Prescott Valley Police

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

Prescott Valley Police are looking for clues in connection with a recent burglary. Police say sometime between 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 10th and 4 a.m. Thursday, October 11th someone stole a large quantity of copper wire from the Talking Glass construction site located in the Harkins Theater entertainment district in downtown Prescott Valley. The suspectsFull Story

A hit and run accident in Prescott Valley leads to an arrest. Police say a driver fled the scene of an accident on Navajo Drive Wednesday at around 1:30 p.m. Witnesses told officers the vehicle was heading south on Navajo when the accident happened and then the driver left. Thanks to information provided by witnesses,Full Story

Prescott Valley Police are looking for a man who is claiming he’s a police officer with the department. Police say over the course of the last month, someone has called around the area saying he’s a detective investigating fraud. The fake detective was told by a local business the names of several people who boughtFull Story

The new Prescott Valley Police Animal Control officer had a busy couple of days this week. On Sunday, Officer Tim Yogerst responded to a call of a loose horse in the Mingus West subdivision. The horse had broken through a barbwire fence in the community. He found the horse heading south on Highway 89A. YogerstFull Story