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02/06/2021 0915hrs, Deputy Elmes responded to a 911 call at a residence on Eustis Ridge road in Eustis. This turned out to be an accidental dial.
02/06/2021 1240hrs, Deputy Elmes responded to a report of a slide off on they Rangeley road in Phillips. Casey Pelletier (23) of Amesbury Mass was driving a 2003 Chevy when it went off the road.
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Sedona Police Chief Charles Husted, right, and officer Stephen Willadsen, left, present Bradley Viereck with a
certificate of appreciation and gift during the Sedona City
Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Viereck assisted officers
in apprehending a suspect at the Sedona Airport on Dec. 20 of last year. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
Sometimes those who protect the public need a helping hand from those they serve.
That was the case on Dec. 20 of last year when officers from the Sedona Police Department were involved in the department’s second officer-involved shooting of the year.
On that day, SPD responded to the Sedona Airport regarding three suspects that had entered the secured air operations portion of the facility and then stole an airport truck.
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Communications Specialist Johnna Johnson, left, Detective Aldo Or tega, Officer Jesse Santos, Chief Charles Husted, Officer Steven Willadsen, K-9 Officer Jon Reed and Max, Officer William Hunt, Sgt. Casey Pelletier, Officer Catherine Beers, Lt. Stephanie Foley, Officer Kevin
Hudspeth, Officer Justin White and Lt. Lucas Wilcoxson pose
for a photo after the chief and lieutenants gave awards and
commendations to staff on Monday, Dec. 28. The Sedona police awards will now be an annual event, highlighting the work and actions of the department’s staff.
Sedona Police Chief Charles Husted said that it’s been his experience over 30-plus years in law enforcement that officers don’t like to have the spotlight shown on them in acknowledgement of their good work.
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Sgt. Michael Dominguez plays the suspect while Officers Justin White, left, and Rodrigo Ramirez practice a high risk vehicle stop while trainer Detective Brandon Bergstad supervises on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at the Sedona Airport. David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
On an asphalt expanse larger than a football field at Sedona Airport, Sedona police officers with orange and black rubber guns drawn practiced a high-risk vehicle stop, yelling methodical instructions at pretend suspect Sgt. Michael Dominguez, who slowly exited a vehicle with arms raised, later throwing away his own fake rubber gun, which tumbled to a stop on the pavement noiselessly.