Month: November 2014

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Personal Injury Wrongful Death

Man Found at Bus Stop wounded By Gunshot

Man Found at Bus Stop wounded By Gunshot

Police Investigating Situation Where Man Was Found With a Gunshot Wound

 

Fridays. Especially holiday Fridays, you see all kinds of craziness. The police are now investigating where a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Friday.

 

Sgt. Johnathan Howard, from the Phoenix Police Department said that the injured man that had been found at a local bus stop near 51st Avenue and Osborn. The man was quickly transported to the local hospital after he was found, but he sadly died after her arrived to the hospital.

 

Police Investigate Gunshot Victim’s Death

 

Lt. Kimberly Mitchell from the Phoenix Police Department, stated that someone who had been walking in the area was the one to call 911 after they had spotted the gunshot victim on the floor. The victim reportedly told the person who called 911 that he had been shot around two hours earlier.

 

Even though the man gave what information he could, he wasn’t able to provide the police any suspect information. The police are not looking for a particular suspect at this time, only because they do not know who shot the victim. Lt. Mitchell also said that there had been a luggage bag at the scene, however it did not belong to the gunshot victim.

 

Police do not know if the victim was transient or not. Police closed down the Northbound 51 Avenue from Osborn Road to Crittenden Lane so that they could investigate the scene.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/west-phoenix/police-man-found-with-gunshot-wound-in-west-phoenix-died-at-hospital

 

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New Domestic Violence Shelter Gives Victims Hope

Two Shot During Domestic Dispute

Victims of Domestic Abuse Go to Shelter and Receive Hope

 

Domestic violence is often getting shoved under the rug. It seems like you can beat your spouse, go to jail for a week then just a probation period. Recently it’s becoming more popular for people in the public eye, such as football players or baseball players to be able to be accused of domestic violence and they just get a little slap on the wrist and everything is all good.  However, there are domestic violence advocates trying to bring awareness and trying to turn headlines about domestic violence into a different sight.

 

Maria Garay’s Statement about Domestic Violence

Historically we don’t want to talk about domestic violence. And I think for the first time the NFL. and the focus on them is allowing people to talk about domestic violence. I think that’s a very good think because we need to talk about it more as society. One in 4 women will be impacted by domestic violence.

 

Maria runs the “Sojourner Center” which is an “organizations that offers shelter to women and children who are victims of domestic violence”.  Since this is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Sojourner Center is concentrating on relaunching their efforts of awareness of domestic violence. The shelter center is also going to be reaching out to the community to help those victim families who have pets as well as doing more research to get insight of what causes domestic violence.

 

 Maria’s Statement about Plans for the Shelter

Pets, believe it or not are a big factor in domestic violence. Many women don’t want to leave because they have a pet and they don’t want to leave the animal behind.

 

The shelter center is also trying to research more about a new trend that they have been seeing amongst the domestic violence victims. They’ve noticed that a lot of the women are showing signs of head trauma and signs of a concussion.

 

Maria’s Statement

95% of women who have been impacted by domestic violence report that they have concussions or similar trauma brain injuries. That’s significant and we need to do and know more.

 

They are asking that if you know of anyone who has or is a victim of domestic abuse/violence to please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/sojourner-center-offers-help-resources-to-domestic-violence-victims

 

 

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Wrongful Death

Car Wash Shooting Kills 54 Year Old Man

Car Wash Shooting Kills 54 Year Old Man

Phoenix Car Wash Shooting Leaves One Dead

 

According to the Police, a suspect shot a man at a car wash in Phoenix and then had a seat on the ground nearby the incident. James Holmes who is a spokesman with the Phoenix Police said that the victim was a male. He was at a car wash that was near 3rd Street and McDowell Road on Sunday. The shooting happened around two, thirty in the evening. The suspect just walked up to the victim and shot him.

 

Mr. Holmes said that the suspect had walked only a short distance from the scene and then sat down under a tree while holding his weapon. The responding officers were luckily able to convince him to give him self up after some negotiations. Holmes also stated that the victim had died from his gunshot injuries. A police lieutenant who was at the scene told the local news that the suspect and the victim were related.

 

 Police Investigate Car Wash Shooting

 

The police were able to identify the victim. The Phoenix Police say that the victim was a fifty-four year old man named David Pacheco-Chavez. The car was that he was shot and killed at was the Los Olivos Car Wash.

 

Police are unsure of why the suspect would shoot his family member. Especially since the victim and suspect lived together. But apparently there might have been an on-going dispute between them. The victim, David Pacheco-Chavez was actually an employee of the Los Olivos Car Wash.

 

This might sound like a strange shooting and it is, but sadly these kind of random shootings aren’t uncommon. It’s sad that these family members couldn’t work out their differences peacefully instead of it ending with one of their lives.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/victim-idd-in-phoenix-car-wash-shooting

 

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Pot Dispensary Shut Down For No License

Pot Dispensary Shut Down For No License

Pot Dispensary in Phoenix Closed Down for No Dispensary License

According to a Phoenix Police spokesman, a Phoenix pot dispensary has been shut down for lack of a dispensary license.

