Rebekah L. Sanders, Arizona Republic
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Joel Hernandez Valdez, the 100th patient to recover from COVID-19 at Banner Baywood Medical Center, is discharged on June 5, 2020.
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There s no doubt 2020 was memorable. The collective experience of a pandemic, presidential election and historic protests will long leave an imprint on our lives.
Then again, so many big stories dominated the headlines, it s easy to forget everything that happened.
Here are the top news events in Arizona as compiled by The Arizona Republic staff to remind us of all that we ve been through and equip us for all that lies ahead.
According to the Pima County Sheriff s Office Officer Michael Flaminio, 36, faces two misdemeanor assault charges.
Credit: Pima County Sheriff s Department Author: 12 News Updated: 11:12 AM MST December 24, 2020
TUCSON, Ariz. A Pima County corrections officer was recently arrested on misdemeanor assault charges.
Officer Michael Flaminio, 36, faces two misdemeanor assault charges, according to the Pima County Sheriff s Office.
The charges stem from a use of force investigation involving the officer that concluded in August.
The Pima County Attorney s Office reviewed the case and declined to pursue felony charges, according to a statement from the sheriff s office.
The statement did not provide details about the use of force investigation.
Pinal County Sheriff s Office Joins Five Major Arizona Law Enforcement Agencies in Their Transition to eSOPH by Miller Mendel
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FLORENCE, Ariz., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Today, the Pinal County Sheriff s Office made official their decision to move to the eSOPH background investigation system by Miller Mendel, Inc. Before making their move, the Pinal County Sheriff s Office evaluated at least one other background investigation software and ultimately selected eSOPH.
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Important to their decision was eSOPH s ability for the sheriff s office to manage all their documents through the software user interface, to include the ability to edit and have full control over the questions asked to both applicants and references. Also key to PCSO s decision was the nationwide eSOPH network, which will connect PCSO s investigators with background investigators from Arizona Department of Public Safety, Maricopa County Sheri
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A married couple who cared for an elderly person were charged Thursday with helping themselves to their patient s bank account. (Shutterstock)
TUCSON, AZ Two Tucson caregivers have been indicted for wire fraud committed against one of their elderly patients.
Michael Tagle Santos, 33, and Cherry Mae Santos, 28, husband and wife, have been officially charged by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney s Office for the district of Arizona announced in a news release Thursday. The indictment alleges that between 2013 and March 2018, the Santoses defrauded an elderly, disabled victim by enriching themselves through the victim s financial accounts while serving as caregivers, the office wrote. They are charged with fraudulently transferring funds from the victim s account to their own accounts as salary advances.