TikToker calls out Phoenix business owner, teen killed in shooting, fight at Disney: this week's top stories
Crime Files: Lori Vallow indicted again, mom & dad accused of killing child, deadly DUI crash
Our top crime stories of the week of May 15: Lori Vallow was indicted again for murder charges in Maricopa County, parents from Glendale are accused of killing their child after beating him; and a deadly wrong-way crash suspect is accused of being a few times over the legal limit.
This week was full of top stories of different kinds – not like our usual full-on crime report. We're talking crickets all over the Phoenix area, self-checkout machines asking for tips, and the Titanic's "digital twin."
Here are the top stories from May 14-19.
1. Walt Disney World fight video: Brawl at Magic Kingdom started over photo op disagreement: A day wasn't so magic for two families at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom after an apparent disagreement over a photo op led to punches and an all-out fight. "Did you see how it broke out?" someone could be heard saying in the video. "I was just walking right here and I saw it just happening."
2. Seeing a lot of grasshoppers in the Phoenix area? You're not alone: They seem to be taking over in certain areas, and yet other areas in the Valley aren’t seeing anything.
Seeing a lot of grasshoppers in Phoenix?
Grasshoppers have quickly become a common sight in the Valley, but why? They seem to be taking over in certain areas, and yet other areas in the Valley aren?t seeing anything.
3. Lori Vallow indicted, again, following murder conviction, but for charge in Gilbert: Gilbert Police believe Lori and her brother Alex Cox conspired together to kill Boudreaux back in October 2019. He was once married to Lori's niece Melanie Pawlowski.
Lori Vallow indicted following murder conviction
Just days after an Idaho jury convicted Arizona mother Lori Vallow of murdering her two children and conspiring to kill her husband's first wife, FOX 10 has learned that she's facing even more charges in Arizona. FOX 10's Justin Lum has the exclusive.
4. Self-checkout machines now ask for tips in latest squeeze on customers: Companies, including airports, bakeries, coffee shops and sports stadiums, have now introduced the self-serve tipping option, where customers can leave tips including the typical 20%, despite facing minimal to no interaction with any employee, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal.
5. Titanic: New 3D scans 'rewrite everything we know' about ill-fated voyage: Research scientists have digitally mapped the shipwreck in a groundbreaking underwater 3D capture project by Magellan and Atlantic Productions. The "digital twin" the scientists created shows stunning details never seen before.
6. TikTok user calls out Phoenix man accused of assault, police respond with clarification: Phoenix Police are clearing up what they're calling "misinformation" after a popular TikTok user called on the department to take further action against an Arizona man caught on video committing an alleged assault.
7. Glendale mother, boyfriend arrested in beating death of 2-year-old boy, police say: "The treating physicians and officers observed numerous bruises of varying sizes and colors across the entirety of the child’s body, to include swelling and bruising to his eyes, head and a significant skull fracture," police said.
Glendale couple accused of killing 2 year old
A mother and her boyfriend were arrested in the beating death of the woman's 2-year-old son. Police say the couple claimed the boy was attacked by a dog, but the boyfriend later admitted to killing the child.
8. Wanted Las Vegas woman arrested after commenting under news post about her case on social media: Marion Reyes, 36, turned herself in to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Bureau the day after a post from the Bureau asked the public for help locating her and purported that she cut off her ankle monitor.
Marion Reyes, 36, surrendered herself to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departments Traffic Bureau on Friday. (Las Vegas Traffic Bureau)
9. Phoenix Police identifies woman killed in 2-car crash: The crash, according to a statement, happened in the area of 19th Avenue and Glendale. Officers responded to a two-car crash in the area just before 6:30 a.m..
10. Teenage girl shot, killed in Phoenix; no arrests made: A teenage girl was shot and killed in a neighborhood near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road overnight, Phoenix police said Sunday, May 14.
Phoenix teen killed by gun violence
Family and friends gathered on May 15 to honor the young life of 17-year-old Desiree Rivas lost too soon. There were well over a hundred people, maybe even 200, at the vigil.