Prescott Valley

Crews from Central Arizona and Prescott fire departments responded to a toy hauler RV trailer fire in Prescott Valley Monday morning. Officials say they received a call at around 10:50 a.m. on Calle Santa Cruz Drive and Capri Circle. The owner had pulled the trailer away from his house, while on fire, in an effortFull Story

A payroll scam has been discovered in Prescott Valley. Police say suspects are contacting local area businesses and government agencies via email and representing themselves as employees. The email is generally sent to human resources or the payroll department and requests the forms necessary to make a direct deposit or banking change for the employee.Full Story

Prescott Valley Police, along with DPS and Department of Homeland Security officials, arrested 16 people last week in Prescott Valley during “Operation Safe Streets.” Included in the eight-hour operation were arrests on 13 misdemeanor warrants, two felony drug arrests and one arrest for a violation of an order of protection. All 16 people were bookedFull Story

ADOT will conduct some nighttime lane closures in Prescott Valley next week. North and southbound lanes will be closed on State Route 89A between Legend Hills Road and Coyote Springs Road from 6 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday and Monday. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct drivers through the work zone. There will alsoFull Story

A Prescott man is in jail after fleeing from police Tuesday night. Police responded to the AMPM Store at 286 Walker Road at around 6:53 p.m. on a report of a person in the store with an active felony warrant for his arrest. When they arrived they found 38-year-old Michael Bland standing outside of hisFull Story

One of two men who were arrested in connection with the sale of mimic pills that allegedly caused the death of an 18-year-old Prescott Valley man, has rejected a plea deal and will head to trial. Prescott Valley Police were called to a home in the 84-hundred block of East Leigh Drive in June ofFull Story

A police pursuit ended Monday night when a car went off a cliff near Prescott. DPS officials say troopers tried to pull a vehicle over near State Route 74 and northbound Interstate 17 just south of Anthem at around 9 p.m. The suspect refused to stop and led police on a pursuit that eventually cameFull Story

Horse Racing returns to the Prescott area Friday for the first time in nine years. The last time horse racing ran at the track then known as Yavapai Downs was in 2010. Arizona Downs will host eight races Friday to begin the summer season at the renovated race track in Prescott Valley. Owners of theFull Story

Central Arizona Fire crews were called to the Viewpoint Senior Apartments in Prescott Valley yesterday. When crews arrived they found that a clothes dryer had ignited, causing the destruction of the dryer and leaving damage to the laundry room. Lifeline and Prescott Valley Police evacuated the residents as crews battled the fire. Damage was limitedFull Story

A man is in custody after stealing a Speedy Taxi in Prescott Valley Thursday night. Officials say the suspect, 29-year-old Jose Montoya, threatened the cab driver and took off with the cab at around 9:10 p.m. Montoya was picked up by the cab driver at a location on the Prescott Tribal lands. After taking MontoyaFull Story