by Ryn Gargulinski | Nov 18, 2010 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, death, gross stuff, life, police, fire, law
Native Tucsonan Angel Martinez was a young man with a bright smile and plans for an even brighter future, his sister said – but all light was snuffed out when the 20-year-old was fatally shot in front of the Candy Store Show Club last year. Although nearly 13 months...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Sep 24, 2010 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, death, gross stuff, life, police, fire, law
The large rock found near Thomas Tucker’s pummeled skull could have been the murder weapon. Or it could have been the sledgehammer deputies noted on the porch. In either case, Tom Tucker, 58, was found badly beaten Aug. 24, police records say, his body dragged from...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Sep 8, 2010 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, death, environment, gross stuff, life, police, fire, law
Yet another Tucson murder kicked off Wednesday morning’s e-mail in an announcement from Tucson police. Officers found a man down with “obvious signs of trauma” around 4:20 a.m. near East 22nd Street and South Beverly Avenue. Details to follow. This man’s death...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Jun 8, 2010 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, death, gross stuff, life, police, fire, law
Parents have a natural instinct to protect their children. Mama bears will maim – or even kill – anyone who nears their cubs. And a Tucson dad reportedly stabbed two men after he heard one of them sexually assaulted his daughter, according to an announcement...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Apr 23, 2010 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, death, life, police, fire, law
Aaron Ham spent part of one fall afternoon at the Wagon Wheel, a Picture Rocks convenience store and bar, where he offered a woman a ride back to her nearby home. Ham spent that autumn evening being stabbed, sliced, struck and left dead in the woman’s yard with a...