{"id":35701,"date":"2025-07-25T06:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/35701\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T06:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:46:08","slug":"turquoise-alert-issued-in-arizona-for-violet-coultas-canceled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/35701\/","title":{"rendered":"Turquoise Alert issued in Arizona for Violet Coultas canceled"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Turquoise Alert signed into Arizona law for missing Native people<\/p>\n

Gov. Katie Hobbs formally signed the bill “Emily’s Law,” which created a new “Turquoise Alert” in honor of slain San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike.<\/p>\n

A Turquoise Alert issued for a young girl, last seen at\u00a0Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport with her noncustodial mother<\/a>, was canceled, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n

DPS issued a Turquoise Alert on July 23 for Violet Coultas, 6, stating the Hawaii Police Department was looking for her and her mother, Sarah Coultas, 48.<\/p>\n

Sarah Coultas did not have custody of Violet and was believed to have fled Hawaii with the girl, in violation of a court order, DPS said.<\/p>\n

Violet Coultas was last seen on July 12 at about 10 p.m. on surveillance video at Sky Harbor Airport, DPS said.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the alert was issued July 23, Sarah Coultas made phone calls to family members in Hawaii, disclosing that the pair were staying in Cottonwood at a local shelter, according to the Cottonwood Police Department.<\/p>\n

That information was shared with the FBI, which then contacted the department.<\/p>\n

Around 11:30 p.m. July 23, the FBI provided updated details to police. At the same time, a staff member at the shelter became aware of the alert and contacted the Arizona Department of Child Safety, according to police.<\/p>\n

Officers were already on the way to the shelter and located the pair around 1 a.m. July 24, police said.<\/p>\n

Sarah Coultas was taken into custody without incident on a nationwide felony warrant out of Hawaii related to a custodial interference investigation, police said.<\/p>\n

Violet Coultas was found “safe, asleep and undisturbed” and remained in shelter staff’s care until DCS arrived and took custody.<\/p>\n

Early in the morning on July 24, Violet Coultas was listed as “located” on the DPS website.<\/p>\n

“This case underscores the value of Arizona\u2019s newly implemented Turquoise Alert system in helping to safely recover endangered individuals,” said Sgt. Chad Sinn with the Cottonwood Police Department.<\/p>\n

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