Prescott Valley Police

Prescott Valley Police are getting the word out about a new scam hitting residents. Officials say a citizen recently alerted authorities to a scam that involves a suspect allegedly representing “Sprint,” who called the person and reported there had been a fraudulent order placed against the vicitm’s account. The suspect told the victim that someoneFull Story

The Prescott Valley Police Department is investigating another report of a fraud scheme related to the victim’s social security number. A 71-year-old victim reported receiving a phone call last week during which the caller identified himself as an “agent” with the Social Security Administration. The “agent” told the victim that the victim’s social security numberFull Story

The Prescott Valley Police Department released statistics Thursday that shows the need for ongoing traffic enforcement. Officers issued more than four-thousand traffic citations last year. Over 26-hundred citations and over 18-hundred warnings were issued for excessive speed. Seatbelt violations resulted in 453 tickets and 14 warnings. Hands free violations garnered 249 tickets and 52 warningsFull Story

A Prescott Valley teenager was arrested Monday in connection with several felony cases. Officers went to a home in Mountain Valley Park in the 86-hundred block of East Nace Lane. It was there where a 16-year-old was in possession of a stolen vehicle. Inside the vehicle were keys to another stolen vehicle, which was alsoFull Story

The Town of Prescott Valley’s new police chief will be officially sworn in Thursday. Steven Roser comes to Prescott Valley from Phoenix, where he was a shift commander with the Phoenix Police Department. Roser served in the U.S. Air Force as a law enforcement specialist and has worked with Phoenix Police since 1990. Roser willFull Story

The Prescott Valley Police Department is investigating a local child care center on reports of child abuse. Investigators are looking into numerous reports of child abuse at the Gummy Bear Early Learning Center, which is a child care center on the eight-thousand block of Manley Drive in Prescott Valley. Police say 18-year-old Chandler Blankenship wasFull Story

Officers from Prescott Valley and Chino Valley police departments worked together to try and wrangle a turkey who was weaving in and out of traffic Monday morning In Prescott Valley. Prescott Valley Police say the wandering turkey kept law enforcement busy and drivers on edge on Glassford Hill Road. At around 6:30 a.m., Chino ValleyFull Story

Prescott Valley Police are looking for information into the theft and vandalization of the Valley of Lights last month. Police say on Sunday, December 23rd, an unknown person, or persons, damaged the display near Fain Park in Prescott Valley. In addition to the damage, there were several items stolen that included: 20-to-30 extension cords inFull Story

Prescott Valley Police had a chase on their hands after a driver and passenger of a speeding car attempted to evade police on foot through a residential area Wednesday morning. Officials say officers saw a vehicle speeding on Viewpoint Drive north of Highway 89 at around 9:30 a.m. The vehicle was clocked at speeds ofFull Story

The Prescott Valley Police Department is conducting a youth police academy in January. The program is titled “A Peak Behind the Curtain” and it runs Wednesday January 2nd to Saturday January 5th. The department is only taking 15 students between the ages of 14 and 18 and who are attending school within the town limitsFull Story