In Wednesday’s newspaper, we summarized the findings of the 407-page report investigating the fatal shooting of Jonathan Messare on Newcastle Lane on Jan. 20 of this year.
The shooting is the first fatal officer-involved shooting in the history of the...
Name: Catherine Beers
Title: Patrol Officer
Years with SPD: 2
Q: What inspired you to become a police officer?
My goal to become a police officer began in 2017 while in an upper level management position for a local restaurant where I had...
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 highÂlighting 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...
The Sedona City Council’s proposed rental assistance program is off the table after the council voted unanimously on April...
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