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    Police Chase Burglary Suspect from Uptown to Spring Creek Ranch Road – Ends in Crash

    October 21, 202544 Comments
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    SEDONA POLICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING REPORT OCTOBER 18, 2025
    Officers responded to an attempt to locate a vehicle with a stolen plate out of Coconino County that was believed to be driven by a burglary suspect. The vehicle was located near Uptown Sedona.
    When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled, and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit was terminated due to concerns for public safety.
    A short time later, a call came out for a female with bloody injuries in the area of Arroyo Pinion Drive getting into a vehicle matching the vehicle from the previous pursuit.
    On arrival to the area officers located the vehicle and deployed stop sticks in order to get it to stop. The driver again fled in the vehicle with multiple flat tires and officers re-engaged in pursuit.
    The pursuit continued out of city limits on W SR 89A toward Cottonwood. SPD officers requested assistance from DPS, YCSO, and Cottonwood PD for the ongoing pursuit.
    The suspect continued on to the area of W SR 89A and Spring Creek Ranch Road, where the suspect drove off the roadway several hundred yards into the forest land.
    The suspect vehicle ultimately crashed and became immobile. SPD, DPS, CCSO, YCSO, and CWPD officers immediately evacuated the female driver from the crashed vehicle in order to provide medical attention.
    The female was ultimately transported by helicopter to Flagstaff Medical Center for her injuries.
    It was later learned the vehicle the suspect drove was stolen from a location in YCSO jurisdiction. Criminal charges will be long-formed.
    Editor’s Note: Police report provided to Sedona.biz by Allen Elfman, MYAZTV

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    44 Comments

    1. Robin on October 21, 2025 1:44 pm

      I saw this happen in real time. I work at the forest rd and 89-A intersection in uptown. To add to this, because it seems a lot is being withheld from this story. The stolen vehicle looked like a county work truck or company fleet vehicle. The vehicle had a gigantic metal tank in the bed of the truck, and the tank had a pressure gauge on it. The tank looked like something that could be used in breaking bad for whatever reason. (That’s how it looked, I’m not saying that’s the reason it was stolen) The woman was blonde and looked mid to late 40s early 50s. I’ve Been waiting for some kind of article to come out and I’m not surprised that the name of the suspect was withheld because I have a feeling she is employed by Arizona local government. Now this is just speculation, and I could be wrong but I think she specifically has a job within the law enforcement department / correctional facility department of Arizona. There was one person who stood out to me that was booked at Yavapai within 24hrs of this event taking place. After seeing her LinkedIn, She fit the description of the woman I saw in the stolen truck. It’s just bizzare that a juvenile correctional facility HS teacher would do something like this or be arrested for any reason if the suspect in this case wasn’t her. There is so much more to this than we know and are actually being told. Regardless of the crimes, i really hope this woman is okay and survives her injuries. she looked like she was having the ULTIMATE life crisis when I saw this happen. if it is in fact this woman, this woman has a family, and I really just feel for them more than anything.

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    2. Robin S on October 21, 2025 4:09 pm

      For some reason my last comment didnt get get posted, hopefully it’s not because they are trying to keep the identity of this woman from getting out. I saw the attempted stop in uptown Sedona taking place. I work at a business at the intersection of forest Rd and 89 – A. I saw the female suspect, she had platinum blonde hair and looked in her mid to late 40s maybe early 50s. After watching this event in real time and noticing that there were no reports of this the following day. I did some research and found that out of the only females booked within the 20 hours from this event taking place, one woman fit the profile of the female suspect i saw being pursued by Sedona PF. This woman had been working as a correctional facilities HS teacher for the last 10+ years. She’s a government employee that works with law enforcement. Please understand that this is only speculation, and I could be wrong. But regardless, a woman with this exact name was booked around this time. And upon discovering her LinkedIn and Facebook, I saw that she resembled the female suspect almost exactly to the woman I saw on Saturday. Also note that the stolen vehicle (a white truck, with the number 104 written on the driver side) had a giant metal tank of some sort in the bed of the truck. The tank also had a pressure gauge on it. Im not sure if the tank itself was what was being stolen but it looked like something you would store hazardous chemicals in. Obviously because she was transferred to flagstaff medical center, she was “booked” but hasn’t been placed in jail just yet. when you do an inmate search for her at the yavapai jail she’s nowhere to be found so this makes even more sense to me that it’s indeed her. Hopefully this information isn’t hidden from the public and my comment gets posted to this article. I feel like if she wasn’t this person that I’ve speculated her to be, the suspects name would indeed be included in this article. It’s a little bizzare that her name is redacted from this. If my comment doesn’t get approved to be posted again, it’ll only confirm my suspicions more that this is being kept a secret for now. Again this is just speculation.

