Supervisor Chase Invites Public to Honor Peace Officers May 6 & May 9

Posted May 6, 2013 at 1:48 pm

FLORENCE, AZ – Pinal County District 2 Supervisor Cheryl Chase and Officer Jennifer Eastman of Phoenix Police Department are co-chairing the 40th Annual statewide Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on Monday, May 6 at 7:30 PM.  Super visor Chase is also honored to again be on the planning team for the Pinal County Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on Thursday, May 9 beginning at 6:30 PM.

 

“I encourage the community to come to one or both of these events.  We are paying tribute to the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice – their lives – to keep our communities safe,” Chase said.  “The ceremonies also allow us to gather in tribute to every man or woman who puts on a uniform in the name of public safety.”

 

40th Annual Arizona Peace Officers’ Memorial Service

Monday, May 6, 2013 at 7:30 PM

Wesley Bolin Memorial Park

(Between 16th and 17th Avenues and Washington & Jefferson

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    The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the above information pursuant to A.R.S. 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offender Law. Notification must be made when certain sex offenders are released from the Arizona State Prison, accepted under an interstate compact or released from the county jail back into the community. Offenders are categorized into three levels: Level One (low risk to the community), Level Two (intermediate risk to the community), and Level Three (high risk to the community).

    The individuals who appear on this notification have been convicted of a sex offense, which

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    The body has been found in a rugged area that has prevented the helicopter from landing, so members of the Pinal County Search and Rescue team are hiking into the canyon area to retrieve the body.

    Search and rescue had been scanning the area since the evening of April 15 to find Hensley, who recently moved to Arizona and was not familiar with the area. He was last seen on Monday afternoon when he set out

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    On Feb. 17,  the victim was offered a ride by Williams from a convenience store in Casa Grande to Phoenix. The victim said the suspect pulled off the freeway and sexually assaulted her in the nearby desert. The victim said the man told her his name was William and he was driving a red older model

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    On Sunday, February 17, 2013, a 32-year- old female was offered a ride by the suspect at an AM/PM convenience store on Florence Boulevard in the Casa Grande area.
    The suspect told the woman his name was William. The suspect then drove the female into the desert located near Woodruff Lane and Henness Road and sexually assaulted

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    Sex offender notice for Apache Junction, Florence – Mar. 21, 2013

    The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the above information pursuant to A.R.S. 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offender Law. Notification must be made when certain sex offenders are released from the Arizona State Prison, accepted under an interstate compact or released from the county jail back into the community. Offenders are categorized into three levels: Level One (low risk to the community), Level Two (intermediate risk to the community), and Level Three (high risk to the community).

    The individuals who appear on this notification have been convicted of a sex offense, which

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    The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the above information pursuant to A.R.S. 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offender Law. Notification must be made when certain sex offenders are released from the Arizona State Prison, accepted under an interstate compact or released from the county jail back into the community. Offenders are categorized into three levels: Level One (low risk to the community), Level Two (intermediate risk to the community), and Level Three (high risk to the community).

    The individuals who appear on this notification have been convicted of a sex offense, which

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