Sgt. Tommy Thompson, Phoenix spokesman, said that the investigators served a search warrant at the Green Thumb Academy. The store was at Seventh Street and Virginia. The search brought the detectives to finding six and a half pounds of high-grade marijuana.

Sgt. Thompson said that the police Drug Enforcement Bureau had been getting complaints from dispensaries that actually had a license about The Green Thumb Academy. The complaints claimed that The Green Thumb Academy was illegally posing as an authorized dispensary. That is what started the investigation that lasted several months.

Drug Enforcement Bureau officer, Lt. Darren Vine, said that the employees left the scene as soon as the police squads showed up that Thursday at the dispensary. After the authorities arrived inside, the manager of The Green Thumb was “less than forthcoming” with any information about the illegal dispensary.

At first the investigators didn’t know who truly knew about the “business” or not. They “employees” were called “volunteers”. According to Lt. Vine after the illegal business opened they started getting complaints about The Green Thumb taking business from legal dispensaries.

Lt. Vine Wasn’t Surprised by the Illegal Dispensary

Unfortunately we have operations like this that operate illegally.

Sgt. Thompson said that usually  in these type of cases they do not “go after” the customers, because the “business” is at fault and responsible for it. He also said that the illegal dispensary asked the customers to make a cash “donation” for the marijuana. The amount that they business requested is close to the same amount as on the street.

The illegal business showed all the signs of being a true, legal medical marijuana dispensary. However inside of the the store there was no liscense to be found. Police are still searching the premise and continuing their investigation.

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/06/05/phoenix-pot-dispensary-raided-abrk/10023989/

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assault Personal Injury

Police Investigating Robbery at Circle K

Police Investigating Robbery at Circle K

Silent Witness Trying to Solve Circle K Robbery Mystery

 

Silent Witness is a great program to help solve crime cases but also protects the person giving the information. Silent Witness is looking to help solve a robbery that happened at a Phoenix Circle K back in late October.

 

According to a NEWS release, the robbery happened at almost two o’clock in the morning on Monday, October 27th. The robbery happened at a convenience store that is located near 32nd Street and Chandler Boulevard.

 

Robbery Happens at Circle K in Phoenix

 

According to the release, a suspect had reportedly entered the store and then took some items from behind the register, however when he was leaving the man grabbed the young store employee and then forced the poor girl against the cash register until she handed over the money from the register.

 

The male suspect then tried to force the frightened woman out of the store with him, however he dropped the money and she was luckily able to get away from the robber. The man then grabbed the money and fled the store.

 

The suspect is described as a man who is in his early to mid twenties. He is around six foot, one inch tall and weighs around one hundred and ninety pounds. The man has sliver teeth and was last seen wearing a black ski mask, white tank top, tan and black shorts as well as black shoes.

 

Police is asking that if you have any information about the robbery to please call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS. There is also a reward being offered, up to one thousand dollars. The reward is offered for any helpful information. Don’t worry Silent Witness is a safe way to report anything that you might know and you have no worries.
Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/man-sought-in-phx-circle-k-robbery

 

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Man Pushed Onto Tracks, Struck by Train

Man Pushed Onto Tracks, Struck by Train

Man Pushed Onto Subway Train Track and Killed

 

According to the police a man who was standing on a subway platform with his wife had been pushed onto the tracks Sunday morning. They said it was by another man. The victim was struck and killed by an oncoming train. Whoever pushed the man fled the scene. How horrible would that be? Just enjoying a Sunday with your honey then bam, someone ends it just by a little shove.

 

The police say that the unidentified man pushed the sixty-one year old, Wai Kuen Kwok off of the platform at the Grand Concourse and East 67th Street station. The authorities say that the act appeared to be “unprovoked”. Mr. Kwok was hit by a southbound D train at 8:40 in the morning. He was then pronounced dead at the scene. Police are calling this a homicide. Luckily, his wife wasn’t injured as well.

 

Suspect Had No Known Motive for Pushing Man onto Train Tracks

 

Police say that there was no indication that Kwok knew the suspect or that they had, had an altercation before Mr. Kwok was pushed. Witnesses told the police that they thought the man had fled the subway station after shoving Kwok and jumped onto a City bus.

 

The authorities later released a video surveillance that showed a man wearing a dark jacket. He was getting off of a city bus and walked into a store. The man later comes out of the store and was smoking a cigarette, then walked away. The Police say that the man is wanted for questioning in the connection of Mr. Kwok’s death.

 

Train accidents are common, unfortunately but being pushed onto the tracks for no reason isn’t. Hopefully the police can find the suspect and give the victim’s wife some peace knowing her husband’s killer is caught.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/national/police-man-killed-by-train-was-pushed-onto-tracks

 

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