Tag: Arizona
Man faked Down syndrome to con caregivers into baths, diaper changes
An Arizona man is accused of pretending to have Down syndrome so he could hire caregivers who bathed him and changed his diapers, authorities said.
Police arrested Paul Anthony Menchaca, 31, at his parents’ home in Gilbert on Sept. 6 after his female caregivers discovered he didn’t have special needs, news station KTNV reported.
The first caregiver responded in May to an ad on CareLinx, a site designed to help families find licensed help.
Menchaca contacted and hired the helper while allegedly posing as a woman named “Amy,” who claimed to be the mother of a man with Down syndrome, according to AZFamily.
“’Amy’ asked all three victims to ‘punish’ [Menchaca] when he soiled his diaper by putting him in timeout and taking away his privileges,” an arrest affidavit obtained by AZFamily said.
The caregiver told police that she helped bathe and change the man’s diapers on 30 separate occasions. In five separate incidents, Menchaca reportedly told her that his genitals were not cleaned well enough.
She then referred the second caregiver in July and the third the following month.
All three women agreed to the same terms, and claimed that Menchaca would become sexually aroused when he was being washed.
The first victim told police she became suspicious and followed Mechaca back to his parents’ home.
“[The victim] was greeted by [Menchaca’s] actual mother and father and discovered [Menchaca] did not have Down syndrome and did not require diaper changes,” the police report said.
When the three caregivers confronted Menchaca, he reportedly admitted to lying about having Down syndrome.
Menchaca now faces charges for fraudulent schemes and sexual abuse.
Drug tunnel ran from old KFC in Arizona to Mexico bedroom
US authorities have found a secret drug tunnel stretching from a former KFC in the state of Arizona to Mexico.
The 600ft (180m) passageway was in the basement of the old restaurant in San Luis, leading under the border to a home in San Luis Rio Colorado.
Authorities made the discovery last week and have arrested the southern Arizona building’s owner.
They were alerted to the tunnel after the suspect, Ivan Lopez, was pulled over, according to KYMA News.
During the traffic stop, police dogs reportedly led officers to two containers of hard narcotics with a street value of more than $1m in Lopez’s vehicle.
Investigators say the containers held more than 118kg (260lb) of methamphetamine, 6kg of cocaine, 3kg of fentanyl, and 19kg of heroin.
Agents searched Lopez’s home and his old KFC, discovering the tunnel’s entrance in the kitchen of the former fast-food joint.
Image copyright Homeland Security Investigations/Yuma Sector BP 
Image copyright Homeland Security Investigations/Yuma Sector BP The passageway was 22ft deep, 5ft tall and 3ft wide, and ended at a trap door under a bed in a home in Mexico, said US officials.
The drugs are believed to have been pulled up through the tunnel with a rope.
This is not the first such discovery – two years ago a 2,600ft tunnel was found by authorities in San Diego, California.
Authorities said it was one of the longest such drug tunnels ever discovered, used to transport an “unprecedented cache” of cocaine and marijuana.
In July alone, US Border Patrol seized 15kg of heroin, 24lbs of cocaine, 327kg of methamphetamine and 1,900kg of marijuana at border checkpoints nationwide.
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Man who gunned down girlfriend was ‘upset’ with her outfit
A jealous boyfriend in Arizona is accused of killing his girlfriend because he was “upset” about her outfit, authorities said.
Martin Larney, of Mesa, was arrested Monday in the shooting death of his 22-year-old girlfriend, Alina Duwyenie, AZCentral reported.
Police said Larney, 22, changed his story twice before confessing to shooting Duwyenie on Sunday morning at his apartment over her clothing choice.
Officers responded to the scene around 8:30 a.m. on reports of an accidental shooting. They rushed Duwyenie to a local hospital, where she died.
Larney’s brother was home at the time of the incident and told investigators that he heard a “loud noise.”
“[The brother] ran into the room and found the defendant sitting next to the victim holding her head where she was injured,” the police report stated.
Larney admitted to authorities that he owned the gun, which he said he purchased a month earlier for protection. The loaded weapon accidentally fired, he claimed, when he threw the firearm across the couch.
The boyfriend, however, then changed his story and claimed that he was attempting to load the gun when a shot fired.
Ultimately, he confessed to gunning down his girlfriend because he was “jealous and upset at [her] for what she was wearing,” according to police.
Larney was arrested and booked at Maricopa County Jail, where his bond is set at $750,000.
via: https://nypost.com/2018/05/15/man-who-gunned-down-girlfriend-was-upset-over-her-outfit-cops/
Arizona Dad Accused of Bending Infant Over, Biting Him to Stop Crying; Injuries ‘Not Survivable,’ Doctors Say
An infant has been hospitalized in Phoenix after his father allegedly bent him over because he was crying, authorities said.
Phoenix Police Department officers were dispatched to a home near 12th Street and Camelback Road on Dec. 19 where they found a 6-month-old child unresponsive and not breathing, according to Phoenix television station KNXV.