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    3. Robin on October 21, 2025 4:23 pm

      I feel like if this was just an ordinary female suspect, they would’ve released her name already, she’s clearly someone they want to try and hide. There is a woman booked around this time that shares the same name of an Arizona government employee who looks exactly like the blonde female suspect I saw in uptown Sedona who fled from police.

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      • Jill Dougherty on October 22, 2025 9:57 pm

        Perhaps the woman is in fact an employee who was having a mental health crisis involving her taking a truck from her workplace and wasn’t charged with anything pending further investigation of the incident(s)? What are you implying? That there’s some deep state cover up going on? Not every detail of every ongoing investigation is privy for all to see. That is a normal aspect of normal law enforcement not some conspiracy to be solved by Nosey Nancy or Robin.

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        • Robin on October 24, 2025 12:13 am

          Sorry I know the way I’m saying this makes it seem like I’m some “deep state” fanatic so I should probably be a bit more clear. I’m not talking about some deep state conspiracy. I’m talking about possible double standards and special treatment of a suspect because she’s possibly someone who works for the Arizona government. having a mental health crisis doesn’t exonerate her of criminal charges. To be clear, the person I speculate she is, isn’t a law enforcement officer or anything like that. She’s just someone who works in a field related to law enforcement (a hs teacher at a juvenile correction facility in Phoenix). I observed multiple chargeable offenses with my own eyes. This is not my interpretation, these were clear cut chargeable offenses I observed first hand. In order to keep her in custody they would have to file these charges within 48 hours of her arrest, which they have NOT done yet. So clearly They aren’t concerned with her staying in custody for whatever reason. The statute of limitations on something like this is 7 years so obviously there is still time for charges to be formed, but should we really be letting someone who had such disregard for laws and public safety to be “OR’d” out of jail? I mean even this article didn’t even come out until after the 48hr clock had timed out. I do believe that bad PR or protecting her identity was considered and played a significant role in this decision to wait on charging her. But why protect her identity? Unless one of the reasons they didn’t feel a need to file charges against the 48hr clock was because she isn’t capable of fleeing due to her medical state now which still remains a mystery. (As a human being, I do really hope she’s okay) Regardless if someone is getting treated medically after being arrested, that 48hr window of time to file charges still runs when trying to keep someone in custody. If they had charged her in time, her identity would’ve be released to the public through media by now.
          The chargeable offenses I observed were the following:
          Fleeing or Eluding a Police Officer (Felony)
          -they tried to block her in, repeatedly requested she leave her vehicle, which she ignored, until she dangerously sped away, disregarding the rifles that were pointed directly at her.
          Reckless Endangerment (Felony)
          -Speeding through a heavily populated tourist area when fleeing.

          And chargeable offenses I didn’t observe but they have already been reported:
          Grand Larceny (Felony)
          -stealing a vehicle and whatever else she stole
          Forgery or Possesion of a forged instrument (Felony)
          -using a stolen license plate

          There is much more I’m sure she could be charged with but these things in and of themselves is enough for these charges to be filed. And obviously more charges could be added later but wouldn’t they want to keep this person in custody? The only reason I could see them not filing them would be because something bigger is happening here. Some of my personal theories are:
          what she was doing was motivated by an association with a criminal enterprise (drug enterprise possibly) that she is willingly a part of.
          Or…..there is a criminal enterprise that was coercing her to do these things. Or she just did this out of a blue in a state of psychosis, (and if that’s the case the fact that charges aren’t made yet is beyond me) Of course there is no way to know exactly what her motive was. This is just deductive reasoning. I’m not being “Nosey” I’m wondering why someone who behaved in such a dangerous way is potentially no longer in custody. I’m questioning why someone who I saw do very dangerous criminal acts is allowed to be out of custody. You see my own safety was compromised due to the crimes this woman committed. When I was watching this happen from my place of work, one of the things that made me hit the ground for my own safety is when I realized that while as I watching this woman, behind her was an officer with a rifle pointed directly at her, and if he had pulled the trigger, and missed, those bullets would’ve passed her and would’ve flown directly in the direction I was standing…. So I hope that makes more sense why I’m a little bit perplexed and curious as to what’s going on. I normally don’t sleuth like this but considering how freaky the whole thing was for me as a bystander, I want to know what’s going on.

