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Opinion: Occupy Wall Street movement, p 8 Life: Hipsters, p 12 A&E: Mountain films p 22
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Issue 7, VOL 99 Oct. 13 - Oct. 19, 2011
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FPD announces death of Police Chief Brent Cooper BY maria dicosola
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he Flagstaff Police Department and the community are mourning the loss of Chief of Police Brent Cooper, who was found dead on the corner of South 89 Highway and Purple Sage Trail on Sunday afternoon. According to FPD community relations officer, Sgt. James Jackson, Cooper went on his usual morning run around 10 a.m. Sunday morning. After a few hours passed, a concerned family member called the police. They immediately started an intensive grounds search for Cooper, calling on FPD, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Coconino County Search and Rescue. FPD was informed from a passerby that there was a man on the ground near the Fort Tuthill area. An FPD Sergeant was the first to arrive at the scene and began to perform rescue aid until a team from Flagstaff Medical Center arrived and continued to care for him. However, just after 3 p.m. Cooper was pronounced dead at the scene. Jackson said his death does not only affect the police office, but the entire Flagstaff community. see CHIEF page 7
Occupy T Flagstaff nationwide protests reflected in
BY Alexis Paiz and William Brown
TOP: A protester, who would only be identified as “Anonymous,” wears an altered American flag at the Occupy Flagstaff event. BOTTOM: Protesters march toward banks around Flagstaff on Saturday. Their destinations included Chase Bank and Bank of America. (Photos by Daniel Daw)
his past Thursday, community mem- described the true nature of the protest. bers lined up and down the sidewalk in “We are the 99 percent . . . We are not front of Flagstaff City Hall in support of fighting the wealthy here, but rather the one the Occupy Wall Street percent who control evVisit northernarizonanews.com protests. erything from political for a photo slideshow of the Over a hundred to social to economic protests, as well as an interpeople attended the institutions, who — with view with a former NAU stuevent — Occupy Flagtheir greed and corrupdent who was arrested prostaff — and nearly all tion — had killed our testing in New York were bearing signs with dream, the American slogans such as, “It is dream, and left us with the people whom all the authority belongs” or no choice but to revolt.” “Wake up, America!” Many of the protesters in attendance Occupy Flagstaff’s official Facebook page see OCCUPY page 4
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