Acid spill closes Baseline Road after Mesa crash
A two vehicle crash on Baseline Road near Hobson Street in Mesa injured Fred Bishop 23 and spilled 105 gallons of sulfuric acid from a Rick's Septic Service tanker. The incident closed Baseline between Mesa and Stapley Drives for nearly three hours while a hazardous materials team neutralized the leak. Robert Cartwright 38 was uninjured. The accident remains under investigation.
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Tempe judge Mirretti under probe amid gambling links
The Phoenix Gazette notes a former associate donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to coverMirretti's casino debts in Las Vegas. In 1985 he placed second in Tropicana's Million Dollar Blackjack with a 10000 entry, saying he has been a games enthusiast since youth. Tempe officials react with caution as court issues surface, while some praise his intellect and humanitarian work.
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Don Cassano
Rapes reported in Tempe on two streets
Police described one encounter on January 31 in Tempe where a 17-year-old girl was forced into a vehicle at gunpoint and driven to alleys on South Terrace Lane and Stephens Drive where she was assaulted and cut. Earlier a man matching the same description sparked indecent exposure and suspicious person calls in Dobson Ranch.
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Ryff
East Stephens Drive
Fiery crash traps 21 year old in sports car east of Mesa
A two vehicle crash on Southern Avenue near Ellsworth Road injured two men. Ray Smith, 21, of unknown address, driving a Pontiac Fiero, was trapped for nearly an hour and rescued as firefighters cut him free. He suffered a broken leg and possible head injuries. Tom Sellers, 22, of Mesa, in the other vehicle, had chest and stomach injuries. Both men were in fair condition at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Osborn.
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Tom Sellers
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Osborn
Police identify third victim in Phoenix shootout
Police identify the third person killed in a dawn Phoenix shootout in which more than 70 rounds were fired. Percy Brown, 19, of Phoenix, was killed in the 1200 block of East Broadway Road at about 3 a.m. Deon Finley, 17, and Sean Collay, 19, both of Phoenix, also died. Gary Finley, 23, is among the injured.
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East Broadway Road
Deon Finley
Sean Collay
Gary Finley
Deon
Third person slain in Phoenix shooting leaves brothers critical
Norris Toomer 21 and Leon Crews 20 were in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds at Good Samaritan Hospital Phoenix after a 3 am shooting. Police say two groups and security guards from Sisters After Hours Social Club intervened, with officers finding chaos at the scene and awaiting statements to determine motive.
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Leon Crews
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Kevin Robinson
Robinson
Sisters After Hours
E. Broadway Road
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