Peoria Police Department

Peoria Cop Demoted for Shot-Up Obama Shirt Credited With Saving Life of Shot MCSO Deputy

The Peoria Police Department will host a meeting Wednesday between Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Deputy Ruben Garcia -- who was shot in the face in January while responding to a call -- and the two Peoria cops credited with saving his life.One of those Peoria cops is Ryan Bakke, and the other is ... More >>

Barack Obama T-Shirt Shooting: Peoria Cop's Demotion Upheld

Erstwhile Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer remains Officer Pat Shearer for posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who'd apparently just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Obama.A city spokesman says the three-member personnel board upheld the demotion, but reduced the amount of unpaid ... More >>

Peoria Cop Demoted For Picture of Freshly Shot-Up Obama T-Shirt on Facebook Page

​Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer is now Officer Pat Shearer after posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who'd apparently just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Obama.You can read about the incident from our colleague Stephen Lemons by clicking here.According to Peoria police publ ... More >>

Peoria Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charge for Allowing Her Dog to Hobble on Bloody Stump for a Year

​Peoria police are filing animal cruelty charges against a Peoria woman who allowed her pit bull to walk around on a bloody stump for about a year without treating its injuries. Cops contacted Michelle Busse, 22, on January 7, after someone complained that she had not gotten medical treatment for ... More >>

Tyson Langley, 15-Year-Old Accused of Double Homicide, Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charges

Peoria Police DepartmentTyson Langley​Tyson Langley, the 15-year-old accused of murdering two people at a Peoria smoke shop last month, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder.Despite his young age, Langley's being charged ... More >>

Barack Obama T-Shirt (Apparently) Blasted by Arizona Kids, from Cop Facebook Page (w/Update)

The photo above showing seven young men with guns holding what seems to be a bullet-riddled T-shirt depicting President Barack Obama was, until recently, up on the Facebook page for Sergeant Pat Shearer of the Peoria Police Department.The photo is captioned, "Another trip to the ranch," and features ... More >>

Peoria Police Searching for Person of Interest in Fatal Shooting

Peoria Police DepartmentMichael Zachary Zamora is a person of interest in a police investigation​Early Sunday morning, Miles Romanski and his brother were near 75th and Peoria avenues, driving home, when police say shots rang out.Miles, 24, was fatally shot in what police believe was a road rage i ... More >>

Sexual Predator Trolling on Free Smart-Phone App Farm Story For Victim, Police Say

www.market.android.comA sexual predator found a victim on Farm Story, a free smart phone app, and then lured her into a private chat room, police say.​Detectives from the Peoria Police Department's Special Victims Unit arrested Jose Sanchez, a 37-year-old Colorado man, for allegedly engaging in se ... More >>

Peoria Police Searching for Men Who Attacked Two Women In Peoria; Bracelet Could Lead Cops to Goons

Peoria Police DepartmentHave you seen this bracelet? It could be worth $6,000.​Have you seen this bracelet?It came off one of two men who attacked a woman and her 18-year-old daughter in the driveway of their Peoria home as they unloaded groceries from their car.Peoria police say that on July 23 a ... More >>

Murdered Felines: Police Investigate Poisoning of Several Cats in North Peoria Neighborhood

​Peoria Animal Control Officers are investigating the poisoning of at least three -- perhaps as many as seven -- cats.Jay Davies, a spokesman for the Peoria Police Department, said that such cases are pretty unusual, and that the individual(s) responsible face animal cruelty charges.Animal Control ... More >>

Peoria Perv Goes to Dollar Store for Cheap Thrills; Suspected of Touching Young Girls

Peoria Police Peoria police are looking for this man in connection with aggrevated assault.​A man who walked into a Peoria Dollar Tree on Monday afternoon wasn't interested in bargain shopping. Instead, police say, he inappropriately touched two young girl in two separate incidents.The girl ... More >>

