PRESS RELEASE: U.S. MARSHALS TARGET SEX OFFENDERS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA COMPLIANCE OPERATION

Flagstaff, Ariz. – The combined efforts of the United States Marshals Service, Navajo County Adult Probation Office, Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, Snowflake/Taylor Police Department, Winslow Police Department, Pinetop/Lakeside Police Department, and Holbrook Police Department led to hundreds of sex offender compliance checks, and one arrest, within communities across Northern Arizona. “The Marshals Service is committed […]

PRESS RELEASE: Updated Plane Crash Information

On September 14th, at approximately 10:00 am Detectives from the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office were able to access the crash site by air. The two victims were removed by Department of Public Safety Air Rescue back to a staging area where they were transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office. Flight information shows the […]

📰PRESS RELEASE: Board of Supervisors Authorizes Funding for Police Academy in Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — At the September 13, 2022, meeting of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors, the board took unanimous action to approve funding for an intergovernmental agreement to train and certify recruits as peace officers through the Arizona Peace Officers Standards Training (POST) at the newly-created High Country Training Academy in Flagstaff. Historically Coconino […]

📰OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES: Federal Law Enforcement Officer Involved Shooting in Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE FLAGSTAFF, AZ. – State and Federal Officers were conducting a joint operation inside the city of Flagstaff.  The Flagstaff Police Department was not involved in this operation.  During the operation, there was an Officer Involved Shooting between 6th Avenue and Colanthe Street on Izabel Street.  The FBI is investigating the […]

PRESS RELEASE: CCSO Responds to Fatal Aircraft Crash

September 13, 2022 Seligman, AZ; On September 13, 2022 at 11:48 am Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Deputies out of the Williams/Grand Canyon Substation responded to an area north of Seligman, AZ for a report of a missing aircraft. Deputies were notified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of a plane that had gone off radar […]

PRESS RELEASE: New acting forest supervisor for Coconino National Forest

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Sept. 12, 2022 — Coconino National Forest welcomes the arrival of Lesley Yen, who will be serving as the acting forest supervisor for the next four months and who previously served as the Coconino NF deputy forest supervisor from January 2019 to October 2020. Lesley departed the Coconino National Forest in 2020 to become […]

Press Release – Buffalo Park Closure 9/13 and 9/14

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – Full Park, parking lot, ramada, restroom closure at Buffalo Park on Tuesday, September 13th, and Wednesday, September 14th as construction activities occur for the Arizona State Parks Grant for the Buffalo Park Trail Accessibility project.

PRESS RELEASE: Suspicious death investigation in Flagstaff

The Flagstaff Police Department Criminal Investigations Division is investigating an incident involving a suspicious death.  On Thursday September 1, 2022, at approximately 11:00 PM, Flagstaff Police officers on patrol located a male lying on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant located in the 3600 block of E Route 66.  When they stopped to check […]