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Possible suicide hoax causes lockdown at Thomas Elementary School

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flagstaff-policeFLAGSTAFF — On Monday, March 23, 2015 at approximately 2:40 p.m., the Flagstaff Police Department received an anonymous call from a subject stating they were suicidal, had a firearm and were near Thomas Elementary School in the 3300 block of East Lockett.

The caller used an administrative line, and when transferred to dispatch stated they were suicidal, armed and near children. The caller did not respond to any other questions asked my dispatch and hung up.

Officers immediately were sent to the area. The school had already activated their lockdown procedures. Officers conducted a room by room search of the school, including the playground area and surrounding residential area with negative contact with any armed subjects or suspicious persons. Area schools were contacted and provided the information regarding the suspicious call.

The Flagstaff Police Department will continue to investigate this call, but at this time we believe the call to be a hoax.

COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: LEVEL 2 SEX OFFENDER ALERT

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robert-leeNAME: Robert Curt Lee
AGE:  54   HGT: 6’01” WGT: 160 HAIR: Brown           EYES: Brown
ADDRESS:  124 S. San Francisco St Flagstaff, AZ 86001

COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION

LEVEL 2 SEX OFFENDER ALERT

The Flagstaff Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3835, the Community Notification on Sex Offender Law. The offender in this publication is living in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Notification must be made when certain sex offenders are released from the Arizona State Prison, accepted under an interstate compact or released from the county jail back into the community.  Offenders are categorized into three levels; Level One (low risk to the community), Level Two (intermediate risk to the community), and Level Three (high risk to the community).

The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense, which allows for community notification. He is not wanted by the Flagstaff Police Department at this time.

This notification is not intended to increase fear: rather, it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public. CITIZEN ABUSE OF THIS INFORMATION TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, OR HARASS SEX OFFENDERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. The Flagstaff Police Department may be reached at 928-774-1414 and is available to help you join or start a neighborhood watch program as well as provide you with useful information on personal safety. If you have information regarding current criminal activity on this or any offender, please call 928-774-1414 or Silent Witness at 928-774-6111.

SYNOPSIS: Robert Lee was convicted in 1990 for Child Molestation out of Sarasota, Florida.

Please contact the Flagstaff Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 928-556-2201 with any questions or concerns. If you have information and do not want to leave your name please call SILENT WITNESS at 928 774-6111.

Bridge work starting on I-40 west of Holbrook

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NOTE: We noted a lot of bridge work happening between Williams and Flagstaff on I-40. Please remember that ARS provides for double-fines for speeding through a highway construction zone.

The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a project on Monday, March 23 to make improvements to the Leroux Wash Bridges on Interstate 40 just west of Holbrook.

The $1.2 million dollar project will include removing and replacing both bridges approach slabs and repairing both bridge decks. The project is anticipated to be completed this fall.

Work hours will be 7 a.m.to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Work crews will be working on both the eastbound and westbound bridges at the same time. One of the two lanes in each direction will be closed leaving one lane open for traffic. The speed limit will be reduced through the construction zone and there will be width restrictions.

Drivers are asked to use caution and be alert for construction equipment and personnel.

Multi-Agency Response to Backcountry Fatality on San Francisco Peaks

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sf-peaksFLAGSTAFF — On Saturday, March 14th, at approximately 12:50 PM the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Coordinator was notified by the Arizona Snowbowl Ski Patrol of a fatality in the backcountry near Doyle Saddle at approximately 11,400 feet elevation.

The victim, identified as Dan Huebner a 53 year old Flagstaff resident, had been on a backcountry ski tour with a friend. At approximately 10:45 AM Huebner collapsed below Agassiz Peak and just west of Doyle Saddle. Huebner’s skiing partner performed CPR for approximately 45 minutes with no change in Huebner’s condition. At that time he skied to the Arizona Snowbowl and reported the incident to Ski Patrol personnel.

The Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit, Sheriff’s detectives, the United States Forest Service, and Arizona Snowbowl coordinated a response to the scene and the recovery of Huebner.

It was determined that the best course of action would be to ski and snowshoe to the victim’s location, conduct the investigation and prepare Huebner for extraction via a long line with the Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue helicopter. Ski Patrol, Search and Rescue, and a detective arrived at the scene at approximately 4:30 PM.

The DPS Air Rescue helicopter from Kingman responded to the Fort Valley Lodge and prepared for long line extrication. Huebner’s body was flown from the scene to the Lodge at approximately 5:45 PM where custody was transferred to the Coconino County Office of the Medical Examiner.

Huebner and his ski partner were very experienced and well prepared for the activity that they were engaged in. Backcountry winter travel has some unique hazards including the possibility of avalanche. Huebner and his partner were carrying the “Ten Essentials” and were additionally equipped with avalanche beacons, probes, and shovels. Both men had experience and training in the winter backcountry environment and are well respected in the backcountry skiing community.

Sheriff’s detectives and the medical examiner are continuing this investigation. At this point there are no signs of foul play and there is a possibility that the victim died as the result of a preexisting medical condition.

