Arizona Crime

Isabel Celis' Mom Sticks Up For Husband Who's Cut Off From Other Kids

Posted 05.24.2012

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The mother of a missing Arizona girl is defending her husband as "a great father" even though authorities have barred him from seeing their two other ...

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Former Neo-Nazi Abused Girlfriend Before Fatal Shooting, Cops Say

AP | Posted 05.16.2012

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GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) -- The girlfriend of a former neo-Nazi who allegedly killed her and three others had told police that he choked her but declined t...

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Father Of Missing Arizona Girl Barred From Contact With Sons

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2012

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Sergio Celis, the father of missing Tucson girl Isabel Celis, has been barred from having contact with his two older sons by authorities. Accordin...

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Police Believe Neo-Nazi killed 4, Himself

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 05.05.2012

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PHOENIX — The U.S. Border Guard was among the last known groups of armed civilians actively patrolling the Arizona desert on the lookout for ill...

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Police: Armored Gunman Kills 5 In Arizona

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 05.04.2012

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GILBERT, Ariz. — Many considered Jason Todd Ready to be the most high-profile neo-Nazi in Arizona. He led groups of heavily armed civilians into...

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Key Witness Steps Forward As Police Expand Search For Missing Girl

Posted 04.30.2012

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A potential key witness in the search for a missing Arizona 6-year-old has come forward as authorities expand their investigation into Mexico. Tucs...

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Lawyer Is 'Very Disturbed' By What Happened To Inmate At Execution

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 04.25.2012

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FLORENCE, Ariz. -- The attorney for an Arizona death-row inmate executed Wednesday said he was "very disturbed" after seeing his client shake for seve...

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Police Look For Footage Of Girl's Disappearance

Posted 04.25.2012

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Police searching for a missing girl in Tucson, Ariz., hope that surveillance cameras on neighboring homes and businesses could yield clues. ABC Ne...

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TIMELINE: The Isabel Mercedes Celis Case

Posted 04.25.2012

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Police in Arizona are searching for Isabel Mercedes Celis, who went missing from her parents' Tuscon home sometime in the early morning of April 21. P...

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Police Reduce Search For Isabel Celis: 'That Doesn't Mean We're Giving Up Hope'

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Police are scaling back search efforts for a 6-year-old girl who was last seen Friday night when she was getting ready for bed in he...

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FBI Called In To Boost Search For Isabel Celis

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

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(Adds details about the behavior analysis) By Marisa Gerber TUCSON, Ariz., April 24 (Reuters) - After four days of frui...

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Missing Girl's Family Breaks Silence And Vows To 'Never Give Up Finding Her'

AP | TERRY TANG AND TRACIE CONE | Posted 05.08.2012

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- The family of an Arizona girl who went missing from her bedroom over the weekend said they will never give up looking for the 6-...

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13 Hurt In Nightclub Shooting, Cops Say

AP | By MICHELLE L. PRICE | Posted 05.03.2012

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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Police made one arrest and were looking for two other suspects after a shootout amid a large crowd outside an Arizona nightclub left m...

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Student Shot, Wounded At Willcox High School In Arizona

AP | Posted 05.01.2012

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WILLCOX, Ariz. — A man fired a rifle indiscriminately at a southeastern Arizona high school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 17-year-old boy who w...

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'America's Toughest Sheriff' Investigates Obama's Birth Certificate

AP | By JACQUES BILLEAUD | Posted 05.01.2012

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PHOENIX -- America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff finds himself entangled these days in his own thorny legal troubles: a federal grand jury probe ...

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Arrest Made In Murder Of Couple Burned Beyond Recognition

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 02.07.2012

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PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — A 31-year-old man faces murder charges in the death of an Arizona couple found tied up and burned beyond recognition and fo...

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Love It Or Leave It? -- Inmate Arrested For Not Leaving Jail

AP | Posted 03.26.2012

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Most people can't wait to leave jail, but one northern Arizona inmate has been charged with trespassing after refusing to leave th...

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'Prolific' Ariz. Child Molester Gets 560 Years

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 03.14.2012

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PHOENIX — A man authorities described as one of Arizona's most egregious serial child molesters was ordered to spend the rest of his life in pri...

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Teen Arrested For Deadly Russian Roulette Game

AP | Posted 02.28.2012

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KINGMAN, Ariz. — A western Arizona teen has been charged with a felony stemming from the death of another teen who shot himself in the head whil...

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Is Arizona Finally Fed Up With 'America's Toughest Sheriff'?

Posted 12.13.2011

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Has Arizona grown tired of the man who describes himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff"? An online campaign is gaining steam to demand the ouster ...

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Cops: Man Sends Out Nude Pic Of Girlfriend's Daughter -- To Teach Her A 'Lesson'

Posted 12.12.2011

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An Arizona man was trying to teach his girlfriend's daughter a lesson when he sent a nude photo of the teenager to 38 contacts listed in the girl's ph...

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Missing Girl's Mom Released From Jail With No Charges

Posted 11.30.2011

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A week after she was taken into custody by police on suspicion of child abuse, the mother of missing Arizona girl Jhessye Shockley was released withou...

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Former Marine Killed By SWAT Team Was Trying To Protect His Family, Wife Says

AP | By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 11.28.2011

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By AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jose Guerena Ortiz was sleeping after an exhausting 12-hour night shift at a copper mine. Hi...

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SAY CHEESE!

Posted 11.22.2011

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Sometimes an orange jumpsuit really accentuates a person's smile. Take, for example, Arizona's Michelle Watson. As you can see in her mugshot, the ...

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Prison Time For Self-Help Guru In Sweat Lodge Case

AP | By FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 11.19.2011

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PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- A self-help author's acknowledgement that he was responsible for the deaths of three people in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony was ...

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