          Regardless of all of this, the fact that charges aren’t filed yet when very definite crimes were committed is something we shouldn’t be ignoring. I wouldn’t want this person back out in the public trying to do this again. Not around my family, not around my 1 year old son. But i guess that’s not something that worries you right?This is totally the normal way we handle people who commit felonies like this. Either she’s some “nobody” (which wouldn’t make sense why the charges weren’t filed yet given the clear laws that were broken), it’s special treatment because she’s an upper echelon Caucasian woman that works within the government who up until this point was a “model government employee” or she’s just the tip of the iceberg in something very criminal that has somehow creeped its way through a person or group of people working within the Arizona government. Not a shadow government, not a deep state….just a few corrupt individuals that our tax dollars go to who we trust to do things like “help the community in a positive way”

          Now the last reason I’ve given, would make the most sense why she hasn’t been charged yet. With most cartel or criminal organizations, when you catch someone lower in the chain, you exchange possible release, the concealment of identity(for safety purposes), and possibly lesser charges for information they may have on the person who coerced or instructed them to do this. I would actually feel a lot safer if I knew that the reason this happened was because she was under duress. And if that’s the case… I totally understand.

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          • Jill Dougherty on October 24, 2025 10:53 am

            “Fleeing or Eluding a Police Officer- Felony”

            Actually no it is not a felony to run from the police. Police can use lethal force upon fleeing felons already convicted of a current felony offense.

            Also a mental health crisis would not exonerate anyone from criminal charges but it is definitely considered when charges are introduced in court. If law enforcement knew her and knew her to normally be rational and law abiding they would likely get lesser charges than someone just committing crimes out of the blue.

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            • Robin on October 25, 2025 10:25 am

              “Actually no it is not a felony to run from the police.”

              actually yes, in this case, what she demonstrated was Felony FLEEING OR ELUDING.. Again, what I clearly observed was a chargeable Felony. in some situations, yes, initially not yielding to a police officer’s lights or sirens can sometimes be charged as a misdemeanor, depending on the situation, and also that situation shouldn’t get escalated by the suspect to a point where it puts civilian and law enforcement lives in danger. situations related to fleeing that are classified as misdemeanors are not really relevant to this discussion or to what took place in this case at all. in this case it is indeed felony fleeing or eluding. Even if the initial charge is a misdemeanor, it can be elevated to a felony if the fleeing in the vehicle is considered reckless or demonstrates a “wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property” depending on the state. for example, In Arizona this the charge related to this situation is very clearly a felony, what she did would be classified as a class 5 felony to be exact about it. because it was observably deliberate. The act of fleeing a law enforcement vehicle is explicitly defined in the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S § 28-622.01) as the crime of “unlawful flight from a law enforcement vehicle” she was completely stopped, ordered multiple times to put her hands out of the window and shut the vehicle off. which she completely disregarded and ignored. she was clearly aware of them. she sat there for like 3 minutes, was gathering stuff or rummaging through something, looked like she threw something out the window, looked like she was praying, almost mentally prepping herself for the chase that was about to ensue. she was doing anything but comply with police. and after what seem liked some contemplation, she very aggressively hit the accelerator and peeled her tires out coming dangerously close to hitting officers, police vehicles and other civilian vehicles as she sped away down 89-A. Felony

              I’m not sure why you felt it necessary to say that the chargeable offense i observed wasn’t a felony when the nature of it was felonious. and besides if it somehow unfathomably got lowered to a misdemeanor this would again fall into that category of special treatment that I’m alleging is possibly taking place here. that would only prove my point further. were you even there when this happened? did you experience this? did you experience or were you in close proximity to the danger she exposed the public to from her actions? im sure your perspective and position on this would be a bit different if you were

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              • JB on October 25, 2025 1:46 pm

                Actually no she has to be deemed a felony before she can be treated like a fleeing felon. Otherwise it is a misdemeanor fleeing of arrest.
                I’ve been on the law enforcement end of situations just like this one dozens of times. You can’t shoot people who are not convicted felons for fleeing. That’s the law and it’s a law many cops misunderstand. Sure she may have committed felonious acts but she so far as anyone knows was not considered a felon at the time she committed them. There is a difference.

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              • JB on October 25, 2025 3:23 pm

                There is a stark difference between someone resisting arrest and a fleeing felon-

                Resisting arrest is the act of preventing a lawful arrest through physical force, threats, or obstruction, while a fleeing felon is a person who has already been convicted of a felony and is escaping from lawful custody or resisting arrest. The key difference is that resisting arrest can apply to anyone and involves the physical act of impeding an officer, whereas a “fleeing felon” is specifically defined by their prior felony conviction and escape status.
                Resisting arrest
                Definition: Intentionally preventing or attempting to prevent a police officer from lawfully arresting you.
                How it applies: This can include using or threatening physical force, struggling, or other non-violent means like passively resisting (failing to move or comply) to impede an officer.
                Charge: In Arizona, resisting arrest can be a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the level of force used.
                Fleeing felon
                Definition: A person who has been lawfully convicted of a felony and is either escaping from lawful confinement or is a convicted felon who has fled from justice or is resisting arrest.
                How it applies: This is a status-based charge that applies to individuals who have already been convicted of a felony.
                Charge: Being a fleeing felon is a serious matter, and an officer may be justified in using deadly force under certain circumstances if the felon is a danger.
                Key differences summarized
                Feature Resisting Arrest Fleeing Felon
                Status Anyone can be charged with resisting arrest. Must have a prior felony conviction.
                Action The act of actively or passively resisting an arrest. The act of escaping from custody or fleeing from justice after a felony conviction.
                Primary offense The obstruction of an officer’s lawful duty. The escape or flight from confinement.

