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A man was found dead inside a transport van on Thursday morning on the property of a retirement community, according to Mesa police.
The man, identified as 90-year-old Lawrence Bearse, was discovered inside a transportation van by a staff member of the Canyon Winds Retirement Community.
Upon finding Bearse, the employee flagged down a patrol officer at about 11:15 a.m., said police Detective Steve Berry. The officer entered the van and found an older man inside who appeared to be dead.
Paramedics later confirmed Bearse’s death.
The Canyon Winds Retirement Community, located near Loop 202 and McDowell Road, offers upscale independent and assisted living residences, as well as a facility for Alzheimer’s patients and others with memory loss.
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A Year After Sparking Outrage, Ella Crawley s Murder Remains Unsolved by Paul Garber
6:00am May 25, 2021 A flower arrangement faces Northwest Boulevard in Winston-Salem after a rally in Gateway Commons Park in 2020 urged an end to violence against women. The location was chosen because Ella Crawley was found nearby severely beaten, and later died. PAUL GARBER/WFDD
It’s been a year since the death of Ella Crawley, who was found brutally beaten in a Winston-Salem park and died a short time later. Crawley’s death became part of a local public outcry for Black victims of crime.
Her murder remains unsolved. Now the rallying call has gone from “speak out” to “speak up.”
Alleged cop killer suffered mental illness after losing job, mother says
May 13, 2021
Edward Zamora Giron
The San Luis Obispo man who shot and killed one police detective and wounded another suffered from mental illness in the aftermath of losing his job at the rock climbing gym he allegedly burglarized hours prior to the fatal shooting. [KSBY]
Early Monday morning, Edward Zamora Giron allegedly broke into The Pad Climbing in San Luis Obispo and stole undisclosed items. Giron lost his job at The Pad Climbing after coronavirus closures took effect last year, his mother said.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, six officers attempted to serve a search warrant at Giron’s apartment on Camellia Court. The search warrant related to a spree of commercial burglaries, according to local law enforcement.