Same old Story: Dope Fiends and Thugs

As summer rapidly approaches, my neighborhood has, once again, been invaded by the "Meloneros," who pick cantaloupes, by day and get drunk and stoned at night. It should come as no surprise that gang activity and drug use is on the rise. This is most certainly the benefits and byproducts of living in a multicultural society. Try to remember, "Diversity is our strength." Also keep in mind, "tolerance" is how much of something you can take, before it kills you.

Youth gang activity higher in Pinal than Phoenix, Tucson

Friendship and making money were the top two reasons Pinal teens gave for wanting to join a gang. Statewide, friendship had been the most common reason for youth gang membership but the trend has shifted more toward making money over the last four years. Full Story

More Arizonans are dying from opioid use

The increase occurred even as state officials made it a top priority to combat the opioid epidemic. Gov. Doug Ducey put a limit on prescription painkiller prescriptions for people on Medicaid, and Phoenix implemented a program that lets addicts turn in their drugs to a local police precinct and get treatment. 12News

Michael and Tina Careccia update:

Michael and Tina Careccia update: Pinal County seeking death penalty in Maricopa murder case

Pinal County's top prosecutor has filed notice that he'll seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing a Maricopa couple last year and burying their bodies. County Attorney Lando Voyles cites multiple aggravating factors in the case against Jose Ignacio Valenzuela. ABC15

Suspect is detained, on I.C.E. hold, without bail. They're just here for a better life and... "Diversity is our strength."

Mesa PD: Bound child found in bag of feces 'shocks the soul'

The 3-year-old child, who had allegedly been offered up for sex, was rescued Monday after authorities found her in a trash bag surrounded by feces in a closet. She was also malnourished. "The suspect wanted to have sex with other people and said he put the child in the closet because she was too loud," officers said. 3TV

Joseph Goebbels: On the "Big Lie"

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” More

Communism Now tells some real whoppers: The mass immigration of Latin workers to the U.S. began 30 years ago as U.S. trained and funded death squads terrorized people in Central America and Colombia and U.S. sponsored neo-liberal economic policies destroyed local economies.

"JT Ready and his NSM thugs have taken Arizona’s recent legislation as an invitation to heighten their racist attacks on Latin workers. The group has been going on armed patrols of the Arizona border where they hold immigrant workers at gun point. One of the members of Ready’s group, Harry Hughes, has a history of racist violence against Latin workers..." Communism Now

Murder and mayhem in MY neighborhood

Liquor law violations, assaults, drugs and prostitution occur in the parking lot of this establishment. Criminals, like cockroaches, don't like the light on them. Even worse than cockroaches - just come in, multiply and destroy everything

Stabbing death raises safety concerns about homeless encampment

Local resident Harry Hughes said this problem has been ongoing for years around the Farmer’s Convenience Store. He said vagrants have littered the area with trash, alcohol, drugs and even human excrement.

“I sent more than a few emails to county government, local media and the planning and zoning people. Time and again, these problems were deliberately permitted to continue, despite my objections and concerns,” Hughes said. Full Article

Truth does not fear investigation.