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          • JB on October 24, 2025 4:47 pm

            That’s a lot to process. I’m sure it was for you as it was happening as well. No officer should be pointing weapons in the direction of innocent bystanders regardless of what is happening between that officer and the bystanders. And most especially, an officer trained to carry an AR or other assault rifle should know better especially considering the lethality of those rounds. Even if less lethal weapons (such as a taser or bolero) were considered for use, if there were even a remote possibility of a bystander being injured or killed inadvertently is a split second decision that officer has to make.
            Having said all of that, this sounds like a case that entails a lot of activity happening in several different locations involving multiple jurisdictions and multiple possible crimes. I suspect the woman is undergoing some sort of evaluation and the DA is working up a case against her. Don’t expect them to “stack” all of the charges you feel she is guilty of upon her. Prosecutors generally only go for the most severe of all of the combined charges. I’ve only had one case go to court where the Federal Magistrate allowed all 8 charges I made against the individual. In that case that individual was pretending to be a cop and was robbing them at gun point. I arrested them after a high speed pursuit that resulted in them rolling their vehicle 3 times. They had no valid insurance and expired registration. They also had a police badge and .38 cal snub nose pistol. So they were ultimately charged with the crimes of robbery while impersonating a peace officer as well as all applicable motor vehicle violations and fines for no insurance or registration. They probably would’ve gotten some charges tossed but they came to court and tried to bullshit the judge that they were innocent of everything and presented motor vehicle insurance they purchased the day before court and it expired the day afterward. So the judge threw the book at them- literally. And as I recall it took about a month between when I arrested that individual and when it went before a judge. Of course in this instance the judge was Federal and in your case it will be County with Sedona Cops who were involved being called to testify should the woman take it to trial. Most people don’t opt for trial once read the charges against them. Some do then later back out and make plea deals while a select few do take their cases to trial and risk getting stiffer sentences if found guilty than they would’ve had they made a plea deal. An even smaller minority take their cases to trial and win but not always because they are truly innocent but because their guilt could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Or they are truly innocent or got off on some nonsense technicality.
            You’re correct in that some people arrested for drugs end up working for law enforcement as informants so they can receive lesser sentences. However most all are still charged with the crime(s) they are arrested for they just get deals on the length of incarceration and or probation. Most known informants while working for police end up getting arrested multiple times right alongside those they are snitching er informing upon. Some even get locked up alongside those they informed upon in order to extract more testimony from those involved. Then the new arrestees are generally afforded an opportunity to become informants in exchange for lesser penalties for their crimes and so on and so forth until the “Kingpin(s)” and supply chain are shut down.
            There’s more to it but just saying that sometimes what we see is not always the full story. Give it some time I’m sure the story will come out in full detail just as the story about the Priest Murderer/Crucifier caught here earlier this year. When that happened there was very little detail provided and it wasn’t until they linked the subject to the murder and crucifixion of a Phoenix area priest that full details were provided.

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            • Robin on October 25, 2025 10:37 am

              Thank you for your insight and understanding my perspective on this matter. i appreciate people like you willing to have a legitimate discussion.

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      • Wowsers you all were wrong on October 24, 2025 11:45 am

        Today’s Red Rock News has the story and the woman’s name, so clearly news media can print it in spite of what “JB” wrote. She was flown to Flagstaff, so all of “Robin’s” “sleuthing” is totally wrong because she’s booked at Cononino Jail, not Yavapai. Which makes sense because the first crime happened in the Canyon anyway. And she’s from San Diego, so she doesn’t work for Arizona law enforcement. Jeez Louise you people and your wild conspiracies….

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        • JB on October 24, 2025 6:16 pm

          Wowser everything I said was preceded by “Perhaps”! Never once stated I believe or I assert anything there dingus! I only speak with assertion about things I know such as knowing fascists and fascism when I sees it! I never conspired about anything! So Ah Ha to you yourself!

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        • JB on October 24, 2025 6:59 pm

          Want to know how I know that I’ve successfully gotten under your skin with truth and fact? Because you’ve baselessly accused me of something I absolutely did not do or say. You’re grasping at straws and drowning yourself in your own ignorance in the process.

