September 10th, 2014 / Vol.12 / No.43
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Record rainfall causes flooding, road closures PHOENIX – Hurricane Norbert and monsoon season triggered the wettest day ever recorded in Phoenix on Monday, Sept. 8. Parts of the I-17 and I-10 were closed due to flooding, and multiple surface streets had to be closed, as well. Governor Jan Brewer declared a state of emergency for badly flooded sections of the valley. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Phoenix on Monday. Maricopa County Flood Control District’s rainfall charts reported almost five inches of rain in the northwest valley, over two inches of rain in the northeast valley, and about two inches of rain in the New River/Anthem area. Multiple schools were closed on Monday. The Deer Valley Unified School District schools remained open and on schedule, with buses operating on the rainy day schedule. The Cave Creek Unified School District also kept schools open; buses were unable to run north of Cave Creek Road due to flooding. Since monsoon season doesn’t officially end until Sept. 30, more wet weather could be in store.
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Gavilan Peak School remembers Gary Johnstone and Trevor Crouse
ANTHEM – Gary Johnstone and Trevor Crouse may be gone, but they will not be forgotten. Gavilan Peak School staff, students, and families gathered together on the afternoon of Sept. 5 to honor Johnstone and Crouse, who lost their lives in a rappelling accident on Aug. 8. Johnstone was a Phoenix Fire Department firefighter, and his sons have all attended Gavilan Peak. Crouse, 15, was currently a Boulder Creek High School student and had also attended Gavilan Peak before graduating to BCHS. Gavilan Peak sold red balloons to release at the Sept. 5 ceremony. All proceeds raised will go to the Johnstone and Crouse families. At the sound of a siren from an on-site Phoenix Fire truck, thousands of red balloons were simultaneously let go into the sky. The gathered crowd watched as the balloons disappeared, signifying two lives who are gone but not forgotten.
Gavilan Peak School honored Gary Johnstone and Trevor Crouse with a ceremony on Sept. 5.
IRS warning Arizonans of impersonation phone scam Elizabeth Medora
NORTH VALLEY – Contact from the IRS saying you owe thousands of dollars is a nightmarish situation. Unfortunately, scammers prey on that fear, and IRS agent impersonators are working a new phone scam to try to steal money. The scam is simple, yet brutally effective: a scammer calls an unsuspecting resident and tells them they owe money to the IRS. The caller might threaten imprisonment or loss of immigration status if the resident doesn’t pay that day. The resident is told to get a prepaid money card or set up a wire transfer to pay. The victim may be bullied
by repeated threats into paying this money. This isn’t a new idea; phone scams have been around for years. However, a new twist has grown this scam into a major issue for the United States. The scammers’ caller ID may show up as the IRS. The callers will identify themselves with fake badge numbers. If someone calls them back at the number or asks to speak to a manager, the scammers are prepared for it and will continue to masquerade as IRS agents. Some victims even reported hearing sirens in the background of the call and being told it was the police coming to arrest them.
IRS Warning cont. on pg. 8
Pictured is Glendale Police Officer Jay O’Neill, who spoke at a conference on Sept. 3 regarding an IRS impersonation scam. If you or someone you know may have been a victim of this fraud, call the Treasury Inspector’s fraud hotline at 1(800) 366-4484.