Heineken Thief Who Stabbed Good Samaritan Identified; Still Loose

If you know where 29-year-old Matthew Papanek is, call the cops.​The Peoria Police Department says it has identified the man responsible for last week's Heineken heist, during which the suspect stabbed a good samaritan who tried to stop him. Unfortunately, the alleged thug's still on the loose.Pol ... More >>

Man Robs Peoria Convenience Store With Rock the "Size of a Human Foot"

Peoria Police DepartmentWanted in connection with rock-armed robbery.​Peoria police detectives are still on the hunt for a man who reportedly robbed a gas station convenience store near 83rd Avenue and Bell Road with a rock last week.The suspect threatened to bash the clerk's head in with the rock ... More >>

Beer Thief Stabs Would-Be Hero During Heineken Heist

If you know this guy, call the cops.​The Peoria Police Department needs the public's help in tracking down a man they say stole a few Heinekens from a Circle K convenience store last night.According to police, the thief stole two 12-packs of Heineken from a Circle K near 87th Avenue and Bell Road. ... More >>

Sun City Man Arrested for Shaking Baby. Child's Alive but in Rough Shape

www.vinteeage.com​There aren't too many public-safety slogans better known than "never shake a baby." It's about as common as "just say no" -- but that didn't stop a Peoria man from allegedly shaking his 6-month-old daughter to the point of unconsciousness on several occasions, as he admitte ... More >>

Peoria Police Narrows Search for Police Chief Down to Three Finalists

www.pursuethepassion.comLarry Ratcliff plans to retire on February 1​The Peoria Police Department has been searching for a new police chief and has narrowed its search down to three finalists.Larry Ratcliff has been heading the West Valley police agency since 2007, and he's ready to retire on Febr ... More >>

Peoria Police Narrows Search for Police Chief Down to Three Finalists

www.pursuethepassion.comLarry Ratcliff plans to retire on February 1​The Peoria Police Department has been searching for a new police chief and has narrowed its search down to three finalists.Larry Ratcliff has been heading the West Valley police agency since 2007, and he's ready to retire on Febr ... More >>

Peoria Police Looking for Missing Woman: 50-Year-Old Maria Chagolla

If you've seen 50-year-old Maria Chagolla call the po-po.​A Peoria woman is missing and cops need your help finding her. Maria Delores Chagolla, 50, was last seen dropping off her adult son about 9 a.m. yesterday in the area of 8700 West Butler Drive in Peoria. She never made it home and hasn't be ... More >>

Peoria Gunshot Victim Lied to Police About Shooter. Turns Out, She Shot Herself

​The same week the Peoria Police Department issued a friendly reminder that residents shouldn't kill themselves, it turns out a woman who told police she was shot by an unidentified white male actually shot herself."[Her story] was so vague we knew it wasn't true right away," Mike Tellef, spokesma ... More >>

Three Suicides in Peoria in 24 Hours Prompts Police to Remind Residents Not to Kill Themselves

www.amazon.comA message from the Peoria Police Department.​The Peoria Police Department has a message for residents: don't kill yourself.In a 24-hour period starting at about 5 p.m. last Friday, three people in Peoria committed suicide. That, the Peoria PD says, is a lot. "This is a time of the ye ... More >>

"Operation Chug-a-Lug" Cracks Down on Peoria Beer Heists; 67 Underage Kids Arrested in Less Than Two Months

www.cleverdonkey.comIf kids in Peoria had one of these babd boys they probably wouldn't need to steal alcohol in the first place.​Earlier this year the Peoria Police Department began noticing a trend in "beer runs" at area convenience stores by underage kids and decided to fight back.For anyone un ... More >>

Phoenix Bank Robbed by Someone Who Actually Had a Gun

Peoria Police DepartmentThis guy robbed a bank. If you know him, call the cops.​Well, the sun came out today, which, here in the Valley, often means a local law enforcement agency needs the public's help in tracking down some bozo who robbed a bank.The latest bank heist is brought to you by the Ph ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, August 5, 2010

