Scottsdale Officer Resigns Over Paid Penalty Days
Scottsdale police officer Gary Butler, with over a decade on the force, resigns citing punishment forcing 12 unpaid work days after a duty crash. Chief Walter Nemetz approved suspension without pay. Butler already served four days unpaid, facing eight more. He says the penalty, tied to a January crash near Tonalea School, was an example for others.
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Scottsdale
Gary Butler
Walter Nemetz
Butler
Marine Corps
Institute of Applied Sciences
Jim Doubek
Arizona State University
Doubek
Culver
FBI
Scottsdale’s
68Th Pl
Oak
Tonalea School
Oak St
68Th Pt
Tonalea
Nemetz explains penalty order for Butler case
Scottsdale Police Chief Walter Nemetz said the discipline on Butler is not unusual and stems from concern for citizens and officers. The accident at a T shaped intersection led to a 12 day penalty worked without pay over three months, allowing Butler to keep regular pay while serving penalty days. Nemetz noted officers are not trained for high speed driving and Scottsdale streets are not suited to it.
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Scottsdale
Walter Nemetz
Butler
Nemetz
Witnesses condemn Zola teaching at Scottsdale school
Six Scottsdale district witnesses told the school board that Sheldon Zola failed to provide adequate mathematics instruction at Saguaro High. They described a chaotic class, lack of goals, and the introduction of sex education, with reports of distractions and student confusion.
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Donna Bockius
Scottsdale
Sheldon Zola
Saguaro High
Zola
Shirley Frye
Hopi
JoAnn Clulow
Wilmer Fricke
Michael Mazur
Mazur
Virginia Scott
Knubbsy
Gerald Pollock
House approves curfew power for county boards
Phoenix The House approved a bill allowing county boards of supervisors to impose curfews in unincorporated areas only after amendments. The measure also revises the retirement system board and sets guidelines for fund investment.
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Phoenix
UPI
County Boards of Supervisors
House
Retirement System Board
Dora Fitzpatrick Dies After Kidney Disease Battle
Dora Fitzpatrick a 35 year old Scottsdale woman died in Good Samaritan Hospital Phoenix after a long fight with acute nephritis. Friends funded care at Mayo Clinic Rochester with her husband. they were there December to January 12 but her condition worsened and she died in coma.
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Joe
Dora
Fitzpatrick
Scottsdale
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Scottsdale Progress
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Snowstorm Hits Northern Arizona With Heavy Accumulations
United Press International reports up to 10 inches of snow expected in northern Arizona mountains as a second storm sweeps the state. Grand Canyon area sees 4 inches new, Flagstaff 2, Truxton 1, Kingman mixed rain and snow. Snow level to 4,000 feet. flash flood risk high in western deserts. Phoenix rain totals reach .35 inches. Clouds move in with showers and isolated storms, then clearing. Temperatures range from mid 50s to mid 60s with a 100 percent chance of today’s rain.
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United Press International
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Flagstaff
Truxton
Kingman
Phoenix
California
O'Brien Wins Democratic National Chair Nomination Unopposed
In Washington the Democratic National Committee re elected Lawrence O'Brien as national chairman as Indiana official Gordon St Angelo withdraws. The vote was unanimous signaling rare party unity.
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Washington
Lawrence O’brien
O’brien
Indiana
Scottsdale targets substandard housing with $5 million redevelopment plan
Scottsdale plans the Neighborhood Development Program to raze and redevelop areas south of McDowell Road in Indian Bend Wash and west of the Civic Center. The $5 million project will use about $4 million in federal funds with the city contributing roughly $800,000 to $900,000. The plan shifts housing, flood control, and open space to create a green belt, with 70 families on 52 lots affected and a new community building for residents.
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Samlowe
Scottsdale
Department of Housing— and Urban Development
McDowell Rd
India’ Bend Wash
Civic Center
Vista del Camino
Indian Bend Wash
Vista- del Camino
NDP
Vista’ del Camino
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