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The Voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson
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OV may expand SRO program
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This Week
BY DAVE PERRY
Tucson Local Media Contributor
T The accident occurred on Naranja Drive near its intersection with Pomegranate Drive shortly before 1 p.m. March 17. Olivia Rene Villalobos, 13, died, and her friend was severely injured. Police did not release the names or ages of the two girls who were struck. "The tragic loss of a young life has long-lasting emotional impact on the entire community, and we share in that loss,” OVPD said in its release. “Our hearts go out to all of the family and friends of the young victim of this tragedy.” Olivia’s family, friends and others have erected a shrine with religious statuary, stuffed animals, flowers, cards and mementoes on a guardrail along the north side of Naranja. Beyond it, vehicles are newly advised of their speed by digital speed
he Oro Valley Town Council has been asked by one of its members to expand the town-funded, police-provided school resource officer program that’s been in place more than three decades. At council’s April 19 meeting, Councilmember Steve Solomon moved that Oro Valley adopt a policy offering to place a school resource officer, or some form of approved alternative security presence, in every Oro Valley school with 200 or more students. Additionally, Solomon suggested the town request — but not require — a 50% reimbursement from each participating school to help pay for an SRO. After a presentation by Oro Valley Police Department Chief Kara Riley, and discussion, the governing board asked for further information from staff and legal counsel, and continued the motion to its Wednesday, May 3, agenda. Solomon was careful to describe his motion as “a policy,” not a mandate nor an ordinance. “This gives us an opportunity to have a conversation,” he said. “Security in our schools is absolutely
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INSIDE ....................... 12 Stewing about protected wildlife zones
A memorial marks the site where two young people were struck by a car, one fatally, on Naranja Drive. (Submitted)
SPORTS ..................... 15
Charges filed in Naranja fatality
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BY DAVE PERRY
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ro Valley Police have filed charges against a motorist who struck two young pedestrians — one fatally — on March 17 along Naranja Drive east of the entrance to Naranja Park. Sabrina Garcia faces one count of “causing death by moving violation,” and one count of “causing serious physical injury by moving violation,” according to an April 27 release by the Oro Valley Police Department. “After making use of all available resources, including the town’s legal department, it was determined that the charges filed are appropriate given the facts of the case,” OVPD said. “Our collision reconstruction revealed that speeding, impairment, and phone usage were not factors in this collision.”
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