Archive for November, 2007
November 26th, 2007, 2:59 pm by Mike Branom
A 62-year-old traveler who suffered a heart attack aboard a plane departing Phoenix was saved by a fellow passenger and an airline employee.
The Ohio man was the 19th person resuscitated at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport since the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in December 2000. He was reported today to be in stable condition.
According to airport authorities, on Wednesday night a Mesa Airlines flight, operating as US Airways Express, was pulling away from the gate when the man collapsed.
Another passenger, an off-duty paramedic, checked the man for a pulse, didn’t detect a heartbeat and then began CPR. After the pilot pulled the plane back to the gate, a Mesa Airlines employee retrieved an AED and used it.
Phoenix fire paramedics on bicycles arrived in less than three minutes and determined that the man’s pulse had been restored.
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November 26th, 2007, 1:38 pm by Katie McDevitt
A man was arrested Friday in connection with a string of robberies in
Mesa that took place this month. Jonathan Lunsford, 26, was arrested along with his girlfriend Jenny Schrock, 34, who police believe helped in a crime by driving a getaway car following the most recent robbery on Friday. Lunsford was also in possession of cocaine, police said.Authorities said Lunsford admitted to four robberies during an interview after he was read his Miranda rights.Investigators cracked the case through gathering information, including a license plate number, after Friday’s robbery, police said.The robberies targeted convenience stores and a grocery store Nov. 9 through Nov. 23. Lunsford was booked into jail on suspicion of four counts armed robbery and one count possession of narcotics. Schrock was booked on suspicion of armed robbery.
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November 26th, 2007, 1:13 pm by Katie McDevitt
Three businesses and three man were robbed Sunday in what police are calling five unrelated incidents in
Mesa.
From police reports, the robberies in order of their occurrence:
- 1:42 a.m. Circle K store, 2709 W. Guadalupe Road. A man walked in and pointed a black handgun at the clerk and demanded money. He took the cash and ran away. Robber is described as black, 5 feet 3 inches with a medium build last seen wearing black pants, jacket and baseball cap, which was covered by a skullcap.
- 2:45 a.m., 708 North Country Club Drive. Two drunken men walking down the street were confronted by several assailants who possibly pointed a weapon at the men and demanded cash. The descriptions of the robbers are unclear because the victims were heavily intoxicated.
- 11:40 a.m., 45 West Broadway Road. A man sitting inside a vehicle is asked for a light by a man, who then grabbed his wallet and ran. The victim chased the robber, who then threw the wallet out the window of a Scion. The victim began fighting with the assailant until he heard a female voice holler “Get the gun.” At that point the victim backed up on foot and discovered a second man with an “assault-type rifle” pointed toward him. He ran away and the robbers left in their car. Police did not release descriptions in this incident.
- 9:44 p.m., Taco Bell, 1148 North Higley Road. Three men wearing masks robbed the restaurant with a gun and fled. Victims told police a man approached an employee who was sweeping the floor and pointed a handgun at her while two other men went to the back of the business and ordered the two other employees to go into the freezer. The assailants then took money from the safe and fled. Suspects were described as three white or Hispanic men, 5feet 6 inches to 5 feet 10 inches. One wore a black bandana, hat and unknown clothing. Another wore a black costume with a mask bearing the face of a skull, while the third wore a black bandana with white markings, black baseball hat and spoke in English.
- 9:58 p.m., hotel, 1410 S. Country Club Drive. A man wearing a mask as seen in the movie Scream walked into the hotel and demanded money from an employee. He then fled south on foot. He is described as light-skinned about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches and 170 pounds wearing a dark-colored pair of shorts and a black hooded sweatshirt.
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November 26th, 2007, 12:32 pm by Mike Branom
A suspected burglar was arrested in a Mesa home over the weekend.
Bradley James Black, 20, was taken into custody early Sunday after police found him hiding in a laundry room of a residence in the 1000 block of West Pecos Avenue. He was booked on suspicion of felony criminal damage and second-degree burglary.
When arrested, Black was bleeding from his left hand and drops of blood were seen throughout the home. Perhaps not coincidentally, officers found a rear bedroom window broken out.
