Daily Archives: September 2, 2014

Maintenance work on I-17 (Milton Avenue) in Flagstaff Wednesday

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adot-logo3FLAGSTAFF – Travelers heading north through Flagstaff may experience long delays this Wednesday, Sept. 3 as ADOT maintenance crews pave a section of I-17 (Milton Avenue) from I-40 to McConnell Road. The pavement repair work will reduce northbound travel to one lane and is scheduled to occur from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Access to McConnell Road will be provided at all times during construction. Drivers are asked to allow for extra travel time to reach their destinations and use caution while in the construction area.

End of Summer Holiday Weekend Recreation Results in Numerous Responses

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COCONINO COUNTY – From Friday August 29, 2014 at noon through Monday September 1, 2014 at midnight, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to approximately 340 citizen initiated calls for service and conducted approximately 610 on-sight assignments (area patrols, traffic stops, etc.). Sheriff’s Office staff also provided patrol of the fairgrounds and parking areas for the Coconino County Fair. The activity over the weekend resulted in a total of 74 long form reports detailing information on traffic accidents, criminal, civil and suspicious incidents.

SEARCHES AND MISSING PERSONS: Deputies received a call on 8/30/14 of a 3 year old who had wandered away from a family gathering in the Parks area. Forest Service and Department of Public Safety Officers assisted in the search. The child was located in good health. On 8/31/14, deputies received a call regarding a bicyclist who found a 3 year old wandering on a forest service road. The child was reunited with the family who were camping nearby. Deputies also responded to a welfare check on an 11 year old female who was camping with relatives and had not checked in as arranged. The family who reported her missing later was contacted by the camping party regarding her welfare.

A Missing Person report was filed regarding a vulnerable juvenile who walked away from the County Fair. Wyatt Field is 17 years old who is 5/10” with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen in the Fort Tuthill area wearing light blue jeans, grey and white striped hoodie, and a black beanie. No photo is available.

On 9/1/14 deputies were assisted by National Park Service personnel and Ranger Helicopter from the AZ for two overdue canyoneers in the Page area. A friend dropped the two off for a trip that required several repels and floating section of the Colorado River. They were located in good health at Water Holes Canyon.
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Explosive Devices Found in Valle, AZ Mini Storage

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VALLE – On Thursday, August 21, 2014 at about 10:30 am Coconino County Sheriff’s Dispatchers received a call from an individual who reported finding multiple improvised explosive devices in a mini storage unit located in Valle, Arizona. Upon their arrival Deputies learned that the reporting party had been asked to clean out the mini storage unit. As he was doing so, he found what he believed to be improvised explosive devices. Deputies identified what they believed to be two pipe bombs.

Flagstaff Police Department Explosive Device Response Team responded to the scene. While bomb technicians were in the process of rendering the explosive devices safe, one of the pipe bombs detonated; no one was injured.

Coconino County Sheriff’s Detectives with the assistance of the Flagstaff Police Department Explosive Device Response Team, Explosive Device Technicians from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms served a search warrant on the mini storage unit. The investigators found numerous explosive items to include pipe bombs, improvised explosive devices, shot gun shells with a fuse attached to the primer, and other items.

At this point, investigators have information that the adult male responsible for these devices is currently serving a ten year prison sentence in New York State for charges related to unlawful possession of explosive devices and firearms on an unrelated incident. The investigation involving the devices found at the Valle, AZ mini storage is still ongoing and no charges have been filed at this time. The suspect’s identity is being withheld pending the continued investigation and filing of official charges.