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Highway-179 Update
Highway-179 construction crews will be working today through
Saturday in the Village of Oak Creek and will halt work next Tuesday at noon
for the 4-th of July holiday. Work will resume July 9-th. ADOT Resident
Engineer Pat Cusey says Bell Rock Boulevard will be closed for storm pipe work
this week but will be re-opened July 4-th through the 8-th. It will be closed
again on July 9-th. Motorists should use Navajo as a detour.
HT
Big Game draw application
deadline tomorrow
Hunters are reminded by Game and Fish that the application
deadline for
Buck Mule
Double Fatal at Fain
Road and the Santa Fe Loop being investigated
YCSO says one motorist has been killed and another badly hurt in a head-on collision on Fain Road near the Santa Fe Loop this morning. Police say a 64-year old Prescott Valley man was killed and a 48-year old Dewey-Humboldt woman was badly injured. She was air-evacuated to John C Lincoln North Hospital in Phoenix. Spokesperson Susan Quayle says the names of the two have not yet been released. It is also unclear if there were any other passengers or victims in either vehicle.
Tucson biker killed,
another badly hurt
One motorcyclist was killed and a second was badly injured in a Noontime collision on Highway 89 south of Prescott Thursday. DPS spokesperson Deanna Woods says 43-year old David Filter of Tucson was killed when a truck driven by 33-year old Erik Goetz of Prescott Valley crossed the centerline, striking Filter and another biker. DPS spokesperson Deanna Woods says a second biker, 49-year old Peggy Owens of Tucson, was also hit. Woods says 3 other bikers in the group avoided the crash and were unhurt. All 5 motorcyclists were wearing helmets; Woods says police do not believe drug or alcohol impairment was involved in this crash.
Mingus School Board
Reviewing Superintendent Applications
The Mingus Union High School Governing Board is meeting in executive session today with John Gordon from the Arizona School Boards Association. In an interview with Yavapai Broadcasting Thursday, Gordon stated that he had 10-candidates for the position of Superintendent. Seven were from in-state and 3 were from out of state. Gordon and the Governing Board are narrowing the list today; the finalists will be invited to a meet and greet at Mingus High School Monday night from 6-to-8-pm in the cafeteria.
Cornville man charged
with child molestation
Thursday, YCSO arrested and charged 24-year old Daniel Velazquez Adame of Cornville with 1-count of child molestation. Susan Quayle says the charge is the result of a lengthy investigation that began in March when a 13-year old Bridgeport girl admitted to a relationship with Adame that had begun in February. The victim stated that she had met Adame at a party and the relationship developed after that. It was after she told her sister about Adame that the situation came to light and YCSO Criminal Investigators began an investigation.
Daniel Adame
Level-2 Sex Offender
Notification
Flagstaff Police have issued a Level-2 Sex Offender notification for residents living on Settlers Run. 47-year old Richard Ramos Cruz pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse in 1996. In 1992 Cruz fondled the 10-year old daughter of his estranged girlfriend and made sexual comments towards her. A level-2 is an intermediate risk to the community.
Gas prices drop….some
Triple-A says Arizona drivers are currently paying an average of 3-dollars a gallon for gasoline – a decline of nearly a nickel from last week. The highest gas prices in the state are in Flagstaff, where the average is 3-19 a gallon, while the lowest are in Yuma at 2-90 a gallon.
Flagstaff couple win
lottery
A Flagstaff couple has claimed the 13 and a-half (m) million-dollar lottery jackpot from Wednesday night's The Pick drawing. Erik and Crystal Brown drove to Phoenix yesterday to claim their prize. Crystal Brown says her and her husband regularly play The Pick, and always purchase their tickets on the day of the drawing. Wednesday, she said, her husband told her to buy 20 tickets, but she purchased 40 instead.
Dewey-Humboldt
Village at Young’s Farm worksession today at 3
The Dewey-Humboldt Town council will hold a worksession this afternoon at 3 to discuss 2 items they tabled during Tuesday nights meeting. The council is scheduled to discuss the rezoning request for the Village Marketplace and the Planned Area Development for the Residential Village; both of which are part of the Village at Young’s Farm development proposed by Monogram Companies of Scottsdale.
Clarkdale Council
Meeting Monday
Clarkdale Council members will hold a special meeting on Monday morning at 9-am in the Clark Memorial Library. The agenda has the council considering an IGA with ADOT for lighting and maintenance of the roundabout located on Clarkdale Parkway and then listing future agenda items.
Blood Drives
United Blood Services is holding a blood drive today at the Chino Valley Senior Center from 2-to-6-pm. Saturday a blood drive will be held in the Tim’s Toyota Center parking lot from noon-to-4 and Sunday at 840 Rodeo Drive in Prescott from noon-to-5. Additional blood drives will be held next week in the Quad-City area and the Verde Valley. To find a blood drive near you and to make an appointment go to www.bloodhero.com and type in your zip-code.
