James Nivison of Gilbert drowned in a pool Tuesday morning at a residence in the 3500 block of South Sawmill Road. According to Gilbert police, Nivison, 41, was swimming with another adult who lives at the residence. That person, who police didn’t identify, told police he didn’t notice Nivison under the water.
Police respionded to a call they received at 4:30 a.m. They said Nivison may have been under water for 20 minutes. Police added that there were indications that alcohol may have been a factor in the drowning.
Archive for the 'Gilbert' CategoryGilbert man drowns in poolAugust 5th, 2008, 7:28 am by John LeptichGilbert woman sentenced for theft of $700,000August 4th, 2008, 4:07 pm by Katie McDevittA Gilbert woman has been sentenced to six years in prison and four years of supervised probation for stealing more than $700,000 from a Mesa business, while managing its finances. Deborah Lynn Ward, 47, pleaded guilty on April 29 to theft and forgery and was sentenced Thursday. According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Ward managed the finances for Superstition Crushing, a family-owned company, and wrote many checks to herself over a year’s time. Officials said she covered up the thefts by moving money from the tax-withholding bank accounts to the company operating account. This left the company vulnerable to IRS penalties for failure to pay withholding taxes. Construction mishap forces road closure in GilbertAugust 4th, 2008, 9:10 am by John Leptich20-year-old threatens Gilbert court employeeAugust 1st, 2008, 5:14 pm by Devon HersomA 20-year-old man threatened bodily harm to a Gilbert court clerk Friday, police say, and was later arrested for disorderly conduct. According to Sgt. Mark Marino of Gilbert police, Tyler Short threatened the clerk while he was at the Gilbert court office at 75 E. Civic Center Drive close to 12 p.m. Friday. Marino would not release what Short said to the clerk, but said that he threatened bodily harm. Short left the offices following the threat and a criminal apprehension team located him soon after, Marino said. Short will be charged with disorderly conduct, but Marino said he was unsure about any other charges that may be placed against the suspect. Police: Child porn found on computer of peeping tomJuly 28th, 2008, 4:30 pm by Devon HersomAfter sifting through a computer library of 30,000 stored pictures, police found images depicting child pornography on a computer belonging to a man charged with taking photos under the skirt of a 14-year-old in Gilbert Wednesday, police say. Gilbert police arrested Bradley Allen Trotter in a Wal-Mart parking lot at Loop 202 and Williams Field Road close to 3:40 p.m. Wednesday. After searching Trotter’s home, police found several images depicting child porn in a library of 30,000 images Trotter had stored on his computer drives. Trotter has been charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, according to a Gilbert police release. Gilbert police said that Trotter may have other victims and believe he visited several Wal-Mart stores and a Target store before his arrest. He visited a Mesa Wal-Mart at McKellips and Greenfield roads on the day of his arrest at 11 a.m. Police believe that Trotter went to a Wal-Mart and Target in Tolleson on Tuesday. Man identified as robber at 2 stores in Mesa, 1 in GilbertJuly 22nd, 2008, 1:56 pm by John LeptichA man robbed three stores within a three-hour period Monday before being arrested, according to Mesa and Gilbert police. Mesa police took Cody Petersen, 36, into custody about 5 p.m. Monday. According to a report, a man police later identified as Petersen entered the Payless ShoeSource at 1221 S. Gilbert Road about 9:30 a.m. and demanded money from an employee at the register. The report shows that Petersen made a vague verbal threat and did not display a weapon. The employee gave Petersen money from the cash register. Petersen also took merchandise and left, according to the report. Payless did not have video of the incident. The second robbery occurred at 12:30 p.m. at KoMo, a clothing store at 1280 S. Country Club Drive. Police reports show Petersen entered the store and selected some clothing. He went to the front counter, said he had a gun and demanded money. The report indicates that Petersen wasn’t given any money and left with the clothing. Employees didn’t see a gun. At around 2:30 p.m., a man entered Priya Dry Cleaners at 53 N. Val Vista Road in Gilbert and demanded cash. A police report shows that he told a cashier he had a gun and would shoot if the cashier didn’t give him money. Gilbert police discovered that their Mesa counterparts responded to two similar robberies earlier in the day and arrested Petersen. In a photo lineup, the cashier in Gilbert identified Petersen as the man who held up the dry cleaners. Mesa police said Petersen faces two counts of robbery. Gilbert motorcycle officer out of hospitalJuly 18th, 2008, 1:25 pm by Devon HersomA Gilbert motorcycle officer that was hurt in a traffic accident was released from the hospital Thursday, according to a Gilbert spokesman. Officer Robert DeMichiel was released from Scottsdale Osborn but will still have to complete physical therapy sessions and have surgery to remove glass fragments in his wrist, a statement said. He also received some nerve damage on his neck and shoulder. His recovery time was unknown and Gilbert police have not set a date for DeMichiel to return to duty. DeMichiel was driving his Gilbert police motorcycle Saturday evening when he collided with a vehicle that entered the roadway near the intersection of Lindsay and Smoke Tree Roads. The driver of the other vehicle, 18-year-old Gilbert resident Chelsea Bobigian, was not injured and no citations have been issued. 2 arrested for damaging cars with BB gunJuly 17th, 2008, 10:42 am by Devon HersomGilbert police have arrested two men suspected of shooting and damaging numerous cars with a BB gun late Wednesday. The men, 28-year-old Edward Rodriguez and 18-year-old Phillip Anthony Rodriguez, were booked into Madison Street Jail for criminal damage of vehicles in a neighborhood northeast of the intersection of Higley and Queen Creek Roads. One of the men also had an outstanding warrant, police said. Morning jogger spots naked man in GilbertJuly 17th, 2008, 10:04 am by Devon HersomA woman jogging on a busy Gilbert road passed by another jogger early Thursday and discovered that the man was only wearing tennis shoes. According to Gilbert police, the female jogger saw a naked man running towards her around 5:30 a.m. near the east canal bank at Warner and Gilbert Roads and said to him, “Is this a prank?” He told her it was a prank and continued to run for about 1/4 mile. He then stopped and put his shorts and shirt back on, the woman told police. The woman described the man as a 20 to 30-year-old white male, 5′10″ with blond hair and a tattoo of a sun on this thigh, police said. Gilbert officer hit by car still in hospitalJuly 15th, 2008, 3:49 pm by Devon HersomGilbert police officer Robert DeMichiel remains in the hospital Wednesday after his police motorcycle was hit by an 18-year-old Gilbert woman on Saturday. According to Sgt. Mark Marino, DeMichiel remains in the hospital to undergo more testing to look for further injuries he may have received. Marino said DeMichiel does not have any broken bones, but has received lacerations and bruising from the accident and remains at Scottsdale Osborn hospital. DeMichiel was injured after a car pulled in front of his police motorcycle and he was unable to stop in time. He was heading back to his station on Lindsey Road and struck near Smoke Tree Road at 11 p.m. after a DUI arrest earlier in the evening. |