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Man Admits to Being High and Drunk When Crashing into Officer

Man Admits to Being High and Drunk When Crashing into Officer

Judge Gives Maximum Sentence To Man Who Crashed into Officer

 

A judge has given the maximum sentence to a young man (twenty four years old) who admitted to being drunk and high at the time he crashed into a Phoenix Police Officer. The police Officer Daryl Raetz was killed by the twenty-four year old last year. After the crash Officer Raetz was taken to the hospital where he sadly died.

 

Jesus Cabrera-Molina has been sentenced to only eight years in prison, as well as seven years of probation for negligent homicide and deadly hit and run. At first Molina pleaded not guilty however he quickly changed his plea to no contest.

 

According to the police report, Officer Raetz was conducting a DUI stop back in May 2013. That is when another vehicle had hit him at about three:thirty in the morning, and then fled towards 51st Avenue and Cambridge. Officer Raetz was only twenty-nine years old. He was also veteran from the Iraq war and had been a Phoenix Police Officer for six years. Molina is an undocumented immigrant.

 

Officer Raetz Wife’s Question to Molina

Why did you do drugs, kill my husband and drive away? No more saying you don’t remember.

 

 

Officer Raetz might be gone, but his wife, Stephanie wants his little girl to remember him as the hero that he was.

Stephanie’s Statement to the Judge

How does a 7-year-old know to ask questions about someone else’s actions? ‘Mom, why did he choose to kill my dad?

The officers on scene said that they heard some very “chilling accounts” of what had happened that night.

Officer Jennifer Moore’s Statement

The gut-wrenching high low tone is a sound that makes every officer stop in their tracks. And their heart skips a beat. There is nothing like a friend getting on the radio and saying ‘officer down. I saw Daryl laying in the middle of the road. He wasn’t moving. As Daryl layed (sic) on the road, it proved to be his final battle. I knew Darryl was dead. So we will make sure that they are great ones for her, by always telling her her dad lived as only a hero could.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/jesus-cabrera-molina-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-in-death-of-phoenix-police-officer-daryl-raetz

 

 

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Final Suspect in Marijuana Trafficking Has Been Sentenced

Final Suspect in Marijuana Trafficking Has Been Sentenced

Final Defendant in Drug Trafficking Case Sentenced

 

Drug trafficking is sadly becoming a pretty popular thing. People are getting big time into the drug trafficking and making thousands of dollars on it. A recent breakthrough in the Phoenix drug trafficking case left 14 defendants to be judged and prosecuted. The federal prosecutors stated that the final defendant in the case involved a Phoenix Marijuana trafficking and robbery operation has now been sentenced.

 

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona stated that Issac Reed who is thirty-two years old has been sentenced on Thursday for two years in prison.  Issac Reed didn’t fight the charges, he pleaded guilty back in February to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana.

 

14 Defendants All Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

 

The authorities say that fourteen of the defendants have now all been sentenced for their roles in the marijuana drug trafficking as well as some armed robberies as well as a fatal shooting of a “co-conspirator”. According to the prosecutors, they have been doing the drug trafficking gig for quite a while. The organization has been going on since September 2009 to January 2011. The had a pretty good run at it. first the would steal the marijuana from the deals and then divide it among themselves so that they could sale it locally or even out of state.

 

According to the prosecutors, the fourteen defendants also made an attempt to steal almost 200 pounds of marijuana. Their attempt at the theft led to the death of Brandon Edwards. Hopefully when these fourteen people return to civilization, they’ve learned their lesson and will get their lives on track. Maybe this will also be a warning to others who are on this kick and see that eventually, you will get caught and suffer the consequences of your actions.

 

Source:  https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/last-defendant-in-phoenix-drug-case-sentenced

 

 

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Man Charged For Stabbing A Person at Walgreens

Man Charged For Stabbing A Person at Walgreens

Man Imprisoned for Stabbing Walgreens Customer

 

Times are getting pretty tough when you can’t even go to the local pharmacy without being attacked. Personally I would be terrified to be a bank teller, convince store employee or anything that has to do with dealing with money in the public. People are struggling and will do anything to get some money. Heck most people that are robbing others are just trying to take the easy way out.

 

A man has now been charged for the attempts of first-degree murder. He allegedly was involve with stabbing a customer at Walgreens. The suspect, Christopher Gale purchased a knife from the local Walmart on September 21st. Christoper used the knife to stab a Walgreens customer who was shopping at the time. The Walgreens was located at West Osborn Road and North Central Avenue, according to the police.

 

Christoper Gale Attacks Walgreens Customer

 

According to the Phoenix Police, Christopher approached the shopper from behind and stabbed the female victim in the back of her neck. The lady then turned to face Christoper Gale and that is when he told her that he was “I’m killing you to save the world”. She then pushed him away and screamed. The victim and suspect did not know each other.

 

Luckily a federal agent was in the store as well, he was off duty at the time. The federal agent was standing in line at the checkout when he heard the female victim scream. The agent then ran to see what was happening. The agent was luckily armed and pointed the gun at Christoper Gale. He took control of the situation and yelled for Christoper to drop to the ground, Gald complied. The federal agent then held Christopher at gunpoint until the police backup was able to arrive. The suspect was read his Miranda rights and then Christopher admitted to buying the knife because he just wanted to “stab and kill” someone.

