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The brother of a man wanted for killing an armored guard in a brazen 2004 robbery outside an Ahwatukee Foothills theater was sentenced Monday to three years probation for giving false information to authorities investigating the case.
David J. Brown was was originally charged with obstruction of justice for tampering with a car belonging to his brother, Derek Brown, but he has since cooperated with authorities in attempting to find the fugitive, court records show.
Derek Brown, is wanted for the Nov. 29, 2004, robbery and shooting death of Robert Palomares.

A man was robbed of his wallet and cell phone Sunday in Mesa despite the fact that he was taking his child out of the car, police said.

The robbery occurred about 3:50 p.m. at 2343 West Main Street. The victim told police the assailant ran south and got into a black Toyota Camry made in the early to mid 90s.

The victim wasn’t able to give police a detailed description of the suspect. He is described as black, in his early teens wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. Also, the victim told police the man displayed a gun with a red and green flashing light on top of it.

Police are searching for two men who tapped a woman’s car window with the handle of a gun in Mesa and attempted to carjack her as she was stopped at a red light with two small children in her car.

One suspect is described as Hispanic, 17 to 20 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and 150 to 160 pounds with a shaved head wearing a white T-shirt. The other is described as Hispanic, 17 to 20 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches, 160 to 165 pounds with short dark hair and a black T-shirt.  They were last seen driving a gray or silver four-door Ford Focus with tinted windows.

The incident occurred at the intersection of Southern Avenue and Extension Road about 10 p.m. When the woman driving the car was told to get out, she tried to grab her children and the carjackers fled the scene. They were last seen traveling south on Extension Road.

A suspected drunken driver fled police during a traffic stop, then lost control and crashed into a light pole near

A suspected drunken Gilbert man told police he was messing around with friends and shooting guns in the desert in
East Mesa when his friend accidentally stabbed him.

Police said Daniel Roberts, 36, was taken to Banner Baywood Medical Center about 9:30 a.m. to be treated for his injuries. Police said the man was uncooperative and unwilling to give any additional information.

Gilbert police arrested a 33-year-old man Saturday who urinated on his girlfriend and choked a 14-year-old boy who tried to help the woman.
According to a written Gilbert police summary of the incident, police responded to a domestic violence call at 11:40 p.m. at 1300 W. Warner Road after several witnesses called 911.
Police had to use a stun gun to control Samuel Willette after he had broke a window, threw his 29-year-old girlfriend to the ground, choked and then urinated on her.

Gilbert police arrested a 27-year-old man Saturday after the truck he was driving rolled over.
According to a written Gilbert police summary of the incident, police used a stun gun on Pete Patterson after he became combative towards officers as paramedics treated him.
The 1981 Ford pickup truck Patterson was driving hit a parked car in the area of Western Skies and Orchard Way and flipped, trapping Patterson. His passenger, Amanda Pruit, crawled out of the wreck. Both suffered minor injuries.

A grand jury on Thursday indicted a Chandler man who a teenager whacked with a baseball bat during a burglary.

A man was found dead Sunday by Phoenix police responding to a call complaining about gun shots in the area. 

According to Sgt. Joel Tranter, the victim was found at 1900 N. 69th Ave. in Phoenix. His name has not been released by authorities, pending notification of next of kin. No description of the victim was available.

It was not known whether there were any witnesses to the deadly shooting.

Police did not release suspect descriptions Sunday, but an investigation was ongoing.

Phoenix police ask anyone with information to call (602) 262-6141 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

Devon Hersom contributed to this blog.

Two men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana and selling it out of a U-Haul truck in
Phoenix.

Police booked Mario Dominguez, 33, and Gilberto Betran-Bercerra, 32, into jail on suspicion of marijuana for sale and weapons charges.

Phoenix police somehow received information that people were selling drugs from a parked U-haul truck at 6451 West Van Buren Streetand began watching the area. Police said they saw the two suspects loading items from the truck into a van.

When the suspects drove away in the van, police made a traffic stop on the men. The suspects bailed out of the car and ran off into a neighborhood, but were soon captured, police said.

The cops found about 150 marijuana and two handguns in the van, and after a search warrant was served at a business where the U-Haul truck was parked, the rest of the marijuana was located and so was a rifle.

The street value of the drugs is estimated at $1 million.