Sgt. Mike Terrin Photo Courtesy of Bianca Strong

Flagstaff  (NAZ Today) – Sgt. Mike Terrin of the Flagstaff Police Dept. has passed.  Sgt. Terrin was a public information officer for the city as well as the D.A.R.E. officer.  He has worked with NAU students explaining  the operations of police department.  He worked for Flagstaff Police Dept. for over 25 years.  He is survived by his wife Charlene, his daughters Christin and Danielle, his son Michael and two grandchildren.

A malignant tumor was found on Terrin’s liver several months ago and a  facebook site was started by his daughter Christin allowing friends and family to post their messages.  With over 600 members, the site was filled with personal messages to Terrin and his family.  Mike Terrin’s Facebook Group

“The entire city from law enforcement to the city offices are very saddened with his passing and our hearts and prayers are with the family,” said Kim Ott from the City of Flagstaff.

Services for Terrin will be held at Christ’s Church of Flagstaff at 3475 East Soliere Avenue this Saturday at 11 a.m.

NAZ Today’s Bianca Strong has the story.

Ballots can be mailed in or dropped off at the Coconino County Elections office by 7 p.m. on March 9 at 110 East Cherry Ave. or at the white ballot drop box at the CoconinoCounty Health Department at 2625 Noth King St.  Also, please keep in mind that the affidavit portion of the envelope must be signed.

The general election in May will be held at a polling place and not a vote-by-mail election.  To get signed up on the Early Voting List to receive a mail-in ballot, go to www.coconino.az.gov/elections or call the Coconino County Elections Office at 928-679-7860. 

Early voting starts April 22 at the Coconino County Election Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Also on April 22, the mail-in ballots will be mailed for early voters.  The last day to vote early in person is May 14.  Election Day is May 18.

Charley Taylor photo courtesy of Yavapi County Sherriff's Office

Flagstaff (NAZ Today) – According to Yavapi County Sheriff’s Office, on Dec. 24, about 275 pounds of marijuana were found by police, when a vehicle was pulled over for swerving on the I-17.  The van’s driver, Charley Taylor , 47, and  his passenger Theresa Mills , 37, both from Texas, were booked into the Camp Verde Detention Center for Transportation of Marijuana for Sale.  Both are in court on Dec. 30, and remain in custody, each with a $125,000 bond.

The meeting will be held Friday, Oct. 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Flagstaff Medical Center McGee Auditorium, located at 1200 N. Beaver St.

Greenberg was arrested in August after matching the description given by witnesses of a peeping Tom.  When police searched his home, marijuana plants, hundreds of child pornography images and videos along with a liquid anesthetic called isoflurane were found.  Greenberg currently has a total of 16 counts against him, 10 of them involving possession of child pornography.

“They come from all walks of life,” Sgt. Michael Terrin of Flagstaff Police Department said.  “You’re not going to pick them out.  They’re your neighbors or friends.”

According to court documents, Greenberg is a graduate student and worked as a microbiology researcher for NAU.  He has been a resident of Flagstaff for 13 years and has no prior arrests.  Greenberg pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Flagstaff Police Department has numerous amounts of community outreach programs to identify people such as Greenberg.  “Stranger Danger” is one program aimed at helping children take precautions against potentially dangers people.

It is a very controlled atmosphere when handling child pornography cases, said Terrin.

Dave Holyfield, case detective for the Greenberg case, said he has seen other child pornography cases but none such as this one.

“Usually people that acquire these kinds of images tend to trade them,” detective Holyfield said.

Holyfield also said that the police department has not linked anyone else to Greenberg but that Arizona has some of the toughest laws in the country concerning cases such as these.

Over 1500 acres are scheduled to burn, weather permitting.  No burning is planned for today.

For more information, contact the Coconino National Forest.

On the web: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/