Arizona Department of Public Safety officers arrested a woman Thursday on charges including felony flight after she refused to pull over for Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies around 10:20 a.m. during a traffic stop, a spokesman said.
Officers booked Janelle Simpson, 37, of Carbondale, Colo., into the Fourth Avenue Jail in Phoenix on charges of felony flight, driving while impaired, and third-degree burglary for an attempted carjacking.
DPS officers found Simpson's 2010 Ford Focus driving southbound on 1-17 and tried to pull her over, but she would not stop and left the freeway at New River, said Bart Graves, spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
DPS units ended their pursuit then and alerted the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department.
When Simpson's car re-entered the freeway at Daisy Mountain, DPS resumed their pursuit with help from the Air Rescue Ranger Helicopter as Simpson drove at speeds as high as 105 miles per hour, Graves said.
As the vehicle entered the Phoenix area, officers set up stop sticks at Greenway Road, which punctured three of the Focus' tires, Graves said.
Simpson exited the highway at Cactus Road, stepped out of the car in the middle of the road, and tried to carjack another vehicle nearby using no weapons. A DPS officer with help from Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies took her into custody.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Arizona Immigration Announces New Law
The state of Arizona has announced the new immigration law; the passing of this law however doesn't come with out major criticism.
The act makes it a state misdemeanor crime for an alien to be in Arizona without carrying registration documents required by federal law, steps up state and local law enforcement of Federal immigration laws, and cracks down on those sheltering, hiring and transporting illegal aliens.
Critics of the legislation say it encourages racial profiling because anyone suspected to be an illegal immigrant is allowed to be questioned and asked for proof of residency, while supporters say the law simply enforces existing federal law. President Obama even criticized the law stating it threatened "to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe."
Enforcement of this new law has been a major issue, and isn't supported by the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police. Police have been put in a somewhat impossible situation. They run into the problem of enforcing the immigration laws and criminal laws simultaneously coupled with trying to keep peace, and conducting ordinary day to day policing tasks. They don't know where to turn first.
Under Arizona law the first offense is considered a class 1 misdemeanor with the second considered a class 4 felony. If the offender is in possession of illegal drugs and or weapons it is considered a class 3 felony.
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The act makes it a state misdemeanor crime for an alien to be in Arizona without carrying registration documents required by federal law, steps up state and local law enforcement of Federal immigration laws, and cracks down on those sheltering, hiring and transporting illegal aliens.
Critics of the legislation say it encourages racial profiling because anyone suspected to be an illegal immigrant is allowed to be questioned and asked for proof of residency, while supporters say the law simply enforces existing federal law. President Obama even criticized the law stating it threatened "to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe."
Enforcement of this new law has been a major issue, and isn't supported by the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police. Police have been put in a somewhat impossible situation. They run into the problem of enforcing the immigration laws and criminal laws simultaneously coupled with trying to keep peace, and conducting ordinary day to day policing tasks. They don't know where to turn first.
Under Arizona law the first offense is considered a class 1 misdemeanor with the second considered a class 4 felony. If the offender is in possession of illegal drugs and or weapons it is considered a class 3 felony.
My Arizona Defense Lawyer .com is committed to serious representation for all felonies and misdemeanors such as DUI/DWI; major felonies, narcotics offenses, white collar crimes, theft, assaults, violent felonies, probation violations, homicide, robbery and juvenile delinquencies. They focus on obtaining the best results for your case, while providing people with exemplary service!
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Valley DJ arrested on suspicion of DUI
Scottsdale police say a disc jockey for a popular country radio station in Phoenix was recently arrested on suspicion of DUI.
A Scottsdale police report says George B. Campbell was pulled over early Jan. 8 after driving 87 mph in an area of north Scottsdale with a posted speed limit of 50 mph. The 41-year-old Campbell is half of the Ben & Matt morning show at KNIX.
The report says Campbell told police he was returning from a college football bowl game and had consumed "a few beers on the plane."
The report says Campbell blew a .144 on the preliminary breath test and later submitted to a blood test. He was booked into a Scottsdale jail and later released.
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A Scottsdale police report says George B. Campbell was pulled over early Jan. 8 after driving 87 mph in an area of north Scottsdale with a posted speed limit of 50 mph. The 41-year-old Campbell is half of the Ben & Matt morning show at KNIX.
The report says Campbell told police he was returning from a college football bowl game and had consumed "a few beers on the plane."