Police responded to the home shortly before 2:30 a.m. after a neighbor saw a man removing property from a home where he knew the residents were on vacation.
Upon arrival, officers found several items laying in the front yard that appeared to have come from the house. Also, the front doors were open and damaged, and several pieces of furniture had been tipped over and damaged.
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November 26th, 2007, 11:30 am by Mike Branom
A man suspected of attempting to run over two Phoenix police officers has been arrested.
Timothy John Love, 27, was taken into custody on Sunday night. According to police, he suffered minor injuries by fighting with the arresting officers.
Earlier Sunday, Love allegedly drove his pickup at two officers as they attempted to question him over the use of a stolen credit card. One officer fired twice at Love but missed.
Love was booked into the 4th Avenue Jail on suspicion of several counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and possession of narcotic drugs.
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November 25th, 2007, 6:14 pm by Mike Branom
A fire in a closed motel was quickly knocked down by Tempe firefighters early this morning.
A police officer passing by the Apache Rivers Inn, 2090 E. Apache Blvd., noticed smoke about 1:30 a.m. The responding fire crew kept the blaze contained to one room, Tempe fire inspector Phil Rohe said.
It is believed an unknown person broke into one of the rooms and accidentally started the fire, Rohe said.
The boarded-up motel has been closed for weeks.
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November 25th, 2007, 6:11 pm by Mike Branom
A statewide anti-drunk driving campaign kicked off this weekend with 190 arrests, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety announced today.
The Holiday DUI Task Force began its enforcement Friday, and will continue operations until New Year’s Day.
Of the DUI arrests through two days, 56 drivers posted blood-alcohol levels of 0.15 or above. The average BAC was 0.143.
In Arizona, a driver is considered to be intoxicated with a BAC of 0.08.
Officers conducted nearly 2,700 traffic stops, and issued almost 1,000 citations for such violations as speeding, seat belts and child restraints.
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November 25th, 2007, 6:10 pm by Mike Branom
An inquiry began in earnest today into a suspicious fire that recently destroyed a Mormon church in Mesa.
Investigators from the city’s fire department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms began their probe with interviews, Mesa fire Capt. Mark Freeman said. It is protocol for that federal agency to respond to church fires.
The Mesa Arizona Lehi Stake building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1430 N. Grand, was gutted during the early-morning hours of Nov. 19.
Since then, the site has been fenced off.
The inquest was delayed because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Freeman said the investigation should conclude within a few days.
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November 23rd, 2007, 2:33 pm by Katie McDevitt
An early morning shooting left a man dead and another in critical condition Friday in
Phoenix.Police arrested Frank Caballeros, 17, in connection with the crime.Officers responded about 2 a.m. to a shooting call at 6202 S. 16th Place and found two victims with gunshot wounds. Paramedics took Zachary Cruz, 20, and Fernando Valdez, 22, to local hospitals. Cruz died at the hospital and Valdez remains in critical condition.Witnesses told police that the suspect got into an argument with Cruz at the party and shot him. Police said Valdez may have been struck by a bullet fragment. Authorities don’t know what caused the argument.Police searched for Caballeros Friday morning and received information that he was in the area of 20th Street and Southern Avenue. About 11:30 a.m., detectives established a perimeter and the suspect surrendered at 6039 19th Place without incident. Police are currently serving search warrants in three houses in the area. An investigation is ongoing.
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November 23rd, 2007, 10:59 am by daryljames
An armed man robbed a Diamond Shamrock service station about 7:55 a.m. in east
Mesa, police said.
Detective Chris Arvayo said the man entered the store at
Higley Road
and
University Drive
with a handgun and demanded money. Arvayo said a female driver waited outside the store in a getaway car, which witnesses described as a dark green or blue Hyundai Elantra.
The couple left in the car with an undisclosed amount of money, Arvayo said.
He described the robber as a white male in his 30s about 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. Arvayo said he wore a red baseball hat, blue shirt and blue jeans. Arvayo said the driver was a Hispanic female driver in her 20s with dark hair.
Arvayo said no injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.
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