Yavapai County

A Phoenix woman was arrested last week when a Yavapai County Sheriff’s K9’s alert found a pound of meth in her vehicle. Officials say Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking task force received information regarding drug sales involving 38-year-old Amanda McMurren. She was known to drive a white Dodge Journey and deliver meth to Prescott and PrescottFull Story

Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials continue to have success in trying to take a bite out of the fentanyl problem in the area. Last Tuesday, members of the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking taskforce arrested 20-year-old Alfredo Campa from Prescott Valley and 19-year-old Kenneth Moran from Prescott on charges of possessing and sale of the dangerous drug.Full Story

The search for a missing woman from Mayer has come to happy end. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say 27-year-old Lacy Hesser, also known as Lacy Aker, was found Wednesday afternoon in the mountainous area outside of Mayer. She was last seen in a wooded area at around noon near Mayer on Monday. She is believedFull Story

Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials are seeing an uptick in cases involved pills and tablets containing the drug fentanyl. The drug is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine, but is 50 to 100 times more potent. The drug is being sold as a powder spiked on blotter paper, mixed with or substituted forFull Story

Karen Fann, David Stringer and Noel Campbell all won re-election in their districts. Fann won re-election for State Senate in District Six over competitor Jo Craycraft with 70-percent of the vote. Fann won the election by over 31-thousand votes. Campbell won the District One electon for the State House over David Stringer. Both will serveFull Story

The number of registered voters in Yavapai County is up. County elections officials say the number of voters has increased by over 42-hundred votes. Compared to the 2016 election, the numbers increased by more than 33-hundred votes. There are now over 140-thousand voters in the county with over 65-thousand registered Republicans. The next largest isFull Story

An Ash Fork man, who was reportedly in the United States illegally, has been arrested and charged with child molestation. Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 34-year-old Rigoberto Mendez-Hernandez Tuesday afternoon. In September of this year, detectives received information about ongoing sexual abuse of a girl that started when she was six-years-old. The victim, now aFull Story

Two people who paid for items from the Family Dollar store in Cordes Lakes Saturday night with counterfeit bills have been arrested. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say the pair were in the store at around 6:30 p.m. and each paid with a fraudulent 100-dollar bill. The employee was unsure of the authenticity of the currencyFull Story

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors has adopted a new ordinance that would regulate the use of communication devices and texting while driving a vehicle. The board voted unanimously to pass the measure Wednesday. The ordinance says a person shall not drive a motor vehicle while holding, or typing on, a portable communication device. TheFull Story

Yavapai County authorities are still trying to solve a murder case that turns 16-years-old Wednesday. On September 19th, 2002, 60-year-old Arleen Cilione was celebrating her birthday and stopped at the American Legion Hall in Prescott and then went to Donna’s Hut, which was located off West Goodwin Street. She left with an unknown man andFull Story