AZ News Roundup

East Valley Tribune: Man charged with murder in toddler’s death

July 1 by Mike Sakal

21-year-old Chandler man was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter he is accused of slamming to a cement floor.

Jeremias Aguilar was charged with that crime and two counts of felony child abuse after a Maricopa County grand jury handed down the indictment against him and his girlfriend on Wednesday, according to information from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/141228

ABC 15: 17 in custody after MCSO busts drop house

July 1 by ABC 15 Staff

PHOENIX – The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office took 17 people in custody after they busted an alleged drop house Wednesday night in west Phoenix.
A traffic stop reportedly led deputies the home near 111th Avenue and Indian School Road, according to Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Aaron Douglas.

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/17-in-custody-after-MCSO-busts-alleged-drop-house/qKWCmIqeZ0mcHo-BMbqR0Q.cspx

FOX 10: Phoenix PD offer reward in man’s death

July 1 by FOX 10 Staff

PHOENIX - Police are looking for a suspect in the stabbing death of a man outside Charlie's Bar in Phoenix. Police are offering a $1,000 reward in the death of Steward Bryant, 29, in early June.

Family members are desperate to find out who killed him. He was stabbed June 6 walking home after going to the bar.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/crime/reward_offered_in_murder_07_01_2009

ABC 15: Man shot to death, body found in Phoenix neighborhood

July 2 by Katrina Wessman

PHOENIX – Police are investigating a murder after a body was discovered in a Phoenix neighborhood Thursday morning.
Officer Luis Samudio with the Phoenix Police Department said a maintenance person called police after finding a man’s body near 68th and Devonshire avenues, just north of Indian School Road, around 6 a.m.

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/Man-shot-to-death-body-found-in-Phoenix/_g2wzowny02LZ_-7hNIJWw.cspx

Arizona Republic: Peoria officials warn of fireworks danger

July 1 by Republic Staff

The Peoria police and fire departments have released a list of safety tips for Fourth of July festivities.

Authorities warn that fireworks are illegal in Arizona and that people caught using them or in possession of them may be arrested.

Fire officials also warn citizens against spraying gunfire into the air, a felony that is subject to fines and prison time

http://www.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/2009/07/01/20090701gl-peofourth0701-ON.html

ABC 15: Phoenix PD: Driver seriously hurt after T-boning police SUV

July 2 by Katrina Wessman

PHOENIX – One person was seriously hurt after reportedly crashing into a police SUV at a north Phoenix intersection on Thursday morning.
Crews responded to the wreck which happened at 22nd street and Union Hills Drive at 3:28 a.m., according to a Phoenix Fire Department official.
Officer Luis Samudio with the Phoenix Police Department said an officer was stopped at a light at Union Hills Drive in a marked unit when a person t-boned the officer.

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/north/story/Phoenix-PD-Driver-seriously-hurt-after-t-boning/HIYOBEHFrECLVn_Ed1VjKw.cspx

FOX 10: Woman arrested for embezzling Girl Scout troop

July 1 by FOX 10 Staff

SCOTTSDALE - Police say 29-year-old Trisha Anne Proud has been arrested for allegedly embezzling a Scottsdale Girl Scout Troop.

One June 12, coworkers noticed more than $8,000 had gone missing from the account. All that money was raised by the Girl Scouts through cookie sales. They contacted Scottsdale Police.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/scottsdale/girl_scout_embezzlement_07_01_2009

Arizona Republic: Glendale focus of DUI task force

July 2 by Meghan Moravcik Walbert

Police will be cracking down on West Valley drunk drivers Friday night.

Officers from the Glendale, Peoria, El Mirage and Tolleson police departments and the Arizona Department of Public Safety will hit the streets from 7 p.m. Friday until 3 p.m. Saturday.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2009/07/02/20090702gl-dui0702-ON.html

ABC 15: DPS warns drivers to keep their eyes on the road on the 4th

July 2 by Michael Hagerty

PHOENIX -- The Arizona Department of Public Safety is reminding drivers to watch the road and not the skies July 4th.
There were four accidents on Loop 202 near Scottsdale Road, which runs along Tempe Town Lake, during last year's fireworks display.

http://www.abc15.com/content/traffic/story/DPS-warns-drivers-to-keep-their-eyes-on-the-road/B54GzsbJgk2HYAlGB0XK6g.cspx

3 TV: Man pulls gun on protestor at Planned Parenthood

July 1 by 3 TV Staff

PHOENIX -- Police say a man pulled a gun on a protester outside a Planned Parenthood in Phoenix Wednesday morning.

Phoenix police Lt. Larry T. Jacobs said the man had just dropped his girlfriend off at the Planned Parenthood near Seventh and Campbell avenues. As he was leaving, one of the protesters handed him a pamphlet.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/homepagetopstory/stories/phoenix-news-070109-planned-parenthood-gun.26ca02b1.html

ABC 15: Witness speaks out after woman “fakes” Chandler accident

July 2 by Deborah Stocks

CHANDLER, AZ - It was broad daylight when police say a woman backed into a car, not once, but twice inside an East Valley Wal-Mart parking lot.
"She was screaming and throwing french fries she was eating at his car," said Lisa Macfarlane, an eyewitness, who said the women involved started trouble with her first.
Now, police are warning of a scam where pedestrians walks behind vehicles in a parking lot and get 'struck.'

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/southeastvalley/chandler/story/Witness-speaks-out-after-woman-fakes-Chandler/spOPmCl5VUmHUVOnO4U65Q.cspx