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Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from May 13-15 – KTAR.com
PHOENIX — Metro Phoenix witnessed the most popular weekend of the yr to this point, excessive rating Phoenix officers and police chief Jeri Williams are being sued by three former assistant chiefs, and eastbound U.S. 60 in Tempe reopens after a week-long closure resulting from a water line break.
Listed below are among the greatest tales that headlined the Arizona information cycle over the weekend.
Phoenix sees hottest weekend of the yr; triple-digit temps to proceed
As summer season approaches, the Valley continues to warmth up.
Metro Phoenix reached 105 levels on Sunday simply after 2:30 p.m., in keeping with the National Weather Service, the most popular temperature recorded to this point this yr.
On Saturday, the temperature reached 104 levels round 3:15 p.m. earlier than rapidly dipping down once more.
Earlier than Sunday, the most popular day for Phoenix in 2022 was on Could 7 when it hit 100 levels round 2:12 p.m.
Excessive rating Phoenix officers, police chief Jeri Williams, sued by 3 former assistant chiefs
Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams, her government assistant Michael Kurtenbach, Metropolis Supervisor Edward Zuercher and the town are being sued by three former assistant chiefs for defamatory statements made in opposition to them referring to fees introduced on to protestors who have been arrested in October 2020.
The lawsuit — introduced on by commanders John Collins, Lawrence Hein and Gabriel Lopez — alleges Williams wrongfully demoted them for not informing her and Kurtenbach of the choice the Maricopa County Lawyer’s Workplace made by bringing on gang-related fees to the protestors, in keeping with court docket paperwork.
On Oct. 17, 2020, masked protestors have been arrested by cops when authorities believed they have been aspiring to impede an oncoming mild rail practice, court docket paperwork present. They have been arrested for illegal meeting, collaborating in a riot, obstructing a thoroughfare and aggravated assault.
Eastbound US 60 reopens in Tempe after week-long closure resulting from water line break
The eastbound lanes of U.S. 60 in Tempe have been again open Sunday following a closure that lasted simply over per week resulting from a water line break.
The lanes have been reopened between Interstate 10 and McClintock Drive, together with the eastbound I-10 on-ramp at Broadway Street and the southbound State Route 143 on-ramp at College Drive, the Arizona Division of Transportation mentioned.
Westbound U.S. 60 stays closed between the Loop 101 Value Freeway and McClintock Drive, along with the eastbound U.S. 60 off-ramp at McClintock Drive as Tempe’s contractors stage tools for ongoing restore work on the westbound lanes, ADOT mentioned.
There isn’t any estimated time to reopen the lanes as crews proceed reconstructing the westbound freeway close to the McClintock overpass, ADOT mentioned.
Inmate mistakenly launched from jail by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Workplace
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Workplace is making an attempt to find an inmate who assumed the identification of a distinct particular person in jail and was mistakenly launched Thursday morning.
Anthony Pena was launched at 2:20 a.m. and it took seven hours for MCSO to understand the error, the company mentioned in a press launch.
Pena, who was booked by Phoenix police on a warrant for failure to look and drug fees, took the identification of one other inmate earlier than being launched, in keeping with MCSO.
Company detectives are investigating the rationale for Pena’s mistaken launch.
Police arrest 20-year-old accused in deadly capturing at Circle Ok in Mesa final month
A 20-year-old man was arrested Friday evening in connection to a deadly capturing that passed off at a Circle Ok in Mesa final month, authorities mentioned.
Adam Gomez was discovered on Major Avenue and Nation Membership Drive round 9 p.m., greater than two weeks after the capturing of 30-year-old Jose Gutierrez passed off, police mentioned in a press launch.
He was booked on one depend of second diploma homicide, armed theft and prohibited possessor, the Mesa Police Division mentioned within the launch.