Peter Valencia
Digital Content Producer/Assignment Editor at KTVK-TV Arizona's Family News
Emmy-nominated Digital + Breaking News for @AZFamily | Previously: @News3LV, @ABC4Utah, @KSLNewsradio, @WeberStateU
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1 day ago |
azfamily.com | Peter Valencia
PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — Police said they were forced to shoot and kill a man who tried to kidnap a woman and her baby in a Peoria neighborhood on Thursday evening. It happened near 87th and Pershing avenues, south of the Loop 101 (Agua Fria) freeway and Thunderbird Road, around 6:45 p.m.According to Peoria Police Sgt. Araceli “Shelly” Montes, the man tried to kidnap a woman who had a baby in a stroller. He then tried to take the baby from the woman.
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azfamily.com | Peter Valencia
PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — Police say a man has been hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in Peoria Thursday evening. No officers were hurt. Authorities confirmed the shooting happened near 87th and Pershing avenues, south of the Loop 101 (Agua Fria) and Thunderbird Road, around 7 p.m.One man was rushed to a nearby hospital. His condition is unknown at this time. Police also confirmed that the officer involved was not injured and said that there is “no active threat” to the community.
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azfamily.com | Peter Valencia
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Four suspects indicted for allegedly assaulting former Arizona Coyotes player Paul Bissonnette at a Scottsdale restaurant last November have been offered plea deals. New court documents obtained this week revealed that Sean Michael Daley has been offered a deal to drop the disorderly conduct charge in exchange for a guilty plea to a single count of aggravated assault, a low-level class 6 felony.
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2 days ago |
azfamily.com | Peter Valencia
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — Chandler police have announced an arrest in a case involving alleged child sex crimes dating nearly a decade ago. On Wednesday, authorities announced the arrest of Ciro Soberanes Moedano, who was tracked down to Mexico due to accusations of child molestation and sexual abuse. Chandler police say Moedano had fled the state during a police investigation that took place in 2016.
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azfamily.com | Tianna Morimoto |Peter Valencia
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police say a 5-year-old girl is dead after she was reportedly shot by her older brother Tuesday night in south Phoenix. Now, her father is facing charges. On Wednesday, Phoenix police announced that 33-year-old Irvin Ramos-Jimenez was arrested on a prohibited possessor charge in connection to the shooting. Officers were dispatched to an “unknown trouble” call around 9:15 p.m. near 6th Avenue and Wier Avenue.
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