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3 Month Old Baby Died After Being Left in Vehicle

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Baby Dies After Being Left in a Vehicle by Family Friend

 

How sad is it that people are constantly leaving their children in vehicles? It’s even worse, when you trust a friend with your child and that friend leaves them in a vehicle. According to the authorities,over the weekend a three month old baby boy was left in a car and sadly died.

According to the Phoenix Police, they arrived to the scene around 2 p.m. and that is where they found the baby boy in the car. The car was at the Abundant Life Church which is near 20th Street and Roeser Road. According to the authorities, the poor child was left alone in the car for around three hours.

Baby Left in Car Outside of Church, Dies

 

Early Saturday morning the baby’s mother had went to the church for an early choir practice, so she left the baby with a family friend. The family friend is a twenty-seven year old woman who is now a suspect n the baby’s death. The main suspect, arrived at the church around eleven o’clock that morning. She was reportedly running late that morning, however her and two other children exited the car and then went inside of the church.

 

After the choir practice the mother and a friend of hers realized that the baby was no where to be found. They then searched the church as well as the parking lot. Police say that the suspect is the one who checked the car and found the baby in “medical distress”.

 

That poor baby, it was around 95 to 97 degrees outside that Saturday. The baby died that next day, on Sunday afternoon. There’s no word on the exact charges yet. I can’t imagine the pain his family are feeling at this time.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/child-dies-after-being-left-in-hot-car-in-phoenix-church-parking-lot

 

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Teenager Shot in West Phoenix

Teenager Shot in West Phoenix

West Phoenix Shooting Ends Deadly for Teenager

 

The Phoenix Police Officials are now investigating a scene after a teenager was sadly shot and killed in the West Phoenix area on Sunday night.

 

Sgt. Steve Martos from the Phoenix Police said that seventeen year old Christopher Garcia as well as four other people were walking northbound around ten o’clock Sunday night. They were walking on 67th Avenue near the Van Buren Street when a truck pulled up beside of them. Sgt. Martos said that there were two armed suspects that got out of the truck. Three people from the walking group quickly ran away from the area, however Garcia and another person stayed with the truck.

 

17 Year Old Teenager Shot

 

Sgt. Martos stated that the seventeen year old was sadly shot and then the suspects drove away. The teenager victim was transported to the local hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. The investigating officials found a burning vehicle later. The vehicle was located near the 32nd Avenue and Coronado Road. The vehicle matched the description of the suspects’ vehicle. The Phoenix Police are working to hopefully see if the vehicle is indeed related to the tragic teenager being shot.

 

At this time there is no definite description of the shooter’s looks. Because of this tragic event that lead to a teenager to being shot, traffic was expected to be delayed that morning so that the Phoenix police could investigate the scene. I can’t imagine what this teenager’s parents and family are going through at this time. Hopefully the investigators are able to make some headway and find some evidence pointing them into the right direction of the person who shot the seventeen year old young man. If anyone knows anything about this shooting, please contact the local Phoenix authorities with the information.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/west-phoenix/pd-17-year-old-shot-killed-in-phoenix

 

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Phoenix Arrest Connected With Murder and Rape in New Mexico

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Suspect Arrested in Connection with New Mexico Rape and Murder Case

 

According to the U.S. Marshal’s Office, the authorities have recently arrested a suspect that is wanted for the connection in a murder and rape of a woman in New Mexico.

 

The joint efforts of the Phoenix Police Officers and the Deputy U.S. Marshals brought the arrest of a thirty-one year old man near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road on Sunday. According to the authorities, the man was wanted for having a connection with the Mary Ellen Gutierrez murder/rape that happened back in August in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Police Find Body of Sexual Assault Murder from New Mexico

 

The police authorities say that on August 14th the Albuquerque police had discovered the body of Mary Gutierrez and it was partially covered up by a rug. The autopsy report proved that she had died from a trauma to her head. There were also several indicators of sexual assault.

 

The authorities said that a witness come forth and said that they saw someone leaving the crime scene with a bloodied rock or possibly a brick. DNA evidence identified the suspect and then the police issued a warrant for his arrest. According to the investigators, the male suspect fled New Mexico and on Saturday the U.S. Marshals that were located in Arizona were asked to help in the search of the suspect. the deputy U.S. Marshals were able to use the information from the Authorities and were able to watch a suspicions apartment complex on Sunday and spotted the male suspect riding a bike. The suspect of course tried to flee but the Phoenix police officers were able to catch him not far from where they spotted him.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/suspect-in-new-mexico-rape-murder-arrested-in-phoenix

 

 

 

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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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Babysitter Arrested for Suspicion of Child Abuse

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Babysitter Arrested for Three Counts of Child Abuse

 

When you ask someone to babysit your children you would expect them to be well taken care of. However, now days it’s pretty hard to tell who is really going to be watching your children and what will happen while they are under someone else’s care. A thirty-nine year old babysitter has been arrested by the Tempe police on the suspicion of three counts of child abuse. There is an ongoing investigation following the death of a fourteen month old little boy. The baby had a broken arm as well as some other injuries, according to the police authorities.

 

The suspect in this child abuse case is Robert Reynolds. Robert happens to be the boyfriend of the baby’s mother, According to Lt. Mike Pooley from the Tempe Police. The mother left her fourteen month old son, Juantio Valenzuela with Robert on Sunday morning as she left for work that day. Lt. Pooley would not release the mother’s name at this time however he did say that she was a maid at a local motel.

 

Lt. Pooley’s Statment about the Child Abuse Case

The baby had obvious signs of trauma to his head and body to include a fractured arm.

 

According to the Tempe police, they had responded to a 911 call at around 5 o’clock in the evening. The call was for a baby that had not been breathing and was located in a mobile home in the 1600 block of East Apache Boulevard. They quickly took the baby to the hospital, however the baby was pronounced dead.

 

Lt. Pooley stated that Robert was caring for two other young children of his own at the time. Robert is said to have been living with the children in the mobile home. There is no reason to believe that Robert’s own children were abused at this time.  Robert at first told the baby’s mother that he had fell and hit his head earlier that morning… when the baby was found unresponsive that afternoon, he then called his aunt for her help, however according to the police Robert did not want to call the police or fire departments for help.

 

The actual cause of the young child’s death is still unknown at this time. It’s being investigated while they are waiting for the report from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office. Robert is wanted for a minor traffic warrant for driving on a suspended license.

 

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2014/09/11/tempe-arrest-boyfriend-babys-death/15463417/

 

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