Lieutenant. Jason Kaufman, and...