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September 18, 2019
Firefighter’s friends, family thank Goodyear BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor
NEWS .............. 4 Litchfield Park, The Honey Foundation donate books
SPORTS ........ 18 Minotaur having one of 3A’s best football careers
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LETTERS ........................13 BUSINESS..................... 16 SPORTS ..........................18 FEATURES .....................23 NEIGHBORHOOD......30 YOUTH ...........................31 OBITUARIES .................32 CLASSIFIEDS................33 SOUTH
The family and colleagues of Austin Peck, a Goodyear fire engineer who recently died from a rare form of occupational cancer, thanked the city council for its compassion during his battle with the disease. These battles are deemed “occupation cancer” because science proves they come from carcinogens in the smoke the firefighters are attempting to extinguish. Peck’s uncle, Scottsdale Fire Chief Tom Shannon, called the Goodyear Fire Department a “first-class organization.” “The fire service is a ferocious family,” Shannon said during the September 9 call to the public. “We come together during difficult times. He never went without a paycheck. The family was overwhelmed by the support he received from the city.” Shannon said the Peck and two other firefighters’ cancer diagnoses have galvanized the brotherhood. “You are right,” Shannon added in response to an introduction to the firefighters by Mayor Georgia Lord, who said the following speakers were going to discuss a “serious topic.” “We always knew firefighters were at risk and potentially hurt on the job. Now the science for us is essentially undeni-
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Austin Peck put up a brave front during his treatment of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma, abbreviated SNUC, a rare, aggressive disease in the lining of the sinuses or nose. (Photo courtesy Austin Peck, June 2018)
able. We have great legislation that identifies the known cancers contracted on the job. It’s is a scary, scary concept for cities to know they’re putting employees in harm’s way without any ability to change
that. Your fire department is top notch in terms of what they do to make sure their members are safe.”
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Buckeye state trooper arrested for sex crimes BY ADIANNA BERMUDEZ
West Valley View Contributing Writer
Tremaine Jackson, a 43-year-old state trooper from Buckeye, was arrested September 10 on 61 charges related to sexual abuse, kidnapping and fraud against nine victims. Jackson had an initital Maricopa Coun-
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ty Superior Court appearance on September 11. He is being held at Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail on a $150,000 bond with a court appearance scheduled for September 18. A 13-year state trooper, Jackson is accused of creating false allegations against the women to justify him stopping them
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