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Strong thunderstorms rolled through Maricopa on Friday night, knocking out power to homes in several neighborhoods.
Electricity was reported out in parts of Glennwilde, Homestead, Rancho El Dorado, Province, The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado, Cobblestone and The Villages, according to social media reports.
The storm brought heavy rain, lightning and thunderous booms to many parts of the city around 10:20 p.m.
The Maricopa Fire Department was summoned to an outdoor fire at Honeycutt and Porter roads shortly after a particularly loud thunderclap in the area. It wasn’t immediately clear if a transformer blew in the vicinity leading to power outages in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Redemption comes in many forms.
For Nick Sanchez, owner of Redemption Tattoo, the name of his shop reflects his journey.
The artist has built a successful business and a legion of fans who return to his chair time and again. But that success was hard-earned.
Sanchez had to turn his life around after a stint in prison. Later, he rebounded from the somewhat-sudden sale of his first tattoo shop.
Then came a journey of faith and, recently, a new family.
“I like the fact that he’s real,” said one of his fans, Ryan Kraemer, a Rancho El Dorado resident. “He’s not just a great artist, but he’s a real person and that’s what I like about him. It’s a very personal experience in there and I really like that.”
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A man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a woman with an ax and a gun, according to Maricopa police.
Edmond A. Smith, 54, was charged with aggravated assault, threatening or intimidating, criminal damage, unlawful imprisonment and disorderly conduct, police said.
Officers responded to a home on West Portis Drive in Desert Passage on the evening of Jan. 4 for a wellness check, according to a probable cause statement.
The woman told police that Smith had threatened her and cut her neck with an ax. She had a small laceration on her neck, police said.
The woman said she and Smith were arguing when he came into her bedroom with the gun and ax, police said. When she attempted to leave the room, he allegedly grabbed her arm and pushed her against the wall. As she stood up from the floor and sat on the couch, Smith allegedly told her he was going to âchop her up,â the probable cause statement said.