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Parent who left his child in vehicIe in the famiIy driveway for more than 3 hours to die claims he got ‘dlstracted by playing his gaming consoIe and putting his food away’
Phoenix, AZ – According to the police officials, the 37-year-old dad, Cristopher, was taken into custody last week and later charged with second-degree murder after he reportedly left his child in a hot vehicle and faiIed to check on the girl for more than 3 hours because he was playing video games. During the investigation process, authorities also discovered that the parent reportedly knew that the vehicle’s AC will shut off eventually. Police officials said that messages between the father and the girl’s mother reportedly revealed that the father knew that his vehicle’s AC will turn off after 30 minutes.
A man arrives at Sky Harbor Airport and realizes that the 13-year-old he’d been message was an FBI agent.
PHOENIX — An Arkansas man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after traveling to Phoenix in 2022 with the intention of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. Andrew Butler, 49, received his sentence in Arizona after a jury found him guilty of attempted coercion and traveling across state lines to abuse a minor.
28 years later, a killer with no remorse could be let out of Arizona prison
I met Dan Levey near the basketball court at Clarendon Elementary School in downtown Phoenix in early November 1996, at the spot where his brother, Howard, had been murdered a week earlier. Howard and some friends had a regular pick-up basketball game at the court on Sundays. On the day he was killed,...
Dad claims ‘he was going to get his sick child the medical help he needed, but never did,’ only to leave the ill boy alone for 2 days and find him dead upon returning home
Phoenix, AZ – According to the police officials, the 38-year-old dad, later identified as Gregori, was arrested and later charged with multiple charges, including negIigent homicide and chiId abuse in connection with his child’s death. Police officials said the boy’s body was found decmposing in upright position in the family’s living room. During the investigation process, authorities reportedly discovered that the 9-year-old boy was dead for an xtended period of time because his father never provided the help his child needed.
Missing Phoenix woman among 2 bodies found inside car in west Phoenix parking lot
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police have confirmed that a missing woman is among two people who were found shot to death in a west Phoenix parking lot earlier this month. Police believe 25-year-old Doris Aguilar is the victim of homicide. Aguilar went missing on July 1. On Thursday, Arizona’s Family...
Man hospitalized after shooting incident in Phoenix
PHOENIX — A man is recovering in the hospital Monday after a shooting incident in Phoenix, the city's police department said. According to Phoenix police, officers responded to a domestic violence call near 11th and Portland streets Sunday around 10:15 p.m. As officers arrived on scene, they found a man outside an apartment holding a gun.
1 car crashed into 4 other cars on a Valley road. A driver is now being investigated for DUI.
PHOENIX — A man has been detained and is being investigated for DUI after crashing into four other cars, according to the Phoenix Police and Fire Departments. Phoenix police told 12News that officers were called to the intersection of 19th Avenue and McDowell Road, right by the Arizona State Fair Grounds, at about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday due to multiple collisions in the area.
Man indicted in organized retail theft bust in Arizona
(The Center Square)— A crackdown on organized retail theft in Maricopa County continues. Jeremy James Beene, 30, was indicted on June 28 on 42 counts of organized retail theft and four different counts of shoplifting. Beene allegedly stole roughly $60,000 worth of items from The Home Depot locations around the county, and the county attorney’s office said he owned up to buying and selling the stolen goods in order to obtain drugs. ...
Man accused of stealing nearly $60K worth of construction equipment from Arizona Home Depot stores
PHOENIX - A man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of construction equipment from Valley Home Depot stores over a two-year period has been indicted. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office says 30-year-old Jeremy Beene faces 42 counts in connection to the thefts, which happened between February 2022 and June 2024. Beene was allegedly captured on surveillance video committing the thefts at stores in Chandler, Mesa and Phoenix.
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