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Crime

Prescott Woman Arrested After Christmas Eve Armed Robbery

On December 24, 2021, at approximately 6:47 PM, Prescott Police Officers responded to the Journey’s shoe store, located inside the Prescott Gateway Mall, upon the report of an armed robbery which had just occurred. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that a female suspect came into the store asking employees to set

International

Gang with past abductions blamed for kidnapping missionaries

A notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was accused by police Sunday of abducting 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization. Five children were believed to be among those kidnapped, including a 2-year-old. The 400 Mawozo gang kidnapped the group in Ganthier, a community that lies east of the capital of Port-au-Prince, Haitian

Afghanistan

Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics

The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane parked in a city square in Afghanistan on Saturday in a gruesome display that signaled the hardline movement’s return to some of its brutal tactics of the past. Taliban officials initially brought four bodies to the central square in the western city of Herat, then moved

Legal Beat

Prescott Man Arrested After Multi Agency Search

On Thursday August 20, 2020 at about 645 am officers responded to a call of a possible victim who had walked into the lobby of the La Quinta Inn located 4499 East Highway 69 and was bleeding from her face and possibly her head.  Prior to officers arriving on scene a male subject came inside

Legal Beat

AZDPS Troopers Arrest Phoenix Man For Kidnapping and Homicide

On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at approximately 9:19 PM, the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Operational Communication Center received a call of an unknown emergency regarding an injured person on the side of the road on westbound US 60 at milepost 116. When AZDPS troopers arrived on scene, they found two female juveniles with

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