An officer gave CPR to the child until paramedics arrived.
Doctors at Phoenix Children’s Hospital reported to police that the infant had lacerations to his liver and pancreas, a broken wrist and bruising on his thigh.
“The injuries are not survivable,” doctors told police.
The child was in the care of his father, 30-year-old Robert Anthony Resendiz, at the time.
Resendiz told police that he pressed the infant’s legs over his head and bent his body to get his son to stop crying, the station reported. He said he didn’t release the pressure until the victim stopped moving and was limp.
He also allegedly admitted to even biting the child twice out of frustration.
Resendiz is being held on a $250,000 bond on child abuse charges.
Phoenix man accused of submerging 4-year-old’s face in scalding water
A Phoenix man allegedly held a 4-year-old’s face in scalding water causing him to suffer severe burns.
Ernesto Ronald Avelar, 27, is accused of causing second and third-degree burns to the boy’s face on Sept. 26, according to a Phoenix police report.
He allegedly left the boy in a dark room for three hours, until the child’s mother came home.
The boy’s mother took him to the hospital once she saw his injuries.
Hospital workers indicated that the victim was likely “restrained while being immersed in hot water.”
Avelar was apprehended at his apartment near 26th Street and McDowell Road in Phoenix.
He told police he drew a bath for the child, and left him alone to go care for a second child.
He heard a scream, and saw the boy in the water-filled tub, holding his face.
Avelar said he took the boy to his bedroom and treated his burns with aloe vera.
Female Science Teacher, 26, Arrested For ‘Showing Her Genitals’ to a 13 Year Old Boy
A 26-year-old middle-school teacher in Arizona has been arrested for sexual exploitation of a 13-year-old male student after admitting to sending sexually explicit videos to the boy and performing sexual acts in person.
Her LinkedIn account also claims she is currently a driver for ride-sharing taxi company Uber and has worked extensively in other schools in Arizona.
The local police department said she was arrested on suspicion of furnishing “harmful items” to a minor, indecent exposure and luring a minor for sexual exploitation.
It’s unclear what these “harmful items” are. Police say the teacher confessed to the police that she showed her genitalia to the 13-year-old boy while they were video chatting. She also allowed the child to touch and kiss her breasts when they met in person. Loofboroug reportedly admitted to police she was aware that the boy was only 13 years old.
“She admitted to showing her genitalia to a child while video chatting,” police said.
The police was alerted about a possible crime after the father of the boy called the police, concerned about the conversations his son had with the teacher.
The Tempe Elementary School District sent out a letter to parents on Friday, April 21, a local NBC station reported.
In the letter, the district claims Loofborough had been a seventh-grade teacher since August of 2016, but hasn’t been on the school’s campus since March 15. The district said the teacher submitted her resignation for “personal reasons” on March 30 – effective for May 1.
“At the time she was hired, she had no criminal history reported based on the District’s fingerprint and record check with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and her background check by the District revealed no adverse findings,” the letter reads.
Neighbor Allegedly ‘Euthanized’ Phoenix Family’s Wounded Dog With Sledgehammer
A Phoenix man allegedly “euthanized” his neighbor’s wounded pit bull with a sledgehammer after the dog was hit by two cars over the weekend, according to a witness.
Jessica Headly told KNXV the injured dog, a pit bull named Beau, tried to get home after being struck by the cars.
“She was able to crawl to the porch. She wasn’t yelping but she was panting hard,” Headly said.
That’s when a neighbor came over with a sledgehammer, Headly told KNXV.
“I was like, what are you doing,” Headly said. “You can’t do that. I’m going to take the dog to the vet. Let me handle it.”
But the man told her the dog was suffering and then hit Beau twice on her head, killing the animal.
“That’s the last thing she saw is some stranger with a sledgehammer. That’s horrible,” Headly said.
Beau’s owner, Jesse Garcia, was not home at the time.
“I wish he would’ve thought twice about what he did to our dog,” Jesse Garcia said.
The man who struck Beau declined to comment, KNXV reported.
Police did go to the home Sunday night, but no arrests were made and no citations were issued, according to KNXV.
Laveen man stabs twin sons over money, housework
LAVEEN, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) –
A Laveen man who threatened to kill his twin sons stabbed and wounded them Saturday during an argument over money and housework, Phoenix police said. Officers said after attacking them, Randall Pipkin Sr., 53, walked outside the home and lit a cigarette. His two 22-year-old sons were rushed to the hospital. Randall Pipkin Jr. suffered a collapsed lung after he was stabbed in the area of his arm pit. Raymond Pipkin was stabbed in his right forearm. The entire story with details are in the news link below:
http://www.kmov.com/story/29536595/laveen-man-stabs-twin-sons-over-money-housework
This man must be high or something. There is nothing in the story here that justifies this buffoonery and stupidity.