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Perry Vandell

West Valley Public Safety Reporter at The Arizona Republic

Breaking News Reporter at The Arizona Republic

Professional miscreant. Public safety/breaking news reporter @azcentral. DMs are open. He/Him. Send tips and memes to [email protected]. DM for PGP key.

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  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Perry Vandell

    A Phoenix Suns superfan who was primarily known for wearing orange face paint and attire at basketball games before he was arrested on suspicion of soliciting teenage students for sexually explicit pictures and videos was back in court after being indicted several months earlier. A grand jury indicted 38-year-old Patrick Battillo in February on seven counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor between July 1, 2023 and April 1, 2024.

  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Perry Vandell

    Over a dozen friends and family members of a Tempe woman who was kidnapped, tortured and left in a car that was set ablaze while she was still alive gathered in a courtroom two days before the second anniversary of her death as they watched a man accused of killing her stand mere feet before them.

  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Perry Vandell

    A second family has filed a lawsuit against an East Valley pediatric dentistry where a dental assistant was accused of molesting and taking pictures of girls’ genitals with his phone. Chandler police arrested then 27-year-old Deion Alexander Garcia on May 10, 2024, shortly after the parents of a 6-year-old girl reported to officers that Garcia had touched their daughter inappropriately and took photos of her undressed while taking X-ray scans at Kidiatric Dental and Orthodontics in Chandler.

  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Perry Vandell

    The father of an Arizona geologist continues the search for his son’s remains and any evidence that might shed light on what happened to him — several years after his son went missing. David Robinson, a resident of South Carolina, posted on X that he traveled to Arizona to participate in a search for his son Daniel Robinson April 12.

  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Perry Vandell

    Two paratroopers in the U.S. armed forces were injured shortly before a University of Arizona baseball game after they appeared to suffer a hard landing. The Tucson Fire Department posted April 12 on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that the paratroopers were injured during a pre-game ceremony on "Arizona Baseball Military Appreciation Night."The department said paramedics took the paratroopers to the hospital but did not specify the nature of their injuries.

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9 Apr 25

maybe it's just me, but the idea of legalizing child labor to work on poverty wages seems bad

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Ron DeSantis is pushing to let employers schedule children as young as 14 for an unlimited number of hours, including overnight shifts. At the same time, Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would let employers pay kids below minimum wage. https://t.co/96YWGzN9Ee

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5 Apr 25

decided to check on my 401K today https://t.co/W6GuN3XpwH

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28 Mar 25

RT @slimjosa: The whole Studio Ghibli AI trend honestly gives me second-hand embarrassment knowing how hard Hayao Miyazaki has fought to re…