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Police arrest kidnapping suspect after chase; victim safe

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 2:46pm

Ozziel Ramirez (Source: Tucson Police Department)

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now)- A 20-year-old man accused of kidnapping his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend surrendered to law enforcement Friday afternoon after leading police on an hour-long, high-speed chase.

Ozziel Ramirez was apprehended at Ajo Way and Old Ajo Highway, west of Tucson, around 1:30 p.m. after stopping his car.

His ex-girlfriend, 23-year-old Marveen Estrada, was in the car and uninjured, Tucson Police Sgt. Chris Widmer told Tucson News Now.

One minor accident occurred during the chase, which wound as far north as Tucson Mall, through downtown Tucson, onto Interstate 10 and the west side, before ending. No one was hurt, Widmer said.

The incident started Thursday night at a Quickmart at 5642 S. Alvernon Way, about 8 p.m. Thursday.

Estrada was a passenger in another vehicle when the car was blocked by Ramirez, police said.

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SVPD offers 'Rules of the Road'

Submitted by City of Sierra Vista, Tina Moore, Public Information Office

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 1:39pm

Sierra Vista Police would like to remind you of a basic rule of the road: when making a right turn you must be in the lane closest to the curb and complete the turn in the right lane.

The same is true while making a left turn, you must

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The Hermitage ‘no-kill’ cat shelter recommends vaccinations for cats

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 1:38pm

The Hermitage ‘no-kill’ cat shelter recommends vaccinations for cats

Vaccinating pets is an important component of maintaining their optimal health. The Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter wants to issue a few important reminders to cat owners. First, vaccinations are important and safe, next, they can be obtained inexpensively in many low-cost vaccination clinics throughout southern Arizona, and most importantly, cats can get “parvo” too.

Minta Keyes, DVM, and a Director on The Hermitage Board stated in a news release, “The American Association of Feline Practitioners and several other veterinary professional organizations recommend that

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PACC, Monsoon Muttness a 'success'

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 1:32pm

Encouraging ‘Don’t stop now. Adopt for $12 to save 12,000’

Pima Animal Care Center is thanking the community for making its annual adoption event, Monsoon Muttness, such a success.

During the Saturday event, 96 pets were

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Sun Tran operating on holiday schedule for Memorial Day

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 12:50pm

Sun Tran buses will operate on a Sunday schedule on Memorial Day, May 27. The following details outline transit service on Memorial Day:

Sun Express will not be in operation. Regular service resumes May 28.

Sun Shuttle routes will not be in operation, except

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March against Monsanto taking place tomorrow at Reid Park

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 9:09am

March against Monsanto taking place tomorrow at Reid Park

Participants in tomorrow's march in Tucson, will be part of a larger 'grassroots global movement, involving people on six continents, in 49 countries, in over 300 cities and in 47 states in the U.S. will unite to March Against Monsanto.'

WHEN:

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Pima County approves master plan for new desert center

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 8:34am

Pima County approves master plan for new desert center

According to a Pima County news release, at the May 14 meeting, Pima County Board of Supervisors approved the master plan for Mary Henderson Desert Center.

If she were alive, Mary Ewing Henderson would undoubtedly be pleased that her home in the Tucson Mountains, the surrounding 22.5 acres and its network of trails will be preserved by Pima County for the community’s benefit.

According to an obituary in the Decatur, Ill., Herald & Review, Mary Ewing Henderson died April 19, 2002, in Tucson after a long illness. She was 88. She married Arthur Henderson in 1948 and they made their home in the Tucson Mountains. Her husband died in 1952, but “her love of the desert and mountains led to her strong advocacy of maintaining open space and her longtime support of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum,” the obituary said.

The title to the property on West Anklam Road passed to the museum when Mary Henderson died. In 2012, the museum donated the property to Pima County.

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