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        • robin on October 25, 2025 10:36 am

          post the link to this article you’re talking about, cant find it anywhere. the woman i thought it was was grew up in southern california

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        • Robin on October 25, 2025 12:57 pm

          Determining that she would be booked in coconino because she was flown to flagstaff medical center is fair yet doesn’t rule out her being booked in yavapai. Getting helicoptered to flagstaff is common because verde valley medical center isn’t equipped to treat certain types of injuries. It happens all the time. considering the vehicle was stolen from the jurisdiction of YCSO and considering the arrest ended in yavapai. It would only make sense that she would be booked in the jurisdiction she stole the vehicle from and was arrested in. Regardless of where she is flown to for medical treatment, she would still be booked (without her being present) but wouldn’t be an actual inmate just yet. I also never said she was law enforcement, read carefully and learn how to comprehend. I never said I was 100% sure of who I thought the suspect was, I only speculated that it could be her and if it was “the person I speculated the person to be then something weird is happening”…so on and so fourth. And I said the person I speculated her to be was a HS teacher employed by the government that works at a correctional facility….not a member of law enforcement. never said “this is who the person is” I said “if this person that I saw booked at yavapai is the suspect then this could be perceived as….so on and so fourth” I’m entitled to my opinion. The persons identity I speculated the suspect to be, looked exactly like the person I saw in the stolen truck. never once did I say I knew this forsure. Everything I wrote was very clearly stated to be theoretical and speculative. Besides all that, one thing is indeed factual, there was a woman booked in yavapai county who shares the same first middle and last name as someone who works down in Phoenix as a correction facility HS teacher etc. who looked almost identical to the suspect I saw driving the stolen vehicle. She also the only person I can find with this first middle and last name in all of AZ. For all I know, this woman could’ve been arrested for a DUI or something, and because of the timing, I looked that name up, saw a woman with similar identifiers as the woman I saw in the chase, and I speculated that she was the suspect in this. Regardless, the “alleged” gov employee I’m referring to was arrested and booked for something even if she’s not the suspect in this case lol…Still I don’t know if my speculations or correct or incorrect because I can’t find any concrete information regarding the police chase suspects name. When I search, Red rock news has no such article, unless they removed it? If you know her name, what was the first letter of the name? Was she formerly charged yet?
          Unfortunately your response doesn’t concretely show that my speculations are correct or incorrect. So please elaborate what exactly I’m wrong about. Because the suspect allegedly being from San Diego isn’t enough to convince me that I’m wrong on my speculations. If anything, it kinda sits more in line with my speculations on the suspects identity because the person I’ve speculated is also originally from a wide variety of Southern California cities.

          I don’t care if I’m wrong or right in my speculations. All I want to know is who the suspect is and if she’s being charged appropriately, which JB has explained to me from a logical standpoint as to why this has not happened yet. I appreciate JB for giving me a clearer perspective on the matter. He’s the only person here who has given me any sort of substance of a response to any of this.

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        • TJ Hall on October 25, 2025 3:28 pm

          What did JB write that was wrong exactly? I don’t see anything written by him that is even remotely inaccurate. The person writing all the details here was Robin not JB so I think you owe JB an apology?

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          • No, JB, it's not a law on October 27, 2025 10:30 am

            JB on October 22, 2025 10:05 pm
            “They” edited her name out because AZ passed a law last election cycle that prohibits releasing the names of suspects by the media until they have been formally charged.

            No such law exists in Arizona.

            I’ll accept your apology in the comments, “TJ”

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            • TJ Hall on October 27, 2025 12:14 pm

              Dearest Troll, unless you have something to say that you can back up with facts you really outta bugger off!

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            • Yes It Is A Law Dingus! on October 28, 2025 1:47 pm

              Boy oh boy you’re as much a GenieASS as your KOTUS is!
              Try again but this time try not talking out of your third point of contact!

              https://www.azfamily.com/2024/09/07/recent-circuit-court-ruling-bans-mug-shots-being-posted-online-arizona/

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              • Schoolhouse Rock on October 29, 2025 11:45 am

                A court ruling is not a law. That’s not how laws are made.
                Somebody (you) never watched Schoolhouse Rock as a kid.

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                • Oh Boy You Schooled Me- Not! on October 30, 2025 2:36 pm

                  And a Judge makes rulings based off of existing law. So despite it being a court ruling it is grounded in law so one with a brain would deduce that there is a law for a ruling to have been made prohibiting such actions by AZ media. If there weren’t laws already on the books protecting people’s rights when posting mugshots online then the Circuit Court Judges would not have ruled it unlawful to post mugshots of individuals not yet convicted of a crime. You know- innocent until proven guilty (also the law of the land).

