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Mother Facing Child Charges for Stabbing Her Children

Mother Facing Child Charges for Stabbing Her Children

 Mother Arrested for Stabbing Both of Her Children

 

According to the police, a Valley area mother is now going to face child abuse charges after stabbing both of her children. How could anyone do that?

 

The court documents showed that Brenda Begay had called 911 on Monday. She claimed that both of her kids were dying.  When the police got to the scene at 13th Avenue and Ironwood Drive, what they found was heart breaking. They found a twelve year old girl with a stab wound to her chest.

 

The Phoenix Police investigators say that the young girl woke up to her mother stabbing her. The little girl then told the officers that she ran to her older, (thirteen year old) brother’s room and found that he was lying on the floor. Police say that Begay’s son also had multiple stab wounds to the chest and on his wrist.

 

Neighbor, Jesus Gamez, Statement about the Stabbing

Why would a parent do that to their own child? I want to know what her state of mind was during that time.

 

I doubt you would really want to know what the heck someone was thinking when they murder or attempt to murder someone. Those poor children.

 

The court documents also show that Begay actually admitted to the police that she had wanted her kids to die. She was “trying to protect them” from getting raped. The documents also suggest that Begay might be in-stable.

 

This wasn’t Begay’s first run in with the Department of Child Safety. She has prior cases with them, she was convicted in 2005 in a child abuse case. During the trial, the courts questioned Begay’s mental state. They conducted an evaluation and gave her some medication.  Begay has severed six months in jail and fifteen years probation.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/valley-mom-brenda-begay-accused-of-stabbing-two-kids

 

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Man Accused of Assaulting Police Officer Arrested

Arizona Drug Smuggle

Man Who Assaulted An Officer Finally Arrested

 

Today a man who reportedly assaulted a police officer during a traffic stop in November has finally been arrested in Phoenix.

 

Deputy U.S. Marshals and Phoenix police officers were able to bring in the suspect, Emeterio Zaragoza Jr. at 35th Avenue and Van Buren Street. According from the press release from the U.S. Marshals, Mr. Zaragoza had been stopped by two Phoenix Police officer for  a traffic violation last month on November 5th.

 

Police Officer Assaulted During Traffic Stop

 

During a “records” check on one of the passengers during the stop, the police had found out that the passenger had an outstanding arrest warrant. One of the officers had removed the passenger from the car so that the other officer could question Zaragoza. Mr. Zaragoza then became increasingly irritated then even tried to flee the scene as he was in the vehicle.

 

The officer then tried to remove Mr. Zaragoza from the vehicle, Zaragoza began to strike the officer with his fist. The officer was dragged a few feet before Zaragoza sped away from the scene. The officer who suffered from the assault, suffered from several of cuts.

 

Police say that at the time of the incident, Zaragoza was actually serving a term of probation for a weapons misconduct. Probably not the smartest decision to assault an officer then try to flee the scene then. Zaragoza has a criminal history though, which include: arrests for vehicle theft as well as resisting arrest.

 

After the incident, the Phoenix Police got some help from the U.S. Marshals to help in locating Zaragoza. Luckily on Friday they got the information that Zaragoza was at an apartment complex and the deputies were able to set up surveillance on Zaragoza’s vehicle.

 

After the vehicle left the apartment complex, the authorities followed the vehicle. He was later caught and booked into jail on charges for aggravated assault of a police officer, probation violation, unlawful flight from law enforcement, failure to appear, and two counts of driving on a suspended license.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/west-phoenix/deputy-us-marshals-arrest-man-after-officer-assaulted

 

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Woman Dead and Baby Shot in Ahwatukee Area

Past Murder Case Being Re-Evaluated

Baby Wounded and Woman Dead After Being Shot

 

On Thursday evening, something truly heartbreaking happened. Police say that a young woman has died after being shot. A baby was found wounded from a gun shot wound with her as well in West Ahwatukee.

 

The authorities say that the woman was quite young, in her early twenties probably. She had been shot in the head and died later in the hospital that evening. The baby that was found suffered from a leg wound, the baby is in critical condition.

 

Authorities Find Dead Woman and Gun Shot Wounded Baby

 

Police aren’t sure if the baby was the woman’s child. Their identities have not been released at this time. It’s possible she could have been babysitting someone or perhaps the baby was indeed her own.

 

The authorities say that the two had been found on a foot path off 18th Avenue, north of Pecos Road. They were found around three o’clock on Thursday afternoon. What a tragic thing to happen upon. It’s hard to tell who killed them and why? Very sad.

 

A video of the area showed what looked like to be a few random items scattered along the dirt trail. Could this have been as simple as a robbery? Makes it so heartbreaking not knowing, and if it were for something as simple as a robbery. Who could be heartless enough to rob someone with a baby?

 

A resident in the area had hear the baby crying, they went to investigate and found the woman wound and the poor baby with gunshot wounds. They immediately called the police.

