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Data update: Navajo County AZ SO (Jan 2025 – Jul 2026)

14,623 org audit records from Navajo County AZ SO covering January 2025 through July 2026.

by HaveIBeenFlocked Team
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Navajo County is a large rural county in northeastern Arizona, home to a significant portion of the Navajo Nation. This post covers Flock audit logs from the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office obtained through a public records request, spanning January 2025 through July 2026.

  • Type: Organization audit
  • Timespan: Jan 1, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026 (19 months)
  • Records: 14,623
  • Search types: lookup (5,897), search (4,400), lookup - Mobile (2,812), search - Mobile (1,513), searchSummary - Mobile (1)
  • Case # present: 4,495 (30.7%)

#Search types

TypeCount%
lookup5,89740.3%
search4,40030.1%
lookup - Mobile2,81219.2%
search - Mobile1,51310.3%
searchSummary - Mobile1<0.1%

#Top operators

NameCount
Tom Tom2,616
Jordan Smith2,344
Cooper Stubblefield1,554
John Day1,135
Justin Hart825
Jesse McCray598
Kyle Esparza583
Daniel Deets558
Nathan Ostertag466
Wylie Williams360
Robert Ornelas316
samuel fa’apoi292
Hailee Farkas290
James Shreeve212
Tyler Schaefer189

#Reasons

ReasonCount%
Drugs/Narcotics -1,0837.4%
Drugs9836.7%
Stolen Property Offenses -9686.6%
Drugs/Narcotics - Drugs8475.8%
INTERDICTION8065.5%
bnsf4623.2%
C.I.4232.9%
Lookup3452.4%
Wanted Person (Arrest Warrant/Fugitive) -3262.2%
drugs3102.1%
Assault/Battery Offenses -1781.2%
Homicide1721.2%
LE1671.1%
Criminal Investigation1541.1%
Look up1501.0%
Other6,24942.7%

#Report highlights

#Immigration

7 records match immigration-related terms, including entries logged as “Immigration Violation ICE ERO,” “ICE ERO Operations,” and “Immigration (criminal) - ICE ERO Operations.” These represent a small share of total activity but confirm the agency used Flock searches in connection with ICE enforcement operations.