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Luis Cardenas Drove Onto a Scottsdale Cop Car, Police Say, but (Narrowly) Avoided Being Shot

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 16 2013 at 11:24 AM

Scottsdale PD

Luis Cardenas

Most of the time, things don't work out like they do in action movies, which apparently came as a surprise to 18-year-old Luis Cardenas this morning.

Cardenas, who allegedly started a car chase with the Phoenix PD a little before 1:30 a.m. today, ended up driving to Scottsdale and onto a Scottsdale police car, at which point Cardenas narrowly avoided being shot by an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer.

See also:
-Scottsdale Cop Shoots, Kills 72-Year-Old
-Thomas Hawes Fatally Shot by Scottsdale Cops
-Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges
-David Hulstedt Shot in Back, Then Dragged 400 Feet on Knees by Scottsdale Police
-James Peters, Scottsdale Cop With Six Kills, Approved for Retirement

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arizona, luis cardenas, officer-involved shooting, scottsdale, scottsdale police department

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Scottsdale Cop's Fatal Shooting of 72-Year-Old Preston Phillips Caught on Camera

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Apr. 3 2013 at 8:42 AM

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KPHO

A Scottsdale police officer shooting 72-year-old Preston Phillips.

The Scottsdale Police Department's second fatal officer-involved shooting this month was caught on camera, as a neighbor recorded the confrontation between the Scottsdale officer and 72-year-old Preston Phillips last month.

Unfortunately, that 19-year-old neighbor released the video to KPHO Channel 5, which hacked up the video with some obnoxious editing, somehow making the cellphone-quality video even worse.

See also:
-Scottsdale Cop Shoots, Kills 72-Year-Old Preston Phillips
-Thomas Hawes Fatally Shot by Scottsdale Cops; Five Detectives on Leave
-Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges
-David Hulstedt Shot in Back, Then Dragged 400 Feet on Knees by Scottsdale Police
-James Peters, Scottsdale Cop With Six Kills, Approved for Retirement

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arizona, officer-involved shooting, preston phillips, scottsdale, scottsdale police department

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Scottsdale Cop Shoots, Kills 72-Year-Old Preston Phillips

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Mar. 28 2013 at 3:14 PM

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A 72-year-old man was shot and killed by Scottsdale police Wednesday in the department's second fatal officer-involved shooting this month.

Preston Phillips Jr. was shot by the officer around 6 p.m. after, police say, Phillips drove up next to the officer, pulled a handgun out of his holster, and "display[ed] it in a threatening manner."

See also:
-Thomas Hawes Fatally Shot by Scottsdale Cops; Five Detectives on Leave
-Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges
-David Hulstedt Shot in Back, Then Dragged 400 Feet on Knees by Scottsdale Police
-James Peters, Scottsdale Cop With Six Kills, Approved for Retirement

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arizona, officer-involved shooting, preston phillips, scottsdale, scottsdale police department

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Thomas Hawes Identified as Man Fatally Shot by Scottsdale Cops; Five Detectives on Leave

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Mar. 8 2013 at 4:36 PM

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ADC

Thomas Hawes

Scottsdale police have identified the man shot and killed this morning by officers as 45-year-old Thomas Hawes.

As you could probably tell by the orange jumpsuit Hawes is wearing in the photo on the right, Hawes has a bit of a criminal history, including a short stint in prison.

See also:
-Scottsdale Cops Shoot, Kill Man Wanted for Questioning in Sex Crimes

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arizona, officer-involved shooting, scottsdale, scottsdale police department, thomas hawes

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Scottsdale Cops Shoot, Kill Man Wanted for Questioning in Sex Crimes

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Mar. 8 2013 at 11:57 AM

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UPDATE: Thomas Hawes Identified as Man Fatally Shot by Scottsdale Cops; Five Detectives on Leave

Scottsdale police officers shot and killed a man this morning who was wanted for questioning in sex crimes.

Police haven't released the 45-year-old man's name, but Scottsdale Officer David Pubins says in an e-mail that the man first pointed the gun at himself, then pointed it at officers, before firing one round at police.

See also:
-Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges
-David Hulstedt Shot in Back, Then Dragged 400 Feet on Knees by Scottsdale Police
-James Peters, Scottsdale Cop With Six Kills, Approved for Retirement

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arizona, officer-involved shooting, scottsdale, scottsdale police department

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Phoenix PD Fatally Shoots Man Who Stole BB Gun From Walmart

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Jan. 7 2013 at 12:56 PM

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With the possible exception of a squirt gun, pointing just about any type of gun at a police officer will get you shot.

That also goes for 39-year-old Chuckie Stowers, whom police say was shot and killed by Phoenix Police Department officers after pointing a BB gun -- which Stowers allegedly was in the process of stealing from a Walmart store -- at cops.

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Glendale Cop Shoots and Kills Man Who Allegedly Drove a Stolen Car at Him

By Jason Lewis Mon., Jul. 30 2012 at 3:40 PM

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Glendale PD

Officer Justin Penrose

A Glendale police officer shot and killed a man Saturday after the man drove a stolen car straight at him, police say.

Glendale Officer Justin Penrose fired at Kenneth Girardot, 38, after Girardot attempted to drive away from what started as traffic stop, then drove at Penrose, according to police.

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Teenager Breaks Into Tolleson Cop's House; You Betcha, That Kid Got Shot

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jun. 6 2012 at 3:04 PM

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houstonpress.com

Residential burglary is a slightly safer activity than Russian roulette, but sooner or later, burglars are bound to run into someone with a gun who does not take kindly to scumbags in his house.

One of those types would be cops, who all have guns, and aren't too sympathetic toward crime.

A 17-year-old kid found that out the hard way Tuesday afternoon, as he broke into the home of a Tolleson police officer.

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When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong

Antoin Thurman, Retired Pimp, Survives Being Shot by as Many as Four Cops

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Apr. 16 2012 at 12:56 PM

Categories: How to Get Shot by Cops, Pimpin' Ain't Easy, When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong

Glendale PD

Antoin Thurman

Glendale resident Antoin Thurman -- a man who once made an educational video describing his prostitute-management skills (more on that later) -- was booked into jail Friday night after surviving gunshots from as many as four police officers.

Thurman, 26, was allegedly in a domestic-violence situation with a woman on April 1, and took off running before police arrived.

Police spotted Thurman running near 47th Avenue and Bethany Home Road, and ran after him -- until police say Thurman turned around and pointed a gun at them.

Four Glendale police officers responded to that gesture by shooting at Thurman, and at least one of those bullets landed him in critical condition at the hospital.

Thurman was cleared by the hospital late Friday, and was taken straight to jail.

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antoin thurman, arizona, glendale, new york times, pimp, police shooting

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David Ybarra Finds Out the Hard Way That Throwing Chunks of Concrete at Cops Is Frowned Upon

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Mar. 15 2012 at 3:16 PM

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Gilbert PD

David Ybarra

David Ybarra found out yesterday that throwing chunks of concrete at Gilbert police officers is an awful idea.

Ybarra, 36, was shot by two officers yesterday after he tossed concrete their way and a responding Taser blast didn't work.

Gilbert police Sergeant Bill Balafas tells New Times that Ybarra's family phoned up the cops because they were concerned for his welfare, as he left their house upset, aggressive, and carrying rocks.

Officers found Ybarra and his rocks in a field (not even close to the strangest thing found in a Gilbert field), and he began getting "irate" and aggressive with police.

Ybarra hurled the first chunk at one of the officers, who actually had to dodge Ybarra's strike.

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