FLAGSTAFF: LEVEL 2 SEX OFFENDER ALERT

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COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION
03-11-2015

The Flagstaff Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3835, the Community Notification on Sex Offender Law. The offender in this publication is living in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Notification must be made when certain sex offenders are released from the Arizona State Prison, accepted under an interstate compact or released from the county jail back into the community. Offenders are categorized into three levels; Level One (low risk to the community), Level Two (intermediate risk to the community), and Level Three (high risk to the community).

The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense, which allows for community notification. He is not wanted by the Flagstaff Police Department at this time.

This notification is not intended to increase fear: rather, it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public. CITIZEN ABUSE OF THIS INFORMATION TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, OR HARASS SEX OFFENDERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. The Flagstaff Police Department may be reached at 928-774-1414 and is available to help you join or start a neighborhood watch program as well as provide you with useful information on personal safety. If you have information regarding current criminal activity on this or any offender, please call 928-774-1414 or Silent Witness at 928-774-6111.
SO Leon Slim
NAME:. Leon Anderson Slim
AGE: 49 HGT: 147 WGT: 5’09” HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown
ADDRESS: 901 W. Rt. 66 #120

SYNOPSIS: Leon Slim was convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age in 2011.
Please contact the Flagstaff Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 928-556-2201 with any questions or concerns.

Northern Arizona Authors Association meets this Saturday in Flagstaff

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FLAGSTAFF — The Northern Arizona Authors’ Association will meet this Saturday, March 14 at Flagstaff.

The meeting will be from 10 a.m. to noon at 2525 N. Eddy Drive in the Cheshire neighborhood off of 180. Go past the Museum of Northern Arizona, through the traffic light where Fremont and Schultz split. Go past the Shell station and immediately turn left on Peak View. Drive almost to the end of the street to North Eddy.

Members are encouraged to bring something you have written or are working on.

Man found deceased identified in Flagstaff

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FLAGSTAFF — On March 2, Flagstaff police responded to a call of a man who appeared to be sleeping on Woodlands Boulevard. The subject was declared deceased the medics at the scene.

The Flagstaff Police Department has identified the subject as 35 year old Kenneth O. Yazzie from Holbrook Arizona.

It does not appear that there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death, although it does appear that weather conditions might have contributed to his death.

Yazzie had been wearing a sweat shirt, leather coat, jeans and cowboy boots at the time of contact.

This investigation is continuing and the cause of death will be determined by the Coconino County Medical examiner’s office.

No impact apparent from recent storm in Williams

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SantaFe150304-2WILLIAMS – While the City of Flagstaff Utilites division reports good news for Flagstaff, the recent winter storm does not seem to have had a major impact on the water situation in Williams. It is unknown what a spring thaw might bring in the future.

Dead fish float on Buckskinner Reservoir in August 2014

Dead fish float on Buckskinner Reservoir in August 2014

One person noted in a Facebook post that a Flagstaff radio station reported that Santa Fe dam on Fourth Street/Perkinsville road was full. It is probable that they mixed up the Santa Fe dam reservoir with the Buckskinner Park reservoir which has been filled with well water. The consequence of that was a number of dead fish last August from the chemicals in the well water.

The only impact that the recent snow has had on Santa Fe dam is to cover the road in the center of the dam with snow. The road was put in place to allow dredging of the reservoir a few years ago.
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The City of Flagstaff Utilities Division reported on their Facebook page on March 3 that the lake levels in Upper Lake Mary is now 60% full with future runoff from snow melt still to come. This represents a doubling of the level previous to the storm. They estimate that this totals 1.6 billion gallons of water. They deliver approximately 2.8 billion gallons of water to customers throughout the year.

Williams should see what impact the snow melt should have as the temperatures continue to increase into the upper 50s and low 60s next week. The long-range forecast shows a slight chance of rain showers next Friday.

Recent snow claims one life in Flagstaff

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FLAGSTAFF – At about 7:58 on Monday, Flagstaff police officers responded to a call concerning a man who appeared to be sleeping. When officers arrived at 2800 S. Woodlands, they discovered a man face down and covered with snow.

The man was cold to the touch and pronounced dead by medics who responded to the scene.

No foul play is suspected. It appears the person died due to the weather.

The Flagstaff Police Department is attempting to identify the person and notify next of kin.

SOURCE: FLAGscanner

Doney Park Neighborhood Watch Meeting Thursday, March 5, 2015

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FLAGSTAFF – Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jim Driscoll and District 4 Supervisor Mandy Metzger would like to invite residents of the Doney Park community to attend the monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting on Thursday, March 5. 2015. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Summit Fire District Station 32 and Administrative Offices located at 8905 Koch Field Road Flagstaff, AZ.

Community Deputies will be available to answer questions and provide support to this partnership between law abiding citizens, law enforcement and county government.

Our guest speaker will be Billy Weldon who was named as the 2014 Arizona Daily Sun male Citizen of the Year. Mr. Weldon was recognized for his many years of dedicated support and assistance to Veterans who are in need.