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Four Phoenix Boys Aged 9 to 14 Charged With Sex Assault On 8 Year Old Girl

News America Now — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:22:45 +0000

“According to Phoenix police, the girl was lured to a storage shed at an apartment complex on July 16. The four boys, who had offered the girl chewing gum, allegedly restrained and sexually assaulted her. At a news conference about the case Wednesday, police did not release any information on the girl’s condition, but officers called the case one of the worst they have investigated in many years.” Link

Raeanna Jewell: High School Basketball Coach Sentenced To Jail For Lesbian Sex With Student

News America Now — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:09:42 +0000

“High school basketball coach Raeanna Jewell was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 20 years probation. She’ll be given credit for 87 days already spent in custody. Jewell is a former girls basketball coach at Apache Junction High School. The 16-year-old victim was one of her female players.” Link

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16 More Women Claim Arizona Doctor Richard Lewis Sexually Molested Them

News America Now — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:05:56 +0000

“The Doctor was arrested in June after a woman called police claiming Lewis had fondled her breasts and squeezed her nipples so hard she came out of her anesthesia screaming. Another woman also claimed a silmiliar story back in October. At the time she was a patient Gilbert’s Mercy Hospital. ” Link

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio: What's His Relationship To Neo-Nazis?

News America Now — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:20:56 +0000

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio: What’s His Relationship To Neo-Nazis?

Arizona State Insults President Obama With Honorary Degree Snub

News America Now — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:34:01 +0000

Arizona State Insults President Obama With Honorary Degree Snub

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Under Federal Investigation

News America Now — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:22:07 +0000

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Under Federal Investigation
“The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil-rights investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office after months of mounting complaints that deputies are discriminating in their enforcement of federal immigration laws.”

9 Year Old Arizona Boy Pleads Guilty In Shooting Death

News America Now — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:11:28 +0000

“Under a plea agreement, he pleaded guilty in the death of the roommate and two charges of premeditated murder for both deaths were dropped. Police said the boy used a .22-caliber rifle to shoot the men as they returned home from work Nov. 5.” [Link]

Kelly Layne Lau / Michael Schumacher Child Torture Case: Cops Seek Third Person, Woman Served As Girl Scout Leader

News America Now — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:36:28 +0000

“They were booked on charges of torture, kidnapping and child abuse, and were set to appear in court Thursday, according to online jail records. The couple were being held at San Joaquin County jail on bail of nearly $1.2 million each; county prosecutors did not know if the couple had hired attorneys. Police still were seeking Caren Ramirez, 43, on suspicion of participating in the alleged abuse, Robinson said. Investigators were trying to figure out the connection between the couple and Ramirez, who authorities believe occasionally visited their home. ” [Link]

Babysitter Synjan Mitchell Arrested For Leaving Kids To Go Drinking

News America Now — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:21:23 +0000

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“A Mesa baby sitter has been arrested and accused by Mesa police of leaving two children home alone while she went out drinking. The children’s mother told police her boyfriend’s sister, 18-year-old Synjan Mitchell, was baby-sitting her 5-month-old daughter and 21-month-old son Wednesday. The mother told police she came home and found the front door of her apartment open.The mother says she found loud music playing, beer cans scattered on the floor and her two children home alone.” [Link]

Obama, McCain Virtually Tied In Arizona

News America Now — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:43:38 +0000

“Republican John McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by two points (46 percent to 44 percent) in Arizona, a margin that makes the race too close to call, according to a new Cronkite/Eight Poll. The poll of 1,019 registered voters in Arizona was conducted Oct. 23-26 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.” [Link]