Thursday, June 21,
2007 Longest Day of the Year/First Day of Summer
Fetus found in sewer
pipe was miscarriage
YCSO concluded their investigation into the human fetus found in a sewer line in the Village of Oak Creek. The fetus was found by a construction crew making repairs to the pipe. Susan Quayle says the Medical Examiner determined that the fetus was from a miscarriage and that a crime had not been committed. It is not known who the parent was.
Prescott
in scuffle with police
A Prescott man made his situation worse after being involved in an accident on Walnut Creek Road Tuesday. 42-year old John Hafer was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant and stolen license plates on his car. Hafer’s biggest problems, however, began after he was handcuffed and placed in the police car. YCSO spokesperson Susan Quayle says Hafer then engaged the deputies in a violent struggle, at the end of which he was again subdued. Hafer was charged with felony DUI, probation violation and resisting arrest.
John Hafer
Three face drug charges
A routine traffic stop in Camp Verde led to the arrests of 3 people. 19-year old Lynette Sandoval of Sedona was stopped for a suspended license plate. The YCSO deputy then found 2 baggies of meth as he questioned 2 passengers, 29-year old Rudy Espinoza 32-year old Robert Shurtz. Spokesperson Susan Quayle says all three were arrested on drug-related charges.
Robert Shurtz
Rudy Espinoza
Beware of scam
A new scam is making the rounds in Yavapai County in which a solicitor offers to pay consumers to work as “secret shoppers,” checking up on local stores. The solicitor then issues the consumer a check – often in the thousands of dollars - with a requirement that most of the funds from that check be wired back to the issuer. The check is later proven to be no good. Mary Hawkes with the BBB says anytime someone sends you unsolicited money and requests a portion be returned, it is most likely a scam.
Mingus School
Superintendent Application Deadline today
Today at 5 marks the deadline for interested persons to file an application with the Arizona School Board Association for the position of Superintendent at Mingus Union High School. Spokesman John Gordon says they’ve had a good response. There are currently 10-candidates; seven from in state and three from out of state. Tomorrow the Mingus School Board will review the applications with Gordon in executive session from 8-to-noon. Monday the finalists will be at Mingus for a meet and greet forum from 6-to-8-pm in the cafeteria.
ADA Port Inspectors
find 1.2-million dollars in produce truck
Monday, 2 Arizona Department of Agriculture port inspectors caught individuals trying to smuggle more than 1.2-million dollars in US currency in a commercial truck at the Sanders Port of entry on I-40. Officials say 10-thousand dollars was found hidden in the seat; the more than 1.2 million dollars was concealed in a spare tire beneath the truck. It’s believed from the initial investigation that the large amount of currency resulted from proceeds from an illegally conducted enterprise and the shipment was headed back to the criminal organization. 3-men were arrested.
22-Pounds of Cocaine
seized during I-40 traffic stop
Tuesday, DPS seized 22-pounds of Cocaine from a Mexican National during a traffic stop on I-40. Sgt. Rod Wigman says 24-year old Jose Manuel Beltran-Lopez was stopped for speeding. Wigman says during the stop the officer became suspicious of Beltran-Lopez and asked for consent to search the vehicle. The kilos of coke were found in a compartment in the front bumper. The cocaine is valued at 400-to-450-thousand dollars. Beltran-Lopez was transporting the cocaine from Phoenix to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Cocaine Seizure near
Winslow
DPS seized several pounds of Cocaine on June 13-th during a taffic stop for speeding on I-40 near Winslow. 12 pounds of cocaine was found hidden in the backs of the front seats. Spokesman Bart Graves says they arrested 51-year old Frederick Jeter Jr who indicated he was taking the drugs from Los Angeles to Tennessee. Graves says 12-pounds of cocaine can be broken into more than 21-thousand smaller personal use amounts and then sold.
Final Bald Eagle
closure to be lifted tomorrow
Prescott National Forest spokesman Albert Sillas says the final bald eagle closure will be lifted tomorrow. Persons visiting Lynx Lake in Prescott will no longer be restricted from the eastern shoreline. Sillas says they had a total of 6 bald eagle nesting sites in Yavapai County this year, resulting in 8 young eagles being fledged. He says the young will soon be heading north. He says it’s likely that all will return to Yavapai County this fall.
Further restrictions
in Sedona
Fire restrictions will be increased within the Sedona Fire District as of Friday morning. Fire Inspector Gary Johnson says this means all open fires, campfires and ceremonial fires are prohibited within the district. These restrictions also mean that a permit must be obtained by anyone wishing to do “hot work,” such as welding, grinding, cutting, or anything else that might produce sparks. Permits can be acquired from the District by calling 282-6800.
Trujillo returns from
Iraq
The Town of Camp Verde and the Yavapai-Apache Nation will roll out the red carpet Sunday to honor a soldier returning from active duty in Iraq. 20-year old Davalene Trujillo arrived back in the Verde Valley today. Tribal spokesperson Kim Secakaku says a homecoming parade will be held Sunday, beginning at 10AM at the Camp Verde Burger King restaurant. The parade will travel down Main Street into the Middle Verde tribal community.