Cops Release Photo's of Peoria Kiddy-Porn Suspect's Creepy Underground Room

Peoria Police DepartmentWilliam Willis​If the cross-dressing gear, kiddy-porn, and sex toys scattered throughout the home-office of a Peoria man last week weren't enough to creep you out, photos of the secret, underground room he built behind his house might be.Luckily, we got our hands on them an ... More >>

"Hothead Bandit" Indicted on 25 Counts Following Alleged Bank-Robbery Spree

​A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 25-count indictment yesterday against a man dubbed "The Hothead Bandit" by the FBI's over-worked bandit-naming department.Timothy John Kestle, 55, of Litchfield Park, has been charged with 13 counts of armed bank robbery and 12 counts of possessing or us ... More >>

"Hot Head Bandit," Serial Bank Robber, Busted in Peoria

www.hilariousheadlines.com​An alleged serial bank robber, responsible for at least three heists across the Valley, was busted in Peoria last week thanks to the keen eye of a police officer, the Peoria Police Department announced this morning. Peoria police spokesman Mike Tellef tells Ne ... More >>

Where You Shouldn't Drive Drunk on Memorial Day, Compliments of the Peoria Police Department

www.routeoneforlife.com​The Peoria Police Department -- like most police departments -- doesn't want people driving drunk on Memorial Day, but if you're hammered, and are dumb enough to hop behind the wheel of a car, the Peoria fuzz is being kind enough to tell you exactly where they're gonna be.O ... More >>

Hot Links: Ron Sterr, 620 Sportsline, and Another CAP Lawsuit

​Ron Sterr, the principal of Litchfield Elementary School who sent a "joke" letter to teachers berating students' intelligence, has been demoted. The school board voted with a 4-1 vote to have Sterr demoted to assistant principal at another school. The majority of parents who spoke at the board me ... More >>

Salty Senorita Celebrates X-Mas with an Appearance by Santa Via Helicopter

​We're used to Salty Senorita as being a rowdy spot full of 20-something's downing margaritas while munching on Tex-Mex-y food, but this Sunday, December 20, the colorful bar in Peoria welcomes families as it hosts a Santa brunch--and yes, the man himself will be there, flown in ... More >>

Cops Offering $2,000 Reward for Information on Peoria Pill Bandit

This unknown man is believed to have robbed pills from a Peoria CVS​The Peoria Police Department and Silent Witness are offering a $2,000 reward for information about a man who robbed prescription drugs from a Peoria CVS last week. The man, according to police, went into the drugstore  ... More >>

Wal-Mart Employee Who Called Cops Over Naked Baby Photos Claims Photos Went "Beyond Normal"

​The Peoria Police Department released audio files today of a conversation between officers and the Wal-Mart employee who discovered the naked baby photos that made national headlines last month.

Death Valley: Peoria Woman Accused of Killing 3-year-old Girl; Tattooed Man Booked on Suspicion of Murder and Kidnapping

  We're still waiting for info from the Peoria Police Department on this one, but the Arizona Republic has a story on it already: A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for killing her boyfriend's 3-year-old niece. This is yet another truly heinous case of child abuse, whoever did it: The g ... More >>

Peoria Speed-Enforcement Program to Begin on 91st Avenue

  Image: Wikimedia Commons What's the difference between a "speed-enforcement campaign" and a "speed trap?" Well, maybe it's just the terminology, says Mike Tellef, spokesman for the Peoria Police Department. But speed traps are typically set up where the posted speed lim ... More >>

Helicopter Crash Victims Worked for Peoria Police Department

Image: Peoria policeMichael Gauchat The two people who died in a helicopter crash in the northwest Valley on Friday worked for the Peoria Police Department.  Michael Gauchat, 41, had been a police officer with the department since 1990. Donna Collum had been with the city of Peoria since 2000, ... More >>

Hot Links: Marijuana Framed, Canines Cooled, Suspect Shot

The Mesa Unified School District plans to lay off 210 teachers today. The cuts do not include personnel with one-year contracts who may not be hired back anyway. A district spokesperson says the cuts will save the school district "30 to 60 million dolllars"...Rawhide Western Town will get new manage ... More >>

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