Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Community Notice

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to share community notifications under the Sex Offenders Act per ARS 13-3825. This information pertains to individuals living in unincorporated areas of Yavapai County. It’s primarily the responsibility of the local law enforcement agency to inform the public when particular sex offenders are released from the Arizona State Jail or from county jail back into the community. The offenders are categorized into three risk levels: Level 1 (low risk), Level 2 (intermediate risk), and Level 3 (high risk).

Currently, the notification highlights a 40-year-old individual, Laura Peters, who has been convicted of a sex crime that prompts community notification. She reported her residence to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office as being in Mayer, Arizona, zip code 86333.

Laura Peters was convicted on March 31, 2014, in Yavapai County for attempted sexual conduct with a minor, receiving a sentence of 1.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections, along with 20 years of probation. The victim of this crime was a nine-year-old male known to her.

This notification aims to inform rather than incite fear. The Sheriff’s Office believes that keeping communities aware helps to maintain safety. Misusing this information to intimidate or harass a sex offender will not be tolerated.

Residents are encouraged to utilize the sex offender registration and notification programs available on the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office website. This online tool allows anyone to input a local address and view a list of registered sex offenders living within a mile of that address. Alongside this, there’s an email notification service available that alerts subscribers to any registered offenders within their specified area.

For further details on this essential public service tool, individuals can visit the YCSO homepage and click on the Sex Offender Registry Link to access online presentations. The Crime Prevention Unit at YCSO can be reached at (928) 771-7441 for inquiries about local safety programs or to report any criminal activity related to this or other offenders. For general information, the public can contact the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office at (928) 771-3260 or visit the website.