When KTVK-TV (Channel 3) anchor Tara Hitchcock received a telephone call Tuesday from a Tribune reporter inquiring about her past speeding tickets in Scottsdale, she thought it was her morning anchor cohort Scott Pasmore playing a joke on her.
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Author ArchiveChannel 3’s Tara Hitchcock pauses to discuss speeding ticketsAugust 15th, 2007, 12:16 pm by mikesakalDesert Arroyo students near judgements on sexual-related chargesJune 26th, 2007, 4:53 pm by mikesakalOne of two 14-year-old boys accused of inappropriately touching girls and exposing themselves to fellow students at Desert Arroyo Middle School, was found guilty of public indecency-related charges and the other boy will know in September if he is found guilty of harsher offenses.One of the boys admitted to two misdemeanor counts of attempted indecent exposure to a minor and was found guilty at a hearing June 19 by Maricopa County Juvenile Court Judge Luis Araneta, according to court records.Under a plea agreement, a felony charge of sex abuse against the boy was dismissed, and he is required to participate in a psychological evaluation to be reviewed by the judge at the time of his disposition hearing (sentencing) next month. He also could be ordered to submit to a physical, psychiatric and psychological examination if directed by his probation officer, according to the court documents.The other boy, who was described as popular by fellow students who were interviewed by Scottsdale police, was charged with eight counts of sexual abuse, one count each of child molestation, attempted sexual conduct with a minor, disorderly conduct and assault, and two counts each of public sexual indecency and indecent exposure. Some of the charges are felonies.The boy appeared with his family and the Rev. Oscar Tillman, president of the Maricopa County Chapter of the NAACP before Judge James Keppel for an adjudication hearing on Tuesday. But Keppel rescheduled the hearing for September to allow the boy Scottsdale smoke shop robbedJune 22nd, 2007, 12:22 pm by mikesakalA man who robbed a south Scottsdale smoke shop Friday morning pepper sprayed a customer before he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.The man, described as being in his 30s or 40s and wearing a red shirt with ragged shorts that feature roses on them, entered the Coughing Canary Smoke Shop at 7162 E. Thomas Road about 9:49 a.m. and demanded money from the clerk, Scottsdale police said. As he demanded the money, he sprayed one of the clerk Sex trial concludes for former Saguaro janitorMay 30th, 2007, 6:35 pm by mikesakalA jury has yet to hand down a verdict in the case of Roberto Lemus-Retana, the former ABM janitorial worker accused of several counts of sexual conduct with a 14-year-old girl inside a building at Scottsdale Dr. Pearl Tang’s assaulter pleads guiltyMay 30th, 2007, 6:35 pm by mikesakalOne of Paradise Valley Mesa man shot in attempted robberyMay 28th, 2007, 9:46 pm by mikesakalA 31-year-old Mesa man was shot in the leg in front of his house after a 41-year-old man was hit over the head with a pistol by three teenagers who attempted to rob a family at a residence late Friday.Three teenage Hispanic males, described as 17 to 19 years old, pulled up to a house in the 600 block of South Sycamore in a white four-door car about 10 p.m. and tried to rob the family and friends of the man who was shot, according to Mesa police.After the 41-year-old man was hit over the head with a pistol, the 31-year-old man was shot in the leg, resulting in a broken leg, according to police.The man who was hit in the head with the pistol was treated for a minor injury at the scene, according to police. The car the trio fled in was described as possibly a Chrsyler 300M Series with 20" chrome rims, police said. 11 tied up in Mesa deli robberyMay 28th, 2007, 9:27 pm by mikesakalMesa police are searching for three men who robbed a Mesa deli Friday afternoon and left 14 people tied up inside with plastic zip ties.The 10 customers and four workers at the Primo Food and Deli, 1931 W. University, told police that each of the three men had handguns as they robbed establishment about 12:58 p.m., tied up the victims and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.The people were tied up for about 15 minutes before a delivery driver discovered them inside the deli, according to Mesa police.The people inside the deli were able to begin cutting themselves free as police arrived.The men who robbed the deli were described as three Hispanic males, 18 to 25 years old and each wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. Girl rescued from near drowningMay 28th, 2007, 8:40 pm by mikesakalA good samaritan jumped into a swimming pool and rescued a four-year-old girl from a near-drowning at a Mesa apartment complex on Monday.The woman noticed the girl below water and not moving inside the pool at the Bayview Apartments, 1930 N. Country Club Road about 6 p.m. before she jumped into the pool filled with several people, pulled the girl out of the water and performed CPR on her, according to Mesa Fire Capt. John Delaney.After the woman, whose name was not available, performed CPR on the girl, the girl coughed up water and became conscious, Delaney said.The girl, whose name was not released, was transported to Desert Samaritan in Mesa, and her condition was not known by authorities late Monday. Strip club now topless, bottomlessMay 28th, 2007, 8:33 pm by mikesakalA fire destroyed a strip club on the Scottsdale-Tempe border early Monday.Fire crews from the Rural Metro, Scottsdale and Tempe fire departments responded to a 911 call about 5:35 a.m. Monday after two workers discovered a blaze inside a room at Fantasy Island, 963 E. Curry Road on a county island area, according to Rural Metro District Chief Michael Long.The 9,000 square-foot building is a total loss, and its origin and damage amount are under investigation, according to Long.When crews arrived, there were heavy flames coming from the interior and exterior of the building, and after the workers told firefighters no one was in the building, no one entered the building because of the extensive damage it had already sustained, Long said.No injuries were reported, Long said.Crews fought the blaze for several hours and will be monitoring the property throughout the night for any flames rekindling from hotspots, Long said. 101-year-old Chandler mom gets her badgeMay 28th, 2007, 6:57 pm by mikesakalPauline Bolton of Chandler will be beaming with pride on Tuesday when Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio adds her to his 3,000 member posse of volunteers.Bolton - the 101-year-old mother of Phoenix police officer Levi Bolton, wanted to spice up her life - so what did she do?She recently asked Arpaio to make her a member of his posse that consists of men and women who perform a myriad of volunteer duties.There was just no way the sheriff could shoot down her request.At 9 a.m. Tuesday, (May 29) Arpaio will bestow Bolton with her badge during a ceremony at her assisted living home in Chandler, and she’ll become the oldest member of the posse.What will Bolton’s duties be?She’ll be placed on "special duty" by serving as head of security at the nursing home where she’ll be in charge of keeping everyone there in line, Arpaio said. |