prosecutor in Phoenix's Serial Shooter case said in closing arguments Tuesday that the main suspect carried out the shootings for fame and kept news clippings of the crimes as “trophies.”
Prosecutor Laura Reckart told jurors that Dale Hausner had an elaborate plan to “kill, maim, destroy and terrify.”
The 36-year-old is on trial on charges of killing eight people and attacking 20 others in a series of random nighttime shootings in 2005 and 2006.
Reckart said everything about Hausner points to his desire for notoriety — a job in boxing photography, a hosting gig for a cable TV show, and a role in a local commercial for a law group. She said articles of the shootings and a videotape of America's Most Wanted about the killings found in Hausner's apartment were trophies, “his celebrity-status symbols.”
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
More Ariz. state parks eyed for closure; board to meet in Peoria
Three more state parks are being considered for closure because of state budget cuts, bringing to 11 the number that could be shuttered in coming weeks.
Parks Director Ken Travous told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he is adding the three additional parks to a list of eight others previously identified as being considered for closure.
Travous identified the three as Red Rock State Park in Sedona, Jerome State Historic Park in Jerome and Tonto National Bridge State Park near Payson
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Parks Director Ken Travous told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he is adding the three additional parks to a list of eight others previously identified as being considered for closure.
Travous identified the three as Red Rock State Park in Sedona, Jerome State Historic Park in Jerome and Tonto National Bridge State Park near Payson
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Friday, February 13, 2009
4 U.S. House members call for investigation into Arpaio
Four Democratic U.S. House members are calling for the new attorney general and Homeland Security secretary to investigate allegations of racial profiling against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
“Sheriff Arpaio has repeatedly demonstrated disregard for the rights of Hispanics in the Phoenix metropolitan area,” said a press release issued by U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, and three other lawmakers. “Under the guise of immigration enforcement, his staff has conducted raids in residential neighborhoods in a manner condemned by the community as racial profiling.
“Racial profiling and segregation are simply not acceptable,” Conyers, from Michigan, is quoted as saying in the release. “Media stunts and braggadocio are no substitute for fair and effective law enforcement"
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“Sheriff Arpaio has repeatedly demonstrated disregard for the rights of Hispanics in the Phoenix metropolitan area,” said a press release issued by U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, and three other lawmakers. “Under the guise of immigration enforcement, his staff has conducted raids in residential neighborhoods in a manner condemned by the community as racial profiling.
“Racial profiling and segregation are simply not acceptable,” Conyers, from Michigan, is quoted as saying in the release. “Media stunts and braggadocio are no substitute for fair and effective law enforcement"
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Development restrictions near Luke Air Force Base upheld
Superior Court judge has ruled in the state's favor and against Maricopa County in a case that stemmed from residential encroachment on Luke Air Force Base and its Auxiliary Field 1.
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard had argued that the future of Luke, located in Glendale, was at stake, as well as the $2.2 billion a year in economic activity the base generates.
Goddard and other base advocates feared that overturning the law and permitting residential development near Luke and "Aux 1" could imperil Arizona's other military installations, which, combined with Luke, annually pump $9 billion into the economy.
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Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard had argued that the future of Luke, located in Glendale, was at stake, as well as the $2.2 billion a year in economic activity the base generates.
Goddard and other base advocates feared that overturning the law and permitting residential development near Luke and "Aux 1" could imperil Arizona's other military installations, which, combined with Luke, annually pump $9 billion into the economy.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Arpaio demands all emails, phone logs from 36 county officials
Just when we thought the civil war between the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Joe Arapio couldn’t get nastier, it did.
The Insider learned that Arpaio filed a public records request asking for all sent and received emails, calendars, and copies of all office and cell phone logs for 36 county employees. The request does not include a time period, which means Arpaio’s going after anything and everything he can get his hands on.
It will come at a price to taxpayers: officials estimate it could cost $200 an hour for IT personnel to pore through the records, attorney time for redactions, plus up to $20,000 in new software to more easily pull the requested information.
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The Insider learned that Arpaio filed a public records request asking for all sent and received emails, calendars, and copies of all office and cell phone logs for 36 county employees. The request does not include a time period, which means Arpaio’s going after anything and everything he can get his hands on.
It will come at a price to taxpayers: officials estimate it could cost $200 an hour for IT personnel to pore through the records, attorney time for redactions, plus up to $20,000 in new software to more easily pull the requested information.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Cameras catch 2 Gilbert officers speeding
A pair of Gilbert police officers could face discipline after a freeway speed camera photographed both speeding, according to internal affairs police documents released this week.
Officers Andy Bates and Michael Bukowski were returning from the Maricopa County 4th Avenue jail in Phoenix on Nov. 13 and were photographed driving 68 mph and 72 mph, respectively, in a 55 mph section of Interstate 17, police documents state.
"Both officers believed the speed limit was 65 mph," said Sgt. Mark Marino, a police spokesman. "Ultimately, the officers are responsible for their driving."
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Officers Andy Bates and Michael Bukowski were returning from the Maricopa County 4th Avenue jail in Phoenix on Nov. 13 and were photographed driving 68 mph and 72 mph, respectively, in a 55 mph section of Interstate 17, police documents state.
"Both officers believed the speed limit was 65 mph," said Sgt. Mark Marino, a police spokesman. "Ultimately, the officers are responsible for their driving."
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Gray wolf's shooting death investigated
PINETOP - Federal agents are investigating the suspicious death of an endangered Mexican gray wolf near Pinetop.
The female wolf was found on Jan. 19. It had died from a gunshot wound and was dumped along Highway 260.
The wolf was part of the Moonshine Pack in the Mexican Wolf Reintroduction
Project in Arizona and New Mexico.
"Every wolf we have helped put back on the landscape deserves a chance to survive in the wild," Benjamin Tuggle, regional director for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Southwest region, said in a statement. "We feel confident that our investigations will identify the responsible parties and they will be brought to justice."
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The female wolf was found on Jan. 19. It had died from a gunshot wound and was dumped along Highway 260.
The wolf was part of the Moonshine Pack in the Mexican Wolf Reintroduction
Project in Arizona and New Mexico.
"Every wolf we have helped put back on the landscape deserves a chance to survive in the wild," Benjamin Tuggle, regional director for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Southwest region, said in a statement. "We feel confident that our investigations will identify the responsible parties and they will be brought to justice."
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