The report says Campbell blew a .144 on the preliminary breath test and later submitted to a blood test. He was booked into a Scottsdale jail and later released.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Texts to Warn of Illegal Immigrant Roundups in Phoenix Area
Phoenix, AZ—An advocate for the rights of illegal immigrants has instituted a texting notification system designed to let thousands of local residents known when crime sweeps are about to take place.
Lydia Guzman is the director of a nonprofit group, Respect/Respeto, in Phoenix. She says that the texts, which go out within minutes of the sweeps, are intended to protect Latinos from falling prey to racial profiling. Sheriff’s deputies in Arizona’s Maricopa County have fallen under fire for targeting Latinos in traffic stops, with the intention of checking their immigration status and thereafter deporting those who are in the United States illegally.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has conducted approximately 13 sweeps since spring 2008, denies that any racial profiling takes place on the part of his deputies. Nearly 700 arrests have been made as a result of the crime sweeps, and half of those arrested were then held on immigration violations.
Since Arpaio makes public the details of the sweeps, Guzman contends that she is simply disseminating information, not attempting to help anyone evade the law. She does admit that some of those who receive the text messages regarding the traffic stops and other crime sweeps may use that information in order to avoid deportation, but cites her constitutional rights to free speech in sending the texts.
One First Amendment scholar likens the messages to those which publicize DUI checkpoints or speed traps, or even to the low-tech method of flashing one’s car headlights to let other drivers know that police are nearby. On the contrary, opponents feel that if the messages are specifically intended to help immigrants sidestep arrest, the sender could be considered an accomplice after the crime.
Arpaio and other opponents of the texting trees, which include such civil liberties and immigrants’ rights groups as the ACLU of Arizona, Copwatch, Somos America and Puente, say that the texts may be used to tip off human-smuggling organizations.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office have been criticized widely by human rights organizations, not only for targeting illegal immigrants but also for maltreatment of inmates in local jail and prison facilities. Some of Arpaio’s more controversial policies have included instituting chain gangs, broadcasting live videos over the Internet of arrestees being processed into jails, and setting up a tent city in which inmates live outdoors in 150-degree weather.
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Lydia Guzman is the director of a nonprofit group, Respect/Respeto, in Phoenix. She says that the texts, which go out within minutes of the sweeps, are intended to protect Latinos from falling prey to racial profiling. Sheriff’s deputies in Arizona’s Maricopa County have fallen under fire for targeting Latinos in traffic stops, with the intention of checking their immigration status and thereafter deporting those who are in the United States illegally.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has conducted approximately 13 sweeps since spring 2008, denies that any racial profiling takes place on the part of his deputies. Nearly 700 arrests have been made as a result of the crime sweeps, and half of those arrested were then held on immigration violations.
Since Arpaio makes public the details of the sweeps, Guzman contends that she is simply disseminating information, not attempting to help anyone evade the law. She does admit that some of those who receive the text messages regarding the traffic stops and other crime sweeps may use that information in order to avoid deportation, but cites her constitutional rights to free speech in sending the texts.
One First Amendment scholar likens the messages to those which publicize DUI checkpoints or speed traps, or even to the low-tech method of flashing one’s car headlights to let other drivers know that police are nearby. On the contrary, opponents feel that if the messages are specifically intended to help immigrants sidestep arrest, the sender could be considered an accomplice after the crime.
Arpaio and other opponents of the texting trees, which include such civil liberties and immigrants’ rights groups as the ACLU of Arizona, Copwatch, Somos America and Puente, say that the texts may be used to tip off human-smuggling organizations.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office have been criticized widely by human rights organizations, not only for targeting illegal immigrants but also for maltreatment of inmates in local jail and prison facilities. Some of Arpaio’s more controversial policies have included instituting chain gangs, broadcasting live videos over the Internet of arrestees being processed into jails, and setting up a tent city in which inmates live outdoors in 150-degree weather.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
DUI Suspect Crashes Truck into Light Pole
A helicopter pilot flying above the city of Phoenix sees a truck traveling at alarmingly high speeds. What follows ends with the vehicle crashing and knocking out power to a light pole.
The air unit was near 19th Avenue and Indian School when the truck was spotted.
Officers on the ground caught up to it and tried to pull the truck over, but the driver kept going.
Later, the truck crashed into a light pole and bending it.
"The driver tried to run after the crash, but we had officers take him into custody just a few feet from the impact." said Lt. Mike Giammarino of the Phoenix Police Department.
