Archive for October, 2007
October 28th, 2007, 9:01 pm by andrebowser
Two women were taken to a Scottsdale hospital Sunday afternoon after a collision involving three cars in Mesa.
“The accident was not life-threatening,” said Mesa Fire Department Capt. John Jayne, referring to the crash near Broadway Road and 63rd Street. He described the women as senior citizens. No details were released about their injuries.
A four-door sedan driven by one of the women was T-boned by a white minivan driven by the other woman, police said.
Police did not release the names of the drivers.
A male driver was also involved in the crash after slamming his four-door sedan into the two other cars.
The male driver was taken to Banner Gateway Medical Center with minor injuries, Jayne said.
Writer Heidi Curiel contributed to this blog.
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October 26th, 2007, 2:22 pm by Katie McDevitt
Police identified the man involved in a Thursday night shooting as 48-year-old Eric Carlson.Officers responded to a
Mesa apartment complex at 2010 North Lazona Drive and found Carlson and another man in a scuffle over a shotgun, police said.They later determined that Carlson was unhappy over his job and confronted a victim with a shotgun, while saying “people are going to pay.”The victim struggled with Carlson and two shots were fired, but no one was struck. Officers located marijuana, drug paraphernalia, firearms and a large amount of ammunition inside Carlson’s apartment, which appeared to be set up for a barricade situation, police said. A propane tank, ammunition and firearms were all placed in strategic locations.
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October 25th, 2007, 11:18 am by Jill Redhage
A federal judge sentenced a Phoenix man to more than 5 years in prison Wednesday for misusing social security numbers and addresses to obtain credit cards and launder more than $760,000.
James J. Rose, 46, pleaded guilty on April 24 to conspiracy to commit promotional money laundering. Using fictitious names, Rose used more than 800 social security numbers and 250 credit cards from 15 different banks to obtains funds — more than $760,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix.
Authorities said Rose owned a credit reporting company in California in the early 1990s called American Mortgage Services, Inc. (AMS). Mortgage brokers used the service to obtain credit reports for their customers.
Rose kept copies of credit reports, later using social security numbers from the reports to create fictitious identities. He and several others, who weren’t named in a press release, established credit histories for the fictitious people by creating false businesses, as well as credit accounts and employment histories for them.
He used these histories to obtain credit cards. All in all, Rose used more than 200 addresses in 14 states for the purpose.
To give the businesses legitimacy, Rose rented business suites and apartments in several states under the companies’ names. Rose then used the business accounts to pay the expenses of his operation, to conceal funds moving money between accounts, and for personal expenses.
Rose was also able to obtain a credit card machine, which he used to swipe his many credit cards for fake purchases. Authorities said Rose recruited other individuals to pick up mail, cash checks, set up phone lines, rent apartments, file and mail documents and apply for credit cards all to support his operation.
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October 25th, 2007, 10:59 am by Gary Grado
A 50-year-old man was hospitalized with head injuries Wednesday after fighting with police.
According to a Mesa police summary of the incident, Daniel David Rickard was reaching for an officer’s utility belt near his weapon during the 6 p.m. struggle at 128 S. Hibbert. The officer stopped him for moving violations and Rickard lied about his identity, the summary states. The officer discovered his true identity and found Rickard was wanted on warrants. Rickard ran when the officer tried to arrest him, but the officer caught him and the struggle ensued. The officer suffered cuts and bruises while Rickard was sent to a hospital for head trauma.
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October 24th, 2007, 5:45 pm by Katie McDevitt
Mesa police department filled six open commander positions with four internal employees and two from outside the agency, officials announced Wednesday.Mesa’s new commanders are former traffic lieutenant Mario Lattanzio, former homeland security lieutenant Tony Lythgoe, former acting commanders Joe Shelley and Steve Stahl and Vicki Myers, of Michigan, and Michael Denney, who has worked for the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The candidates were selected during a worldwide search.
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October 24th, 2007, 4:57 pm by Katie McDevitt
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Wittmann man Tuesday on suspicion of sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl.Authorities said Raymond Harvey, 36, admitted to investigators that he rubbed a child’s chest area and kissed her. The child’s mom notified deputies of the crime. Harvey was booked into the 4th Avenue Jail on suspicion of two counts sexual abuse of a minor.
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October 24th, 2007, 1:23 pm by Katie McDevitt
A woman broke her ankle Tuesday after her Nissan Altima collided with a city garbage truck in
Mesa. Police said driver Tiffany Appelbe was southbound on Patton Street and failed to stop at a stop sign before colliding with a garbage truck. She was taken in an ambulance to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn for her ankle injury. Her car was extensively damaged, police said and the garbage truck had minor scratches.
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October 24th, 2007, 12:06 pm by Katie McDevitt
A woman whose body was found in the roadway October 14 in a Mesa neighborhood died from homicide, police said Wednesday. An autopsy conducted by the Maricopa County Forensic Science Center revealed 44-year-old Karen Jane Campbell was killed, but officials won’t say how she died.Her body was discovered in the 2700 Block of E. Leonora by a paper delivery person during the early morning hours. Police said Campbell’s body didn’t appear to have any signs of trauma.An investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information to call (480) 644-2211 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
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October 23rd, 2007, 6:37 pm by Jill Redhage
A Phoenix woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday for her role in financing a street gang, the New Mexican Mafia.Nancy Soto, 33, pleaded guilty earlier this month to one count of participating in a criminal syndicate, according to a press release from Attorney General Terry Goddard.
Goddard said that Soto helped finance the New Mexican Mafia, an Arizona prison and street gang, by cashing stolen checks from the U.S. mail at a Bank of America in Phoenix where co-defendant Rosalie Soto worked as a cashier. Rosalie Soto cashed the checks knowing they were fraudulent.
In March 2007, police executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence. The search revealed stolen U.S. mail, 25 stolen credit cards and 50 documents containing personal identifying information.
Soto was sentenced by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie.
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October 23rd, 2007, 6:13 pm by Jill Redhage
Attorney General Terry Goddard announced an agreement Tuesday with national grocer Kroger to implement new procedures to reduce sales of tobacco products to minors. Goddard joined 42 state Attorneys General and
Guam in this agreement.
Kroger agreed to check the ID of anyone purchasing tobacco products who appears to be younger than 27 and to accept only government-issued photo IDs, according to a press release from Goddard’s office. It also agreed not to use self-service sales, like vending machines, or free samples for tobacco products.
Now, an independent entity will conduct random compliance checks annually of Kroger stores. Kroger employees will receive training in laws and policies regarding tobacco sales to minors.
Kroger is the nation’s largest grocery chain with 2,468 supermarkets in 31 states and 779 convenience stores in 15 states. In Arizona, Kroger operates Fry’s, Fry’s Marketplace and Smith’s grocery store chains. Kroger operates 120 stores in
Arizona, making the state the company’s fifth largest market, according to the press release.
The agreement is the 11th in an ongoing, multi-state enforcement effort by state Attorneys General. Previous agreements cover all 7-Eleven, CVS, Wal-Mart, Walgreens and Rite Aid stores, as well as all gas stations and convenience stores operating under the Conoco, Phillips 66, 76, Exxon, Mobil, BP, Amoco, ARCO and Chevron brand names in the signing states. Combined, the agreements have established tobacco sale enforcement protocols at over 80,000 retail outlets across the nation.
To report a retailer you suspect to be selling tobacco to minors, please call the Counter Strike Hotline at (866) 342-7855 or (602) 542-1809 within the Phoenix area.
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