Fearing for their lives as a machete-wielding man approached them, two Sedona police officers felt they had no choice but to use deadly force during an incident in January.
That was the consensus of a 407-page report compiled by the...
Name: Teri Tasa
Title: Communications Specialist, aka dispatcher
Years with SPD: One year and eight months
Q: What inspired you to become a dispatcher?
I took the emergency medical technician course back in 1991. At the end of the semester I had to...
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting staff members of the Sedona Police Department.
Name: Lucas Wilcoxson
Title: Patrol Lieutenant
Years with SPD: 23 years
Q : What inspired you to become a police officer or dispatcher?
When I left the...
Editor's note: The city of Sedona, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Department of Public Safety have not yet provided copies of the investigations to the Sedona Red Rock News nor the public for review so the...
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting staff members of the Sedona Police Department.
Name: Chris Stevens
Title: Sergeant
Years with SPD: 15.5 years
Q: What inspired you to become a police officer or dispatcher?
As a kid growing up in...
While Abel Villa, an 18-year-old senior at Sedona Red Rock High School, plans to enroll at Northern Arizona University...
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