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Suit challenges stiff new DUI laws

On Jan. 30, Phoenix police arrested Barbara B. McCloone on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Based on two breath tests, it was determined McCloone had a blood-alcohol…

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Phony IRS papers filed for road-rage suspect

John Chester Stuart had one of the best defense attorneys in town and an argument for self-defense in a January road-rage shooting death in north Phoenix. Then, on March 26,…

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Mode of Transporation at Heart of Traffic Stops

A 50-year-old Scottsdale man is battling traffic citations in City Court because he says he was ticketed twice by a police officer who doesn't know the difference between a motorized…

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Rights Coalition Criticizes Thomas Charges Sought in April Dentention of Immigrants

An association of Hispanic attorneys and 12 civil rights groups demanded Monday that Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas press charges against Patrick Haab, the soldier who held seven undocumented immigrants…

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Migrant-Holding Reservist Walks

No criminal charges will be filed against an Army reservist who held seven undocumented immigrants at gunpoint this month at an Arizona rest stop. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said…

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Peoria Court Theft Exceeds First Estimate

The theft of funds from the Peoria Municipal Court was worse than initially feared, city officials said Wednesday. Peoria police initially estimated the loss at $320,000, but officials admitted that…

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Woman to Testify Today for 9th Day

An Ahwatukee Foothills woman facing the death penalty on a charge of murdering her husband takes the stand today for the ninth day in a trial that has stretched twice…

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Family of DUI Victim Hopes for Justice Today

Since the horrible September morning when a drunken driver killed a Mesa firefighter's wife, her daughter proves every day that she resembles her mother far more than in mere appearance.…

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Residents in Area Forgive Fire-Starter

For more than a month, Heber residents raged against Valinda Jo Elliott for setting a wildfire that burned down their homes and forest. CAPTION: 1) Valinda Jo Elliott visited Heber…

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Feds Getting More Blame on Widfires

The federal government took two wallops Thursday for its handling of the "Rodeo-Chediski" fire. Controversy continued to swirl around decisions to forgo using some rural fire departments during the fire,…

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Tribe Has Few Legal Options on Fire-Starter

If the White Mountain Apache tribe decides to press a legal case against the woman who started the "Chediski" fire last month, prosecutors will have to settle for civil complaints,…

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Fire-Starter is Toast With Rim's Crowd

There is no forgiveness here. There is rage and anger and frustration and lots of lashing out. There are a thousand other emotions too, but none of them resemble turning…

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Church to Return $70,000 Contributed by Embezzler

The pastor at Mesa First Assembly of God Church will be passing the collection plate after deciding to return $70,000 contributed by a generous parishioner who had embezzled the money.…

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Killer Gets Life Term for Wal-Mart Slayings Murder Spard the Death Penalty

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge spared Michael Gherman's life Monday, but sentenced him to spend the rest of his life in prison, with no possibility of parole, for the…

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Machinist Convicted in Slayings Faces Death in Wal-Mart Double Killing

A Chandler machinist was convicted Monday of first- and second-degree murder in the 1998 slayings of two Wal-Mart workers who had chased him from a store on suspicion of shoplifting…

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Wal-Mart Slaying Suspect Testifies Says Guard Tried to Take His Gun

A murder suspect tearfully testified Tuesday that he was terrified when he fatally shot two Wal-Mart employees. Michael Gherman, 44, described the tense confrontation at a lonely Gilbert intersection Oct.…

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Wal-Mart Deaths: Gunman's Lawyers Claim Self-Defense

Attorneys for a man who gunned down two Wal-Mart employees after they chased him as an alleged shoplifter claimed Wednesday that their client was defending himself from an overzealous security…

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Mesa Officer Exonerated Cleared in Sex Scandal, Will Return to Work

One of the seven Mesa police personnel implicated in a sex-on-duty scandal has been cleared of all charges and will return to work today. Officer Steven York, 29, learned of…

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How Do We Sort Good From Bad?

Maybe the story about the good Mesa cop never surfaced last week because his exemplary work got squished in the mud of bad-cop allegations. Or perhaps we didn't learn earlier…

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