On Sunday, five hikers on Linda Vista Trail in Oro Valley were attacked by a swarm of bees.

Fifth graders from Oro Valley and surrounding areas no doubt had a lot to talk about on their bus ride back to class from the town’s fifth-annual Drug Awareness Day, held at Riverfront Park on Friday.

After barricading himself in his home for more than two hours early Sunday, Oro Valley resident Angel Canva surrendered to Pima County Regional Swat Team units from a home near Naranja Drive and First Avenue.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department found 31-year-old Jared Ross inside a home on after a standoff late Thursday night.

The sophomore appropriately dubbed "Air Zona" saved Christmas and an unbeaten record for third-ranked Arizona on Tuesday night.

On the evening of November 19, 2012, personnel from the Tucson Police Department served a search warrant at the Randolph Park Hotel located at 102 North Alvernon Way. During the course of the investigation surrounding the burglary incidents at the residence on East Elmwood and the shooting of Sergeant Robert Carpenter, information was developed regarding a person of interest related to the burglary cases. He was identified as Richard “Ricky” Mendoza Jr., 29 years old. Investigators learned that he was staying at the hotel on the evening of November 19, 2012. As such, various investigative, patrol, and SWAT resources responded to the area in order to locate and detain Mr. Mendoza. In addition, they obtained and served a search warrant for the room that he was staying in as well as vehicles associated to him that were in the parking lot of the hotel. As the investigation continued, detectives were able to definitively confirm Mr. Mendoza’s involvement in both of the burglary incidents that occurred at the residence. Mr. Mendoza was also determined to be the male that was wearing the dark blue jersey and seen fleeing on foot from the residence after the first burglary incident. He was arrested for 2 counts of First Degree Burglary, 1 count of Second Degree Burglary, and 6 counts of Prohibited Possessor, all felony offenses. Mr. Mendoza was transported and booked into the Pima County Jail. His booking photograph is included below. The investigation regarding the shooting of Sergeant Carpenter continues, and additional updates will be released once information becomes available.

The Tucson Police Department seeks public assistance with identifying and locating the suspect(s) responsible for shooting one of our patrol sergeants on the early morning of November 18, 2012. The shooting occurred during the investigation of two separate audible alarm incidents that occurred at a residence in the 4000 block of East Elmwood. At approximately 1:43 a.m., offices from Operations Division Midtown were advised of an audible alarm that was coming from the residence. The first officer to arrive in the area encountered an adult male in the yard of the residence. The officer gave the suspect verbal commands in an effort to control the male until other officers arrived to assist. However, the male did not comply with the commands and instead began running from the residence. Several officers searched for the male for approximately 1 hour, but were not able to successfully locate or identify him. Upon further investigation at the residence, it was discovered that entry had been made in to the house. Officers were able to lock up the house before ultimately concluding their investigation and leaving the area shortly after 4:15 a.m. Approximately 1 hour later, at 5:15 a.m., officers were advised of a second audible alarm coming from the same residence. Sergeant Robert Carpenter arrived at the residence within a minute of the alarm notification. There were obvious signs of forced entry to the residence. As such, Sergeant Carpenter and two patrol officers conducted an interior check of the house to determine if any suspects remained inside. No one was found in the residence or on the property. Shortly after Sergeant Carpenter and the officers exited the residence, they head a loud noise, and Sergeant Carpenter fell to the ground. Sergeant Carpenter appeared to be injured. However, the cause of the injury was not immediately known. Emergency medical personnel from the Tucson Fire Department responded to the scene and ultimately transported Sergeant Carpenter to a local trauma center for additional medical evaluation and treatment. It was discovered that Sergeant Carpenter had been shot in the head. After emergency surgery was performed, he was listed in stable, but critical condition. Sergeant Carpenter’s family and friends have been able to be with him at the hospital, where he will remain for an undetermined amount of time.

Clarence Dupnik is looking to win his ninth consecutive term as Pima County Sheriff. The 75-year-old has maintained the position as the county’s top law enforcement official for the last 32 years, and despite the various campaign signs around town reading “Dump Dupnik,” the incumbent isn’t planning on going anywhere.

Chances are that if you read my column regularly, you already know how I feel about remakes. If you don’t, well let me fill you in: I abhor them. I hate them with a passion. I personally believe they are single-handedly going to destroy Hollywood because they take away from the creativity and unique ideas that the city was once home too.

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who for the last 32 years has maintained his position as the county’s top law enforcement official, stood his ground against comments made last week by the five Republican candidates looking to fill his seat this election year.

In his 32 years as Pima County Sheriff, 75-year-old Clarence Dupnik has never lost an election, but that was before some controversial comments made in regards to Tucson’s Jan. 8 mass shooting and Arizona Senate Bill 1070.

The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) has announced its endorsement of Rich Carmona for U.S. Senate. NAPO represents more than 1,000 police units and associations, 241,000 sworn law enforcement officers and more than 100,000 citizens who share a common dedication to fair and effective crime control and law enforcement.

Volunteers needed to help scientists study storms

Sun City blood drive coming

Pima County to open Veteran’s workforce center

Although I usually only write one full-length movie review per week, this week’s article is going to be a little bit different.  Unfortunately, due to my schedule, I was unable to go to the movies this week.  However, when I looked at the calendar to take a look at upcoming releases, I had an idea.  Now that we are more than halfway through July, I started thinking about all of the films I have seen so far this year.  When I realized just how many of them there were, I decided to compile them into my top 10 of the year so far.  So, without further delay, here are my personal 10 favorite films to be released thus far in 2012. 

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Mountain View High School’s Health and Medical Sciences Academy and the Student Wellness Advocacy Team (SWAT) is running a Wellness Week this week to support healthy food choices among the student body. The students organized several great activities including meeting students at the bus to give them nutritious snacks during AIMS testing. Other activities included: conducting a healthy choices taste test and SWAT team members, dressed in fruit costumes handing out smoothies during the lunch hour on Friday, March 2.