Ajo Copper News, July 13, 2022, Page 8
Rita Michaels and her Chihuahua Maggie met bikers Chad
Brady and Connemara McDonough coming the other way while
viewing the murals behind the Plaza north wing on Second
Saturday.
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July 1, 2022
Found property
July 2, 2022
Suspicious person • Larceny:
larceny from a building • Wanted
person: Tiara Arviso, age 34, ar-
rested on a PCSD warrant for
disordery conduct • Suspicious
vehicle • Found property • Public
assist: motorist
July 3, 2022
Dog bite • Illegal burn: distur-
bance, no criminal violation
How to reach the
sheriff’s office
Most people know that the
number to dial in an emergency is
911, but what if it’s not an emer-
gency? What if you want to just
talk to a deputy, the station com-
mander, or the sheriff himself?
In Ajo, the non-emergency
number is 520-387-8539. It’s nor-
mally answered by a dispatcher
– the same person who would an-
swer a 911 call.
To reach the district com-
mander, Lt. Jeremy Olsen, people
may call him at his office at 520-
351-3128 or send him an e-mail at
Jeremy.Olsen@sheriff.pima.gov.
Sheriff Chris Nanos may be
reached at his office at 520-351-
4700 or by e-mailing Sheriff@
sheriff.pima.gov.
Nanos said these two threads of
communication are best for track-
ing community situations and
concerns and for transparency. “I
read and respond to these emails,”
he said. “My executive coordina-
tor Caroline puts them on a task/
tickler list to ensure members of
the community are contacted by
command staff and their concerns
are being addressed. Caroline and
my Bureau Chiefs follow up with
command staff – and it is much
easier to track.”
He added that he personally
will also forward these messages
to “directed patrol on the field,
criminal investigations, captains,
lieutenants, and internal affairs if
need be.”
July 4, 2022
Found property • Wanted per-
son: Eduardo Perez, age 18, ar-
rested on a felony warrant out of
Maricopa County • Violation of
court order: Miguel Maldonado,
age 21, arrested for violation of
court order; traveling with pro-
tected party • Traffic accident:
assist other agency • Unknown
problem: public assist, check
welfare • Wanted person: Omri
Valisto, arrested on a PCSD war-
rant for shoplifting • Violation of
court order: civil matter • Stolen
vehicle: suspicious vehicle
July 5, 2022
Burglary: no-forced-entry bur-
glary of residence in 700 block of
Jefferson • Lost property: larceny
from building • Suspicious activ-
ity: trespassing
July 6, 2022
Assault: aggravated assault/
domestic violence • Violation of
court order: Alejandro Figueroa,
age 37, arrested for violation of
court order, traveling with the pro-
tected party • Suspicious person •
Stolen vehicle; civil matter
July 7, 2022
Suspicious activity • Lost prop-
erty • DUI: Jose Sandoval, age 33,
cite & release arrest for DUI
Information for the Sheriff’s Log is
received from the Ajo District of the
Pima County Sheriff’s Department in
response to the newspaper’s request
for public information. Information is
not released in the log on open cases.
Names are not left out by request. The
log contains names of people who have
been cited or arrested; they should be
presumed innocent until convicted in
a court of law. Items separated by • or
a date line are separate log items.
The Ajo District Office of the Pima
County Sheriff’s Department normal
hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday. The of-
fice is closed Monday through Friday
from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., and all day on
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
People who need to speak to a deputy
after hours are asked to contact the
Ajo District office. For emergencies,
call 911. For non-emergencies, call
387-8539. Inmate visitation hours are
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
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Letter to the editor
Lights for safety?
Editor:
I felt so encouraged by so many
supporters after my previous letter
to the editor about “blinders and
beauties” referring to the porch,
flood and yard lights that are per-
missible in Pima County based
on the Outdoor Lighting Code
(PCOLC). As a reminder, the
PCOLC has been the law of the
land since (originally 1976) 2009
with updates in 2012 and now
again in 2022. Please go to www.
pima.gov to read the outdoor
lighting code.
Also encouraging is the beauty
of many “to-code” porch, flood
and yard lights visible in town.
For example, on East First Ave.
in the 300 block there are numer-
ous homes with lovely solar yard
lights, and beautiful porch lights
that put a pool of light on your
home and in the front yard without
blinding anyone’s eyes and with-
out “light trespass” into neigh-
bors’ yards. Especially beautiful
in the 200-100 block are ceramic
porch lights, flagpole lights from
top down, strings of lights under
a carport and a veranda, and a
motion-activated porch light that
comes on when one passes, then
goes off again. Most new light
fixtures come equipped with mo-
tion detectors as well as day/night
sensors so use them to your ad-
vantage, and make sure they are
shielded so as not to be a blinder
or cause light trespass. Of course,
the Health Center has beautiful
lighting except for the two code-
violating lights on the north side
of the building. Too bad the school
added code-violating lighting at
some point as the original lighting
is noticeably more effective.
In 2010 in a national study of
schools the results indicated that
there was no difference in inci-
dences of vandalism and crime as
to whether the school had outdoor
lighting or not. So, while your
lights may provide you the illusion
of safety, and judging by our new
people in town it seems that the
only acceptable light is one that
blinds the heck out of the robber,
we are best advised to conform to
the PCOLC and leave the crime to
the cops. I mean really. Don’t you
think a surprise (to-code) light that
comes on when the criminal ap-
proaches is better than a constant-
on blinder?
Are you law-abiding or not?
Fix your outdoor porch, flood, and
yard lights folks.
Marie NaVeaux
The Ajo Store
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Free kids’ meals
Free breakfast & lunch for all kids 18 and
under are offered in the school cafeteria
by Ajo Unified School District regardless
of school affiliation. All lunches are served
with fruit, juice, and milk. Breakfast will
be served from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. and
lunch will be 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 14
Chicken fajitas, Spanish rice, and
corn
Friday, July 15
Bean tostada, Spanish rice, and
mixed veggies
Monday, July 18
Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes
& gravy, dinner roll, and sweet
peas
Tuesday, July 19
Pizza toast, tossed salad, and
steamed broccoli
Wednesday, July 20
Chicken nuggets, French fries,
and green beans
