Suspected Female Serial Bank Robber Arrested

Phoenix, Arizona - On Saturday, March 10, the Phoenix Police Department arrested Yolanda Young, 46, following a bank robbery at Desert Financial Credit Union at 6145 North 35th Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. During the robbery, Young allegedly presented the teller with a demand note, received an undisclosed amount of money, and fled before she was apprehended.

Tonalea Man Sentenced To 12 Years in Federal Prison for Kidnapping

Phoenix, Arizona - Monday, Roscoe Peter Begay, 37, of Tonalea, Arizona, and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 12 years in prison, followed by a term of five years of supervised release.  Begay had previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping.

Border Patrol, Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Find Lost Hiker

Tucson, Arizona - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents responded to a request for assistance from Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team Wednesday evening to help find a missing 57-year-old man in the Huachuca Mountains.

Chinle Man Sentenced to 59 Months for Assaulting Girlfriend

Phoenix, Arizona - Monday, Bennie Lee Holtsoi, 27, of Chinle, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 59 months’ imprisonment. Holtsoi had previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent, Citizens Help Save Man’s Life

Hereford, Arizona - An off-duty Border Patrol agent encountered a single-vehicle rollover accident on Saturday afternoon near Hereford and provided life-saving medical care to an injured man who had apparently been ejected from the vehicle.