 

Authorities are searching for the shooter and hopefully witnesses. A motive for the shooting is not clear at this time.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/ahwatukee/phoenix-police-woman-baby-shot-in-ahwatukee

 

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Teenage Girl Starts Attacking Police Officer

Teenage Girl Starts Attacking Police Officer

Teenage Girl Kicks and Punches Officer

 

Two witnesses came forth and backed the Mesa Police Officer about an account that a fifteen year old girl who was emotionally upset, kicked an officer and then punched the Officer before the officer finally returned the blows as she worked to handcuff the teen.

 

The teenage girl’s mother was the one to originally called the police for help. She told the police that the officer had punched her daughter without any provoking. A couple who recorded part of the incident aired the video to YouTube to show “police brutality”.

 

However, the 15 year old teenager admitted to the authorities that she had punched the officer and kicked her in the leg, and that she also refused the officer’s demands to stop. The hits by the officer only happened after the officer had grabbed the teenage girl’s wrist, trying to get her to stop.

 

Teenage Girl Admits She Provoked The Officer

 

At least the girl didn’t lie, she admitted in her statement that she was “resisting” the officer’s demands. She kicked the Officer because the Officer was “hurting her”. She even admitted to punching the officer as well as the officer punching her back two times. The teenage girl said that she sometimes gets upset due to her depression. When she gets mad she can’t control what she says or does, according to her.

 

In the Officer’s written statement, she reported that the girl had told her to “leave me alone” when she had tried to get the teenager to stop walking. The female officer said that the girl then kicked her in the thigh and that is when the officer grabbed her arm. The girl then punched the officer with her free arm in the temple, knocking off the officer’s glasses.

 

A Mesa Police Spokesman, Detective Steve Flores said that the incident will be investigated. The department wants to make sure that the officer’s level of force was justified. The officer did have a welt on her face from being punched by the teenage girl.

 

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2014/12/10/mesa-officer-punch-15-year-old-report-abrk/20187069/

 

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Man in Custody After Standoff in Phoenix

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Man Arrested After Stand Off in Phoenix

 

On Sunday a night a thirty-five year old man was arrested after a standoff in South Phoenix. The Phoenix police responded to the call on 24th Street and Baseline Road. The call came at six,forty-five in the evening. The call was reported as a man standing at a corner and was holding a machine gun.

 

When the Phoenix Officers arrived to the scene they found the thirty-five year old man, Aristeo Saliz, in the front yard of a home. There was also a forty-year old female victim there as well. According to the police, Saliz ran into the home as soon as he saw the officers.

 

Police Talk to Standoff Victim

 

After the authorities talked to the female victim, they had determined that she had actually had an order of protection against the suspect. The suspect, Saliz actually had some felony warrants for his arrest.

 

The officers were able to surround the home. The police took some precautions and had some of the neighborhood residents evacuate. After a few hours of some tough negotiating the officers finally entered the home and were able to find Saliz, who was hiding in the attic.

 

Saliz was arrested and according to the police, it looked like he was having symptoms of having a seizure. The suspect was quickly treated at the scene and transported to a local hospital. Mr. Saliz was released from the hospital and then he was quickly booked into jail for violating the order of protection as well as his felony warrants and possessing a firearm.

 

It has not been said what caused this rampage or the condition of the female victim.

 

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/south-phoenix/pd-suspect-barricaded-in-phoenix-home-may-have-weapon

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Phoenix Police Investigating Body Found in Suitcase

Body Found in a Suitcase Causes Police Investigation

 

On Thursday, the Phoenix Police Department started an investigation for a body that was found inside of a suitcase.  The homicide detectives came to the scene which was in the area of 16th Street and Bell Road. Sgt. Jonathan Howard said that this was after some restaurant workers found the body inside of the suitcase.

 

 Police Investigate and Find Adult Body in Suitcase

 

Sgt. Howard stated that the homicide detectives were able to open up the suitcase enough to know that the body is probably the body of an adult. He also said that the Maricopa County Medical Examiner had picked up the suitcase and would be performing an autopsy.

 

The body was found outside of the “The Codfather” restaurant, owned by Mark Briner. Mr. Briner said that his employee had went to throw out the trash and found the suitcase around ten,thirty in the morning.

 

Mr.Briner’s Statement

She went to lift it and it was kind of heavy and then she undone it and obviously found a body in there.

 

The worker at the restaurant told Mr.Briner’s wife then told him as well about what she found. Mr. Briner then went outside to check for himself and then called the police.

 

Sgt. Howard’s Statement:

It’s scary. It’s sad that somebody has the ability to take a human being and maybe stuff them into a suitcase and leave them next to a dumpster.

 

At this time the case is being treated as a homicide. The police are investigating and looking into the surveillance video from the restaurant to hopefully be able to learn some more information about who might have done this. If anyone has any information about this, please contact the police or Silent Witness.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/police-body-found-behind-phoenix-business

 

 

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