Two Phoenix police officers were injured early Sunday when the cruiser they were riding in collided with a car in the 4100 Block of West Thomas Road. Police said the cause of the collision is still under investigation.The driver of the car that collided with the officers fled in his vehicle, then ran away. Police caught the man — 20-year-old Stefano Galindo — shortly afterward and booked him into jail on suspicion of hit-and-run involving injury, driving under the influence of alcohol and underage drinking.The officers were taken to local hospitals where they are receiving treatment. Their names have not been released.Additional information was not readily available.
Archive for August, 2007Police ask public’s help in locating missing sistersAugust 26th, 2007, 1:16 pm by Katie McDevittPolice are asking the public Holiday DUI task force arrests hundredsAugust 26th, 2007, 1:00 pm by Katie McDevittA Labor Day weekend Holiday DUI Task Force, which began August 17 has made 335 arrests statewide, officials said Sunday.The 360 law enforcement officers participating in the task force have arrested 139 suspected extreme drunken drivers and 42 minors.The law states that anyone with a blood alcohol content of .15 or above is extremely drunk. A blood alcohol content of at least .08 is considered drunk.Officials said the average blood alcohol content of all drivers arrested was .15. Authorities also cited 42 people for not wearing seatbelts, two people for not putting their children in car seats, 86 minors for drinking alcohol, 16 people for driving under the influence of drugs and 1,493 others for various traffic violations. The task force will end Sept. 3. Two injured in Scottsdale collisionAugust 25th, 2007, 9:37 pm by Jill RedhageA collision just before 1 p.m. Saturday at Thomas Road and 68th Street in Scottsdale left two drivers injured.Scottsdale police said Delores R. Robbins, 58, of Phoenix, ran a red light while traveling east on Thomas Road in her Ford Focus and struck Clyde H. Raymon, 84, of Scottsdale as he drove his Toyota Camry south on 68th Street through the intersection.Police said Raymon had been wearing a seat belt and the airbag deployed. He was treated and released from Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn. Robbins, who hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, broke her arms and legs and suffered head trauma. Police said alcohol appeared to be a factor in the collision.Charges against Robbins are pending, police said.The intersection was closed for several hours Saturday afternoon and reopened just after 5:30 p.m. Mesa collision injures bicyclistAugust 25th, 2007, 4:39 pm by Jill RedhageA swerving vehicle struck a bicyclist in west Mesa Saturday afternoon, sending both the bicyclist and the driver to the hospital.Mesa police Det. Steve Berry said it is unclear why the driver veered to strike the bicyclist and then two cars as it headed south on Dobson Road near Broadway Road at 3:15 p.m.Berry characterized the cyclist’s injuries as serious, but non-fatal, and the driver’s injuries as minor. He did not have details regarding the identities of the people involved.Impairment could be a factor, Berry said, but investigators had yet to determine the cause of the accident. DUI Task Force UpdateAugust 25th, 2007, 4:17 pm by Jill RedhageThe Governor’s Office of Highway Safety sent out an update Saturday detailing the arrest count so far for its three-week DUI crackdown leading up to Labor Day.Some 47 agencies have reported in, including 262 officers and deputies, to say that 1,812 traffic stops have lead to 234 arrests. The average blood alcohol content of all arrestees was 0.156.Authorities reported that 18 arrests were for aggravated DUI, 216 were misdemeanor DUIs and 98 were extreme (BAC of 0.15 or higher).The announcement also said that 19 arrestees had prior DUI convictions and 26 were underage.In the process of these arrests, authorities also issued 1,186 other citations, including 36 seat belt violations and 42 minor underage consumption violations. Award offered in animal death caseAugust 25th, 2007, 2:54 pm by Jill RedhageThe Animal Defense Council of Tucson announced Friday that it Two arrested in strong-armed robberyAugust 24th, 2007, 2:13 pm by Gary GradoMesa police arrested two people Thursday in connection with a robbery and beating Aug. 16 in which they were able to lure a man to an apartment at 4 a.m. with $3,000 in his pocket.In custody are Joshua Lee Hicks and Stephanie Renee Gonzalez, who police say lured the man with a story that Gonzalez needed help with a sick child. Man arrested after setting fire to homeAugust 24th, 2007, 2:05 pm by Gary GradoMesa police arrested a 38-year-old man Thursday after he barricaded himself during a domestic fight, set his home on fire and stabbed a pet snake.Police had to shoot Michael J. Whitley with an electric stun gun and less-than-lethal shotgun to get him under control, according to police reports.Whitley told police he turned on his stove and set debris on it to make sure it was working and stuck the knife in the snake to make sure it was dead.Police were called to the home at 825 S. Dobson Road when neighbors heard a man arguing and a woman screaming before a front window was broken. Dead man found in Apache JunctionAugust 23rd, 2007, 5:21 pm by davidbiscobingAn unidentified dead man was discovered lying in the desert on Wednesday evening near an Apache Junction intersection.Police said a resident found the man just after 5 p.m. northeast of Idaho Road and Junction Street. Police haven |