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Phoenix Woman Accused of Abusing Her Son

Phoenix Woman Accused of Abusing Her Son

 Woman Accused of Abusing Her Two Year Old Son

 

When you have a child, most people want to protect them and keep them from harm. How a woman could abuse her own son is beyond me. I can’t understand how anyone would harm a child, let alone your own flesh and blood.

 

A woman from Phoenix has now been accused of abusing her two year old son. She has pleaded no contest to the child abuse or the sexual misconduct with a minor charge. Seriously? That poor baby. You wouldn’t think a mother could do that to her own son. You usually have to worry about predators outside of the house, not in.

 

Woman Being Sentenced for Abusing Her Son

 

The Maricopa County prosecutors say that the mother, Rickesha Jovani Burns, twenty-two years old, has entered her plea on Friday. Burns is set to be sentenced on December Third of this year.

 

The Phoenix Police were called to the home in March 24, 2013. They found the suspect, Rickesha Burns holding her young son. The police say that the little boy was crying and bleeding. They immediately transported her son to the hospital in Phoenix. Burns told the police that her young son had been playing with a twelve year old little boy at the park that day. She claims the twelve year old had done something to her son.

 

The doctors said that her son had injuries around his rectal area, he even had to have surgery to remove a foreign object. That literally had me crying writing that. Who would be so sick to do that to anyone, let alone a little baby. I hope they find justice for this poor child.  Phoenix Police say that the didn’t find any evidence that a child had assaulted her son at the park.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-woman-pleads-no-contest-to-child-abuse

 

 

 

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Police Investigating Possible Kidnapped Male

Police Investigating Possible Kidnapping

Male Possibly Kidnapped From Parking Lot

 

According to the Mesa police, they are now investigating a possible kidnapping that happened early Saturday. According to the police press release the victim was in a parking lot of a Circle K which is near Southern Avenue and Horne. This was around one o’clock in the morning. It appeared that the young male was talking on his phone for a few moments before he started walking northbound.

 

The suspected vehicle was reportedly seen coming into the parking lot from the East, then the vehicle all of a suddenly stopped for a moment. Police say that the suspect vehicle lights were then turned off. It appeared as if whoever was in the vehicle was watching the male victim. The vehicle then drove over to where the victim was in the parking lot at the east end exit.

 

Group Possibly Kidnapped Young Male

 

Police say that four or maybe five suspects had gotten out of the vehicle then forcible “abducted the victim”. They then put him in the back of the vehicle. The vehicle was later found abandoned on southbound on Horne. Police have said that there haven’t been any reports of a missing person at this time however they just want to check and make sure that the victim is okay.

 

The male victim is described as a Hispanic male who is between eighteen and thirty years old. The suspects have been described as Hispanic males who are all between the ages of thirty to fifty years old.

 

Police have said that the suspect vehicle was a silver or maybe a golden Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe or GMC Yukon Denali. So pretty much a bigger SUV by Chevy. If anyone has any information about this case, please contact the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/mesa-police-looking-for-possible-kidnap-victim

 

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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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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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Two Men Arrested For Kidnapping and Assaulting a Woman

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Woman Kidnapped and Assaulted from Tempe Bar

 

Two men in the Buckeye area have now been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and violently assaulting a woman earlier in the month. The Buckeye Police Department says that the female victim had been out drinking at a local bar in Tempe on November 14th. She then claims she woke up in the desert near the Interstate 10 and Watson Road.

 

The woman said that she does not remember how she got out to the desert or even leaving the bar that night. However, her friends witnessed two men talking to her that night and her then getting into a white car. The friends tried to call the female victim but she would not answer her phone.

 

Buckeye Police Press Release Statement:

The victim was brutally attacked, both physically and sexually.

 

A tracking device that was on the victim’s phone was able to lead the police to a home in Buckeye. The police investigators got to the scene and was able to arrest twenty-four year old Damian Hernandez as well as twenty-two year old, Esai Leon on November 28th. They were booked into jail on charges of “sexual assault, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and tampering with evidence”.

 

Commander Mark Mann from the Buckeye Police Department Statement:

These guys are predators, they target women. They brutally and violent beat them and left them alone in the desert.

 

The police say that the suspects even admitted that they were in Tempe, however they “pointed the finger” at each other when it came to who assaulted the woman. The police also said that one of the suspects had thrown her boots and cell phone out the window of their car after they had assaulted her.

 

Neighbor to the Suspects, Dustin Scheas Statment:

I’m appalled. Coming from a man who has sisters, has a daughter. What he did was to someone’s daughter, and it’s disgusting. They have no respect for life clearly.

 

Police served search warrants to both of the suspects homes on Wednesday. They were hoping to find some evidence to link them to some similar cases around the area.

 

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Buckeye Police Department at 623-349-6400.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/buckeye/police-damian-hernandez-esai-leon-arrested-accused-of-assaulting-woman-at-tempe-bar

 

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Three People Injured in Tempe Shooting

Phoenix Struggles With Murders

Shooting in Tempe Area Leaves Three People Injured

 

According to the local police, at least three people have been injured in a shooting in the Tempe area. According to Tempe Police Lt. Scott Smith, two groups of male suspects fled the shooting scene. This was near Grove Parkway and Kyrene Road. Lt. Smith also said that the police had gotten a 911 call about the shooting close to two o’clock in the afternoon.

 

Lt. Smith said that so far in the investigation that detectives have learned that a group of Hispanic males went to the ground floor apartment to visit an occupant. Then a second group of males arrived, at least two males n the second group were black males. Lt. Smith says that the groups entered the apartment and then closed the door.

 

However, at some point multiple gunshots were fired between the two groups of males. Lt. Smith also said that there was a woman and a one year old set of twins in the apartment, luckily these poor children were not injured. According to Lt. Smith two vehicles then fled the scene. One of the vehicles was an older model Pontiac. It had fender damage and was occupied with the group of Hispanic males.

 

Shooting Suspects Flee the Scene

 

The other vehicles, which had the two black males in it also fled the scene. The police were able to find this vehicle though. This vehicle was a black Hyundai passenger car, according to Lt. Smith. He also said that one of the gunshot victims was found outside of the apartment building. He was taken to the local hospital by the emergency workers.

 

The police also learned that the other two gunshot victims were taken to the hospital by Civilian vehicle. All three people had suffered from serious injuries. Police are still on the hunt for the Pontiac. Lt. Smith said that at this time, it is too early to know what cause the shootings to happen.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/tempe/pd-3-hurt-in-shooting-in-tempe-suspects-flee

 

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