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              • James on October 29, 2025 10:55 pm

                Don’t know if TJ Hall or someone else is calling this person a “dingus” but the “No, JB” person is right. There isn’t a law. The ruling is about the government posting mugshots, not news stations or newspapers.
                The same TV station, AZ FAMILY, that the “dingus” person mentioned just posted a mugshot of a shooting suspect yesterday. Right here
                https://www.azfamily.com/2025/10/28/arrest-made-deadly-shooting-woman-phoenix-senior-living-community/
                So the dingus-caller is himself a dingus. Maybe don’t be so rude if you’re wrong?

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                • Nice Try- No Cigar on October 30, 2025 2:41 pm

                  Your example is of a Suspect who ADMITTED GUILT of the crimes he is accused of. He was booked, questioned, admitted guilt and was charged according to the law. Seems you just put your foot into your mouth! Not an example of a mugshot of anyone not yet charged with a crime. Try again!

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                • Jill Dougherty on October 30, 2025 2:44 pm

                  What do you think Circuit Court Judges base rulings off of???? Laws- Dingus! And I guess you think because it’s a Judicial ruling and not a law that nobody has to abide by it? Brilliant!

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                • TJ Hall on October 30, 2025 3:35 pm

                  Guess they should have just ignored the snide remarks directed at them? Dingus is hardly hateful. It basically means dumbass which applies to snide trolls and gaslighters. You must be one of those who say it hateful to call people who call others the same type of names they say are hateful. If a Circuit Court makes a ruling then that ruling based on rule of law that is the law of the land at least until successfully appealed before the SCOTUS. Just like all the Circuit Court rulings on King George the turds unlawful migration means and methods, his attempts to deny SNAP benefits to needy children, the disabled and seniors.

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                • Jon Hammond on October 30, 2025 4:21 pm

                  State Courts under a specific Circuit Court are bound to enforce Circuit Court rulings (essentially making their rulings law) up until appealed or upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. Circuit Court rulings are based upon existing Federal statutes, laws and precedent. So you stand corrected unless you think you are not obligated by law to follow the Circuit Court rulings of the Circuit Court Authority for your state. Which would be a violation of law and you would be guilty for violating their rulings (while active) until finalized by the Supreme Court. So the original poster who stated it illegal for media in Arizona to post mug shots of persons not officially charged with law violations as being “law” was 100% correct. Don’t believe me try violating a Circuit Court ruling and see what happens!

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    4. Chaysen B on October 21, 2025 5:35 pm

      isn’t it odd that the suspects name isn’t included in this article. these are serious crimes and it seems a bit out of character for Arizona Law enforcement to just redact the identity of a caught suspect in a police report. it’s also strange that this is just coming out this many days after the crime took place. a buddy of mine who works up there in Sedona, watched the entire “stopping and fleeing” incident. he definitely got a clear look at her face. He described her as a middle aged blonde woman, in a white truck with specific number markers on the side with a steel chemical vat in the back. He got a pretty good look at her face and possibly even got a picture of her while she was stopped, although I’m not sure. He claims he figured out her identity based off of who he saw fleeing from police and who was recently booked at Yavapai the next morning of oct 19th. he’s usually never wrong about this stuff. he was also really bothered by the fact that none of this was getting reported on and he texted me this article today and was like “dude look, they are finally talking about this, giving minimal info and they are trying to hide her identity because the suspect is (‘alleged person’)” If this person is the person he claims the suspect to be……there is WAYYYYYY more to this story and it makes sense that they aren’t releasing her name. She’s definitely getting some sort of special treatment as of now. Either that or the case is so complex that they don’t want to mess up the investigation. still though….they cant release her name? they don’t even mention that they cant release her name in this article…very odd.

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    5. West Sedona Dave on October 22, 2025 6:11 am

      It is all public record, nothing can be hidden, its that simple. Now other circumstances or waiting to arrest others could still be pending. This isnt a TV show, its real life.

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      • Robin on October 22, 2025 4:52 pm

        Is that why they edited and removed mention of the suspects name in my comments?

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      • Robin S on October 22, 2025 5:23 pm

        It’s also public record that a female with the same name as someone that is an AZFCCLA advisor and works in a Juvenile detention center was booked first thing Sunday morning at. Yavapai County detention center. A person who matches what the suspect looked like on Saturday. The only person with this very name in AZ. Im aware that it’s not a TV show, and I’m not sure what you are inferring by that statement. What I’m saying is this must be way more delicate of a case considering how much hasn’t been reported on this and the fact that Sedona PD had rifles drawn around children and civilians simply just to stop this woman. Whatever she stole and whatever her motive was to risk throwing away her very decorated career with Arizona government etc. is something they aren’t ready to share with us yet. Yes it’s long formed charges but I feel like if she wasn’t who she was they wouldn’t be investigating this as extensive without informing the public more about what’s going on. It’s a convenient factor that there is something bigger here so they don’t have to deal with the fallout just yet. Because if she is who I think she is there will be fallout. i have no doubt that her government employment and what she has access to as someone who works for Arizona government, enabled her to steal whatever she stole. I could be wrong but I feel like who the suspect is has also influenced the way they are handling this. If she was some nobody, some random minority criminal, who did the exact same thing, I feel like they would be more loose lipped about her identity. I could be completely wrong, but the fact that they edited her name out of my original comment tells me that I’m probably right about who this is.

