East Valley Tribune - Mesa News

Mesa spends $6,800 on extra police after bad tip

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:20:53 -0700

Mesa spent more than $6,500 in 24 hours, paying dozens of officers to be on standby based on bad intelligence that Sheriff Joe Arpaio would be conducting his anti-immigration sweeps this week.

Action on Gateway options delayed

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:09:33 -0700

Queen Creek has roadway access concerns. Some high-profile East Valley landowners and big developers want land-use flexibility. Aviation authorities warn that too much residential development could hurt airport operations and its economic benefits. All of these points and more were expounded at Mesa’s planning and zoning board meeting late Thursday.

Mesa standoff ends with capture of felon

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:17:25 -0700

Negotiators and pepper spray didn't work to force a wanted felon out of hiding in the attic of a Mesa motel. But when he partially fell through the ceiling, officers pounced.

Death penalty sought for Serial Shooter suspect

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:40:14 -0700

Maricopa County prosecutors announced today they will also seek the death penalty for an eighth homicide recently charged to Dale Hausner, one of the Valley’s two suspected Serial Shoorters.

Suspect in serial slayings, rapes identified

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:34:04 -0700

Sometimes he bought a hot dog from her deli, and other times she bought ice from his store. They were two business owners in the same Mesa strip mall - both single and both trying to make a living.

Secrecy in serial killings arrest draws fire

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:53:27 -0700

Trent Benson, Mesa's suspected serial predator, spent nearly 20 hours as a secret detainee of the Valley's justice system.

VIDEO: Watch serial predator suspect’s initial court appearance

Q.C., A.J., Mesa near accord on state land use

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:32:10 -0700

Potential conflicts over planning and land use for a 10-square-mile stretch of state trust land in Pinal County could be headed toward a resolution.

Oasian Noodle Bar closes across from Dana Park

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:19:05 -0700

Oasian Noodle Bar, which opened in September 2005 on the northeast corner of Val Vista Drive and Baseline Road in Mesa, has closed. The restaurant offered noodle and soup dishes highlighting the flavors of Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Hong Kong.

Mesa police seek child molestation suspect

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:01:12 -0700

Mesa authorities are looking for a child molestation suspect who fled before his trial.

Police arrest serial strangler suspect

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:25:38 -0700

Mesa police have arrested a man in connection with a serial strangler case where two women were killed and two others have been sexually assaulted since 2004.

VIDEO: Mesa Police Chief George Gascon talks about the arrest

GRAPHIC: View a map of the attack locations

Mesa zoning board to review Gateway draft plan

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:44:35 -0700

A year’s worth of planning for a key development and economic growth area in the East Valley is finally looking concrete.

GRAPHIC: View the proposed land-use plan

Kids escape knife-wielding robber in Mesa

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:24:32 -0700

A group of kids escaped a robbery Tuesday in Mesa by running away from a knife-wielding man who approached them from behind.

Public safety, growth key Mesa election issues

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:53:18 -0700

Concerns about public safety, economic development and revitalizing downtown formed the bulk of a discussion about what residents felt aspiring Mesa leaders should focus on right away if elected.

Mesa school librarians seek to save some jobs

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:46:12 -0700

Mesa school librarians want to work with the school district to save some of their jobs. Dozens of librarians, parents and students rallied for the second time in front of the district’s curriculum services center Tuesday before the governing board meeting where discussion of the libraries plan was on the agenda.

Copter builder, Mesa OK new Falcon Field lease

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:42:03 -0700

A new lease agreement between Mesa and MD Helicopters will ensure that the helicopter manufacturer and its nearly 300 employees will remain at Falcon Field Airport until 2013.

Ice cream vendor ripped off at gunpoint

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:50:53 -0700

A group of thugs held up a 50-year-old ice cream vendor Monday. According to Mesa police, the car with three men and a woman driver pulled up to the vendor, who was selling from a pushcart, in the 200 block of West Eighth Avenue and ordered ice cream.

Police describe culprit in serial slayings

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:04:03 -0700

She was beaten, sexually assaulted and left for dead.

Mesa community forum focuses on hate crimes

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:02:44 -0700

Is the Valley a breeding ground for malicious hate crimes? In light of controversial immigration sweeps and two teens brutalized for their religion, many believe so.

Carjacking, crash, chase result in man's arrest

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:10:05 -0700

A man was arrested Saturday in Mesa on suspicion of being a carjacker following a pursuit that ended with a crash and a foot chase, police said.

Man on the lam nabbed for missing headlight

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:25:53 -0700

A missing headlight on his bicycle landed a wanted Mesa man in jail on Sunday.

Water main break closes Mesa thoroughfare

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:23:47 -0700

Eastbound Broadway Road is expected to be closed all day from Solomon to Stapley Drive after a water main broke over night, according to Stacy Bass, Mesa Utilities spokeswoman.