The passenger inside the truck did the smart thing and stayed put.
Officers believe the two had been drinking and may have been under the influence of drugs.
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The air unit was near 19th Avenue and Indian School when the truck was spotted.
Officers on the ground caught up to it and tried to pull the truck over, but the driver kept going.
Later, the truck crashed into a light pole and bending it.
"The driver tried to run after the crash, but we had officers take him into custody just a few feet from the impact." said Lt. Mike Giammarino of the Phoenix Police Department.
The passenger inside the truck did the smart thing and stayed put.
Officers believe the two had been drinking and may have been under the influence of drugs.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Slain officer is Gilbert's 2nd killed in line of duty
Lt. Eric Shuhandler is the second Gilbert police officer to die in the line of duty.
Officer Rob Targosz, a 12-year veteran, died April 30, 2006, one day after a drunken driver ran a red light and struck him on his motorcycle at a Tempe intersection as he was heading to work for a joint DUI task force.
The death of the 37-year-old officer - the first to die in the Gilbert Police Department's then 87-year history - hit the community hard.
Gilbert civic leaders raised $200,000 to commission a statue honoring all police and firefighters. The statue stands at the town's government and public safety complex on Warnber and Gilbert roads.
Targosz's death also inspired tougher Arizona DUI enforcement laws.
His killer, Tyler Gary Fahlman, was sentenced in 2008 to nine years in prison.
Police said test results show Fahlman's blood-alcohol content was 0.083 percent about four hours after the accident. In Arizona, drivers are presumed drunk at 0.08 percent.
Brigitte Targosz, the slain officer's widow his wife, lobbied for tougher drunken driving legislation at both the state and federal levels.
She was a founding member of Spouses Offering Support, a non-profit support group for Gilbert police officers and their families. She also has been heavily involved with Students Against Destructive Decisions, a youth education and prevention organization.
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Officer Rob Targosz, a 12-year veteran, died April 30, 2006, one day after a drunken driver ran a red light and struck him on his motorcycle at a Tempe intersection as he was heading to work for a joint DUI task force.
The death of the 37-year-old officer - the first to die in the Gilbert Police Department's then 87-year history - hit the community hard.
Gilbert civic leaders raised $200,000 to commission a statue honoring all police and firefighters. The statue stands at the town's government and public safety complex on Warnber and Gilbert roads.
Targosz's death also inspired tougher Arizona DUI enforcement laws.
His killer, Tyler Gary Fahlman, was sentenced in 2008 to nine years in prison.
Police said test results show Fahlman's blood-alcohol content was 0.083 percent about four hours after the accident. In Arizona, drivers are presumed drunk at 0.08 percent.
Brigitte Targosz, the slain officer's widow his wife, lobbied for tougher drunken driving legislation at both the state and federal levels.
She was a founding member of Spouses Offering Support, a non-profit support group for Gilbert police officers and their families. She also has been heavily involved with Students Against Destructive Decisions, a youth education and prevention organization.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
DUI Accidents in Arizona
When a drunk driving accident occurs many different lives can be changed drastically. Criminal and civil trials may even be involved in the case, and the numerous injuries can result in thousands of dollars in medical bills. There are also many parties who can be held accountable for the unfortunate accident caused by a DUI. In Arizona there are various laws that are strongly enforced in DUI cases. If you have been injured by a drunk driver, or you have been charged with a DUI, an Arizona personal injury attorney can help work out who is responsible and help award you compensation if you are the individual injured.
According to Arizona dram store laws, the restaurant, bar, or club can be held responsible for over serving a patron if the intoxicated driver caused a death or injury of another person. There have been cases where the bartender was well aware of the high intoxication level of an individual and continued to serve them. These establishments need to be brought to justice or DUI accidents will keep happening.
In Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa there are high numbers of drunk driving accidents happening every year despite state legislation efforts to prevent them. Many serious injuries can occur when you or a loved one are a victim of a drunk driver.
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According to Arizona dram store laws, the restaurant, bar, or club can be held responsible for over serving a patron if the intoxicated driver caused a death or injury of another person. There have been cases where the bartender was well aware of the high intoxication level of an individual and continued to serve them. These establishments need to be brought to justice or DUI accidents will keep happening.
In Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa there are high numbers of drunk driving accidents happening every year despite state legislation efforts to prevent them. Many serious injuries can occur when you or a loved one are a victim of a drunk driver.
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