Man threatens to kill wife
A Wilhoit man was jailed Tuesday night after he allegedly threatened to kill his wife. YCSO was called to the home of 59-year old Burl Campbell by Campbell’s ex-wife, who had gone to the home to retrieve her dogs. Spokesperson Susan Quayle says the victim reported that Campbell had pointed a gun at her, threw rocks and bottles at her and finally rammed the back of her truck as she was leaving. Campbell was arrested a short time later on numerous charges.
Burl Campbell
Dead man identified
A man found dead along a popular hiking trail in Sedona in May has been identified as 39-year old John Anthony Hopkins of Camp Verde. The Medical Examiner determined that Hopkins died from dehydration. YCSO spokesperson Susan Quayle says Hopkins was identified through the use of fingerprint analysis.
Kimberly Davis listed as missing by
Camp Verde Marshals Office
The Camp
Verde Marshals Office has listed a Camp Verde woman as missing in the NCIC
system. 45-year old Kimberly Davis and her 1990 red and blue Ford Thunderbird
have not bee seen since Friday. Spokesperson Darby Martin says friends and
family reported that Davis went out for a pack of cigarettes and never came
back; she also reportedly made some concerning statements prior to leaving the
house. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call the Marshals
Office or Yavapai Silent Witness.
Texas man and teen
caught in stolen vehicle on I-40
A 29-year old man and 15-year old girl, both from Texas, were taken into custody by DPS this week during a traffic stop on I-40 near Flagstaff. Sgt. Casey Kasun says the two were driving a stolen vehicle. Kasun says they believe the man and teen were boyfriend/girlfriend. The girl had bee on the run for 4-days; the vehicle was listed as stolen for 2-days.
Camp Verde man arrested on charges of transporting and selling meth
If convicted, a Camp Verde man is facing 5-to-15-years in prison for transportation of dangerous drugs and possession of dangerous drugs for sale. Early this morning, 26-year old Patrick O’Neil Jr. was arrested by YCSO during a traffic stop at Apache Trail and the Montezuma Castle Highway. O’Neal Jr. was initially found to be in possession of a small tin containing approximately 15 grams of methamphetamine on his person, as well as a baggie of marijuana, approximately 2 ounces, in the console of the truck. Susan Quayle says a med-tox test proved positive for methamphetamine in O’Neal’s system.
Village at Young’s
Farm Tabled
The Dewey-Humboldt Town Council Tuesday night tabled both agenda items relating to Monogram Companies Village at Young’s Farm development. The council was given the option to approve the rezoning for the Village Marketplace and the PAD for the Residential Village. The council will hold a worksession this Friday at 3 to discuss both items.P
Cornville man arrested on drug charges
Tuesday afternoon 29-year old Ruben Reyes-Felix of Cornville was arrested during a traffic stop on Loy Road in Cornville. During the arrest, YCSO found a marijuana “joint” on the center console and a baggie of loose marijuana inside the console. There were also rolling papers located on the rear seat. Susan Quayle says Felix also had 2-warrants for his arrest; one out of Sedona and one out of Cottonwood.
Ruben Reyes-Felix
Mingus School Superintendent
Application Deadline tomorrow
Tomorrow marks the deadline for interested persons to file an application with the Arizona School Board Association for the position of Superintendent at Mingus Union High School. Friday the school board is scheduled to review the applications. Monday a Superintendent meet and greet forum will be held at Mingus Union High School from 6-to-8-pm in the cafeteria.
Puppy saved thanks to
YCSO Animal Control and “Misty”
YCSO Animal Control used some creative thinking to save the
life of a young puppy found alongside a road in Chino Valley. Susan Quayle says
the puppy was introduced to a chow-mix named “Misty” who was nursing her own
litter of older puppies at the animal control shelter in Prescott. Quayle says
“Misty” has accepted the puppy as her own. The puppy was found along Pheasant
Place and Hohokam Drive in
Verde Watershed
Association seminars tonight and tomorrow night
Another reminder that tonight and tomorrow night the Verde Watershed Association will hold seminars to discuss the “Findings and Implications of the Recent USGS Reports on the Upper and Middle Verde Watersheds”. The presentations will be made by John Hoffman with the USGS. Tonight’s gathering will be held at Embry Riddle in Prescott; tomorrow night’s gathering will be held in the Multi Use Theater in Camp Verde. Both meetings start at 7-pm.
Next week Final week
of roadwork in Uptown Sedona
Next week should be the final week of road work in Uptown Sedona as crews finish the Red Rock Remodel Project. The final paving work will be conducted at night. Monday Jordan Road and Apple Avenue will be closed; parking on the west and southbound side of Highway 89-A will be prohibited between Wayside Chapel and Forest Road. Tuesday Jordan Road and Apple Avenue will remain closed. Wednesday parking will be prohibited on the east and northbound side of Highway-89-A and driveways and streets on the east side will be closed for a period of time during the night. Thursday striping will take place and the work should be completed by Friday morning.