 

The female victim suffered from a large laceration and puncture wound to the base of her head. Authorities say it was 1.75” deep.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/pd-man-charged-after-stabbing-walgreens-customer

 

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Search for Male Who Tried to Kidnap a Lady in Apartment Complex

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Police Search for Male who Tried to Assault a Woman in Apartment Complex

 

Police are now on the hunt for a man who is accused of trying to force a woman into a choke hold and then attempting to kidnap and sexually assault her. This happened at a local Phoenix apartment complex.

 

The press released that came out on August 25th, stated that a twenty-eight year old woman had been visiting her friend who lived at the West 35th Apartments. The victim parked at the apartment complex and then as she was walking she suddenly noticed someone was following behind her. The stranger asked for the time, she told him the time and then things got even creepier for the woman. The male suspect came up behind her and allegedly put her into a choke hold and then forced her to the ground.

 

Male Suspects Tries to get Victim to Perform Sexual Acts

 

The male suspect then proceeded to pull down his shorts and tried to get the poor woman to perform sexual acts. The woman screamed for help and luckily a resident who lived at the complex was able to run to help her and pulled the male suspect off of her. They say that the suspect ran southbound and into a local strip mall that is located nearby.  The surveillance camera at the complex showed that the suspect was following a car into the gated area of the complex. Some of the residents of the complex said that they had noticed a suspicious male hanging around the complex area that had matched the suspect’s description.

 

Police said that the victim was found out of state and she was just visiting a friend at the time of the attack. The Residents say that they had been alerted of the incident by the complex management. They were asked to lock their doors and report anything out of the ordinary.

 

 

Male Suspect’s Description

The suspect is described as a black male; 15-20 years old, between 5 foot 8 inches and 5 foot 11 inches tall, thin build and black hair. He was wearing a purple basketball jersey, black basketball shorts; Adidas flip flops with white socks.

If anyone has any information about this incident they are asked to call 602-262-6141 which is the Phoenix Police Department or 480-WITNESS for the Silent Witness line.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/pd-man-sought-in-attempted-kidnapping-sexual-assault-of-woman-in-north-phoenix

 

 

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Cardinals Player Charged For Abusing His Wife and Son

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Cardinals Running Back In Trouble for Abusing His Wife and Son

 

Jonathan Dwyer who is a running back for the Cardinals, is in some trouble. He allegedly head-butted his wife as well as punched her. He allegedly threw a shoe at their infant son and even threatened to commit suicide if she contacted the police.  Talk about a crazy situation. The domestic abuse case had started back in July. The court records showed that Dwyer allegedly tried to kiss his wife and remove her clothing at their apartment in Phoenix. She resisted and even told her husband to stop several times. She even bit his lip to try to get away from him, that is when he allegedly head-butted her.

 

Court records show that a witness even heard the yelling and they then called the police. When the officers got to the scene, the saw the wife and the young boy (17 months at the time). She had lied to the police and told them she was alone and was “just arguing with a relative over the phone”. However the investigators didn’t fall for it and while they were there investigating they found Dwyer in the bathroom.

 

The wife left as soon as the police did. She did return after Dwyer supposedly sent her a text saying he would kill himself as well as a picture of a knife. She later told the investigators that Dwyer threatened to kill himself in front of her and their son if she told the police. The following day things got out of hand yet again. Another argument led Dwyer to allegedly punch his wife and throw a show at their son’s stomach. The wife did try to call the police, but Dwyer threw the phone from their second story apartment window.

Witnesses See Wife’s Bruising Face from Cardinals Player’s Abuse

Witnesses say that they did see swelling and bruising on the wife’s face. They even heard her admit that someone had hit her. The wife left Arizona and then reported the alleged assault the Phoenix Police Department. She only felt safe enough to tell after she left Arizona. She even sent the investigators photos of the tore up apartment and the messages from Dwyer.

Cardinals Player, Dwyer was arrested on Wednesday for suspicion of aggravated assault, criminal damage, and preventing someone from calling 911. He, of course, has denied all allegations of physical abuse. He did however admit that he punched the walls in their apartment and then threw his wife’s phone. He was released Thursday morning after bail was posted.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/jonathan-dwyer-update-dwyer-head-butted-wife-broke-her-nose-at-phoenix-home-police-say

 

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Two People Shot During Domestic Dispute

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Police Investigate Domestic Dispute Shooting

 

Times are hard and relationships are hard. Domestic Dispute’s are happening more and more, and they rarely have a happy ending.  Phoenix Police stay pretty busy with domestic dispute calls, however Sunday’s call was a little different than their normal calls. Phoenix police are now investigating a domestic dispute after two people were found shot inside of a Phoenix home on Sunday.

 

Phoenix Police Sgt. Steve Martos stated that the Phoenix Officers had responded to a call of a shooting that was near the Camelback Road and 28th Street areas. At the scene, they found a man and woman with gunshot wounds. Both victims seem to be in their forties.

 

Police Investigating Phoenix Domestic Dispute

 

Sgt. Martos said that luckily no one else was home so no one else was harmed. However that makes it harder to figure out what happened. Police are not looking for any suspects at this time. Police do believe that this was indeed a domestic violence situation. Sgt. Martos said that the male is more seriously injured condition that the female gunshot victim.

 

There is no further information at this time, detectives were just getting to the scene at the time the press release was let out.  So if you are going to marry or live with someone, make sure you all get a long first, of course just because you have an argument that is no reason to freaking shoot someone. Hopefully if you’re having problems with a significant other, you work through them a little better than pulling a gun out and shooting one another. I don’t see how that solves anything, other that one or both of you all going to jail, but it’s whatever floats your boat.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-pd-2-shot-in-possible-domestic-violence-case

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