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        • JB on October 22, 2025 10:05 pm

          “They” edited her name out because AZ passed a law last election cycle that prohibits releasing the names of suspects by the media until they have been formally charged. You know, innocent until proven guilty? Because innocent people or people who were deemed innocent through trial successfully sued the state for irreparable slander and defamation of their character. At least I hope that is the reason 😅

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        • AW on October 26, 2025 5:17 pm

          I won’t go into too much detail but I just want to say that the suspect is definitely not who you are describing. You are completely wrong!

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          • TJ Hall on October 26, 2025 8:50 pm

            Interesting. Do tell us more.

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    6. West Sedona Dave on October 23, 2025 6:29 am

      Go to the police dept or on line and file a FOIA request. Its not hard.(think its $10?) If its a ongoing investigation, you will know.
      You get arrested, its for all the public to know, unless your a minor.

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      • JB on October 23, 2025 9:35 am

        You’re 100%correct WS Dave. Arizona is one of those states where people can freely obtain information on arrests to insanely include providing the subjects/suspects with the name(s) of complainants who reported them-

        https://www.azdps.gov/services/public-services-portal/records-request

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    7. West Sedona Dave on October 25, 2025 4:37 am

      Me thinks Robin knows way to much? Maybe trying to hurt someone intentionally?
      Writing a book over an incident and having so much passion?
      Something just dont add up to me?

      Now we will find out more, will there be a apology? hmmmmmmmmmm

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      • Robin on October 25, 2025 1:49 pm

        An apology for?….What exactly? ….For having my speculative opinion on the matter that I clearly stated from the beginning that I could be wrong about?
        No, why would I need to apologize for that.
        I’m not intentionally trying to hurt anyone. I’ve just pieced together obtainable facts and formed an opinion and shared my speculative opinion based on those facts. As more facts come out, the more my speculation will shift into knowledge and any part of my speculative opinion that is incorrect I will no longer express as my opinion . I’ve made it very clear from the get go that that a lot of what I’ve been saying is speculation. I think apologizing for some ambiguous baseless reason you’re insulating related to my clearly speculative opinion would be ridiculous. If anyone reading my opinions takes any of the speculative parts of what I’m saying as factual despite my clear distinction between my factual and speculative statements I’ve made, then shame on them for having poor reading comprehension.

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      • Jill Dougherty on October 25, 2025 2:27 pm

        Mr Dave,
        Seems to be one of those self proclaimed online true crime sleuths who thinks that law enforcement should enforce laws based upon observations made by third party observers rather than the observations and knowledge of the officers involved in the incident? There are all kinds of laws that could possibly be applicable if the incident occurred as stated. But that doesn’t mean every applicable law needs to be applied. Not how it works.

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    8. Kenneth on October 27, 2025 3:17 pm

      Y’all need to chill out. Seriously aggressive comments here. Those of you that are all like “hahahah you were to totally wrong” simply for a dopamine rush, you sound all ridiculous in comparison to someone coming here to share thoughts and get valuable feedback. Take your responses to Robins speculation for example. I’m pretty sure Robin came here for feedback and to have a conversation. like 1 or 2 people gave educated responses. JB did at least. But if you didn’t read, from the very first of Robins comments, it was noted multiple times that they could be wrong and that what they were writing was just speculation. So simply stating “you’re wrong” when that person already stated that they “could be wrong” is really unnecessary. . It makes you look like a childish imbecile. Now Red Rocks news did actually print the suspects name…and if you look that name up, she looks exactly how Robin described her to look. Using the method in which Robin found the government employees identify, the first woman booked on Oct 19th in yavapai, when you look up that woman’s name and find her picture, She definitely looks like she could’ve been related to the real suspect. Obviously they aren’t but They look very similar aside from a 5-10 year age discrepancy. Same hair skin and eye color, similar face shape. They could literally be sisters (even though they aren’t) So I don’t blame Robin for thinking she might’ve been the suspect in the chase. One thing Robin did discover that I found interesting is that even though the speculation was incorrect about who the suspect was, a person with the same first middle and last name as the government employee was arrested and booked on October 19th. So Robin wasn’t wrong about that…what she was arrested for I don’t know. Could’ve been a DUI, could’ve been anything. I wonder if she lost her job over her arrest lol. Do I think Robin got a little conspiratorial with the speculation, yes but not anything too crazy…with the limited available info…I mean it’s not that far fetched of an idea to have.

