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Vol. 76 No. 23
INSIDE
This Week
June 4, 2020
Moms of victims ‘blessed’ by first responders Left, Avondale Fire Capt. Chris Spire recalls how he raced away from a family dinner to treat a young gunshot victim at Westgate. Middle, Magdalena Jaime wipes away tears after thanking the first responders who helped save the life of her son, who was shot at Westgate. Right, Glendale Officer Destiny Ebersohl fights tears as she talks about helping another Destiny—a 16-yearold gunshot victim at Westgate. (Glendale Star
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photos by Pablo Robles)
BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
It might seem odd that mothers of teenagers cruelly shot in a random act of angry violence said they feel blessed. But, they stressed, it could have been much worse, if not for heroic responders.
NEWS...............7 Governor says schools will reopen this summer
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Police officers are supposed to stand tall and stop crime, but Glendale Officer Destiny Ebersohl was on her knees May 20, desperately stopping blood. And firefighters/EMTs are supposed to be able to enjoy time off from their stressful jobs as professional life savers.
But Avondale Fire Capt. Chris Spire, out for a quiet family meal, dashed out of a Westgate restaurant into the danger zone after hearing ominous sounds. “I started hearing what I thought was hammering,” Spire recalled. “I went to
While the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall was looted and hundreds were arrested for rioting in Downtown Phoenix over the weekend, there were no reports of mass demonstrations or group unlawfulness in Glendale. On the first night of the curfew, which went into effect May 31, there were no reported disturbances in Glendale. “At this time I do not believe any arrests have been made” regarding the curfew,
said Tiffany Ngalula, a Glendale Police spokeswoman. Arrowhead Towne Center, near the Glendale-Peoria border, closed May 31— the day after the Scottsdale mall was looted—“out of an abundance of caution, and with the safety of our shoppers and retailers in mind,” according to a post. “The center is closed until further notice,” an Arrowhead Towne Center record-
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Ducey orders nightly curfew through June 8 BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
After a weekend of arson and looting in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Gov. Doug Ducey ordered a statewide 8 p.m. curfew through June 8. Cities around the country have had riots from those protesting the death of George Floyd. Chilling video shows a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as the man struggles for breath.
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