Arizona Crime Files: Sept. 24-30
Our top crime stories for the week of Sept. 24: New developments in an animal, elder abuse case in Chandler; a drive-by shooting at a Walmart parking lot; rampant drug use near a Phoenix rehab center; a deadly Apache Junction barricade situation; and a shooting in a Phoenix neighborhood that sounded like an "Old West gun battle."
PHOENIX - This week's top stories include details on a shocking Chandler animal and adult abuse investigation. Another trending story is a fire that burned at an East Valley landfill. Here are the top stories from Sept. 24-30.
1. Animal and adult abuse investigation shocks Chandler residents
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It's a case that has sent shockwaves Arizona, as well as creating a firestorm of controversy on social media. Here's what you should know about a police investigation in the Phoenix area that include allegations of animal abuse, in addition to allegations of abuse involving a vulnerable adult.
2. Family in mourning after crash kills good samaritan
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a deadly crash that shut down the Loop 202 at 32nd Street early Sunday morning.
3. Residents fed up over nearby rehab center
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People living in a central Phoenix neighborhood say the opioid crisis is on their doorstep. Residents in the area say drug use and suspicious activity are linked to a nearby rehab facility.
4. Landfill fire lit up night sky over East Valley
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Crews are battling a fire at the Salt River Landfill in the East Valley.
5. Woman arrested following West Valley drive-by shooting
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A woman has been arrested in connection to a shooting in the parking lot of a Walmart in Goodyear.
6. A real-life Miss Congeniality
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One can be forgiven for saying that life is imitating art in the case of a Tempe Police officer who will represent Arizona in the Miss USA Pageant.
7. The latest consumer recalls
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Several products have been recalled over the past week for health and safety reasons.
8. Tragic crash near Glendale high school
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Investigators say 34-year-old Alaina Gallegos was driving 80 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone northbound on 47th Avenue when she ran a red light and hit another vehicle.
9. Animal cruelty investigation in another East Valley city
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As an investigation into an animal cruelty case continues in Chandler, police in another East Valley city are investigating a separate animal cruelty case, with dozens of dogs found in conditions deemed to be deplorable.
10. Ex-firefighter sentenced for setting ex's home alight
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Eric Donald Jones, 43, was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison after being found guilty of arson, endangerment, criminal damage, assault, and a weapons charge, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said on Sept. 29.