      People like JB and Robin seemed to be having genuine discussion on the matter, it seems like when it comes down to people attacking them on pure speculation they appropriately respond saying “we never said that we 100% knew the things we are discussing to be true, we actually said we weren’t sure if we were right” people like Jill will cop out and resort to derogatory name calling “well robins a self proclaimed online sleuth” and people like WS Dave asking for apologies .TJ asking JB for an apology lol like are we serious. Grow up, these people don’t owe you an “I’m sorry” .

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      • JB on October 31, 2025 11:01 am

        Kenneth that is a great analogy of what occurred. There’s many parts to Robin’s story and some matches the narrative Robin laid out some does not. I know she did not purposefully attempt to portray any sort of disinformation and was seeking answers to something she witnessed in part first hand. I get WS Dave and Jill’s response to her statements because again she was only privy to a portion of the story and was trying to piece together what she saw but because she didn’t witness the entire event she was speculating on various scenarios that seem a bit far fetched to an outsider looking in. I have stories from my time in the military that most people would likely question and some have. But I have photos, orders and other official documents to back every word of them. Robin doesn’t have access to any such documentation only Law Enforcement does. I don’t think Jill or Dave were acting out of malice but rather just doubt since 2+2 in this story did not equate to equal 5. Robin seems new on here but there are some who post on here frequently about absolute nonsense, lies, conspiracy and propaganda (such as claiming that Biden had Chinese military Battalions pre positioned here in the US in to declare Martial Law with had he lost the election which he did but there was no Chinese military presence anywhere in the US) as if it were all sealed in fact but is far from it. So I’ll go out on a limb and say they likely thought Robin to be one of those psychopath sycophants but were wrong in doing so. They both have a record of truth saying and fact finding.
        Hopefully the details of Robin’s story about what she witnessed will come to light and put to rest any and all confusion over what actually happened?

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    9. “Self Proclaimed Sleuth” aka Robin lol on October 27, 2025 6:06 pm

      Since Jill and WS Dave have determined that I’m some self proclaimed online sleuth, I’ll be a sleuth just so they feel better about themselves hahahahah gotta fit your narrative and give you one more theory that I’m sure you’ll love critiquing. Yet I think this theory will prove to be the most plausible. The “There was a undisclosed victim hidden in the vehicle” theory….my last speculative theory

      after reading the print article I’ve come to new speculative conclusions. I’m sure you’ll love picking them apart.

      At first my theories after reading the article were: the suspect is either in a coma(less likely) or her injuries are so bad that she needs to be kept at the medical center(more likely).

      I landed on it being a possible combination of the above with the fact that someone could’ve possibly been a victim (most likely).

      I don’t really think the victim is necessarily in a coma, I do think there is a possibility she could still be seriously injured, but outside of what the current state of recovery the suspect is in…… I don’t think she was the only person in the vehicle. And although it’s speculative, I think there is a good chance someone who was not visible might’ve been in the vehicle. Someone who she endangered, someone who was at the mercy of the suspects decision making.

      One thing I noticed in the print article that was mentioned was how law enforcement was using non lethal weapons and sponge bullets in the rifles and that none of these non lethals were actually used. I found that to be a strange thing to mention…I mean not entirely strange. but I mean it goes into full detail, taking up several lines of the article talking just about the non lethal bullets….that they ended up not using. That would be like, we had pepper spray but we didn’t use it lol. And then I it dawned on me. This was included in the article to make it known that the police were taking steps for optimum safety of a potential victim accompanying the suspect and that they for sure aren’t liable for the fate of this unknown victim.

      Because……..

      …..What if the suspect was pregnant? something happened to the unborn baby in the crash and they were waiting to see if the baby was going to make it to determine these charges. Because a loss of life due to the suspects decisions would change the whole thing. That would make a lot of sense to me. The duration at the hospital and the delay on charges…the fact that Flagstaff Medical Center would be the closest hospital equipped with such life saving equipment. If this is the case though, it would be a tragedy. And yeah, then I definitely feel like the suspect she be held responsible for such unacceptable behavior.

      Would love to hear your thoughts on this theory. This will be my last speculation, although I will be reading your responses lol

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      • Robin on October 28, 2025 10:18 am

        “I don’t think the suspect* is necessarily in a coma”

        Edit

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    10. West Sedona Dave on October 28, 2025 10:21 am

      Who needs opinions or theories?

      Wait for more information and facts.

      I have never in my life heard someone care so much about something that dosent even affect you?

      But you sure love to be judge, jury and executioner!

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