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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.
More Is Known About Sunday’s Officer-Involved Shooting In Sedona
More information is known about an incident where a Sedona Police officer and a suspect were injured in a shooting last Sunday at the Sedona Airport. City officials say shortly before 11 a.m., the Sedona Airport Authority says one of their vehicles was stolen by three people and was driven onto the airport taxiway. When officers arrived, they tried to detain the three in the airport parking lot. One of the suspects, 37-year-old Michael Paul Bergsma of Cooks, Michigan, ran on foot with an officer firing a “less-than-lethal” gun at him after commands weren’t followed. Bergsma tried to take the weapon, but the officer fired a shot into Bergsma’s abdomen. Bergsma continued to fight until a second officer tazed him. At some point, the officer who fired his weapon, suffered a wound. It isn’t known if it came from a gunshot. The officer is recovering at home. Bergsma has been arrested and charged with agg
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Officer Injured In A Shooting Sunday At The Sedona Airport
A Sedona Police officer has been injured in an officer-involved shooting Sunday at the Sedona Airport. City officials say the incident happened in the parking lot of the airport as officers responded to a stolen vehicle incident with three suspects, that ended on Airport Mesa. Officials caught up to the suspects and shots were fired. An officer was injured, as well as a 37-year-old white male who is one of the three suspects. Less lethal tactics were used initially, but the situation escalated. The suspect is in stable condition at an area hospital. The officer is being treated for his wounds sustained in the altercation. Two other suspects have been arrested.
Sedona Red Rock News
A Sedona police officer was injured and a suspect was shot following a reported auto theft, in what is now the department’s second officer-involved shooting of the year. Both the officer and suspect were transported to Verde Valley Medical Center on Cottonwood as a result of their injuries.
The suspect who was shot was identified Monday as Michael Paul Bergsma, of Cooks Mich., and formerly of Walker and Grand Rapids, Mich.
Michael Paul Bergsma, 37, was reportedly shot during the arrest
Michael Paul Bergsma, 37, was reportedly shot during the arrest
According to Sedona Police Chief Charles Husted, on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 10:31 a.m., a call from staff members of the Sedona Airport terminal reported that three adults two men and one woman reportedly went through the airport terminal and onto the tarmac portion and allegedly stole one of the airport-owned trucks and then drove it on the tarmac.