Recent headlines!!!!

1. A body was found near a park near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and police say foul play is not suspected.

Tucson Police spokesperson Sgt. Maria Hawke says no detectives were called to the scene, indicating that there were probably no suspicious activities leading to the death.

There has been no information released about the body, nor how police were alerted to the wash where the body was discovered.

The Golf Links Sports Complex is located on the northwest side of the intersection of South Craycroft and Golf Links roads.

According to TPD officials the body was discovered in the concrete drainage ditch, a little after 7 a.m.

TPD investigators wrapped up their work at the scene around 9 a.m.

2. The Pima County Sheriff's Department wants to question a man after finding a woman dead on Tucson's south side last night.

Deputies are searching for 29-year-old Stephen J. Malone.

Deputies responded to a report of shots fired in the 4900 Block of East Butterweed Drive, near I-10 and Valencia.

3. 25-year-old Augustina Soto was found dead inside a vehicle.

Investigators say a female passenger, who neighbors say was Soto's sister was in the vehicle and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Neighbors who knew Soto and Malone say they had been in a relationship since high school and have three children together.

If you know where Malone is, or if you saw anything suspicious on Butterweed Drive last night, you are urged to call 911 or 88-CRIME.   

4. Tucson Police continue to seek information in the stabbing death of an east-side convenience store clerk.

22-year-old Erick Bridges was critically wounded Friday morning when somebody attacked him at an AM/PM  store on East Tanque Verde.  He died the next day.

Thanks to surveillance video from the store, investigators do have some idea who they're looking for.

He's a white or Hispanic male in his early 20s. He's 5-8 with a very thin build. But unfortunately, due to what he was wearing, we never get a very good look at his face.

Ok so here we are only a few days in to summer, It is so unbearably hot here we have not been able to go out of the house during the day, we are literally prisoners in our own home.  

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Arizona is one of the hottest places on earth from June to September. Heat related illnesses are common during the summer. Year after year, nearly 800 people are admitted to hospitals because of heat related illnesses. Heat related illnesses could even be fatal. Almost 1500 weather related deaths from exposure to heat have occurred in Arizona from 1992 to 2009.

More abandoned Property around town

Here is some more of our "Beautiful" town at its best..

HERE ARE SOME MORE RECENT NEWS  IN GOOD OLD TUCSON!!

Tucson Housing Market

Tucson has been given the dubious distinction of having the nation’s “sickest” housing markets with a homeowner vacancy rate that is more than double what it was a year ago.
According to a new list, “America’s Ten Sickest Housing Markets,” by the investor website 24/7 Wall Street ranked Tucson as No. 1 with homeowner vacancy rates of 6.8 percent, rental vacancy rates of 15.9 percent and unemployment at 7.8 percent.
24/7 Wall St. evaluated independent sources of housing-market data from the 75 largest metro areas to find the weakest cities in terms of high homeowner vacancy rates, rental vacancy rates, total housing units, unemployment and other factors. These are markets where demand has collapsed and demand has dropped well below the national average.
Arizona’s second-largest city has 440,909 total housing units, according to the website.
Tucson’s homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2 percent a year ago. “The city had a booming residential housing market before the crash. Since then, demand is so low that median home prices have dropped 18 percent in the past year and 33 percent since 2008. In addition, the city has among the highest rate of foreclosures in the country.”
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Here are a few reviews I have found on the internet from people who have lived in Tucson.

I moved to Tucson from the northwest in 2003, and I think it is the worst mistake ever. Tucson is violent, run down, and poor. You drive down the road, and there is decay everywhere. I would never have suspected that Tucson is like this. Downtown is scary even during the day. But at night, I won't go near downtown. The south side is very run down and dangerous with lots and lots of gangs. I can't understand why anyone would want to move here. Phoenix is ten times better. Sure the weather is nice, but you can find the same weather somewhere else, that is better. If anyone has any questions,feel free to contact me at TrueDaniel_G@hotmail.com

I want to give you my perspective on living in tucson, az. I have lived in The bronx, NY, Lakewood, nj, phoenix, az, denver, co, new york city, and now tucson, az. I am a family man and have been working over 20 years in my profession. There are positives and negatives of any choice, to be fair. Positives: the air quality is really good here. Visually, that means you can see the natural beauty here. You can't in phoenix. Although Tucson smells like a sewer everywhere. (Sewer problems). There is a lot of beautiful nature here. That means you have areas that are wonderful to be in and enjoy with hiking, biking, etc. although that can be dangerous here because of the out of control crime. That's it for the positive. Now the negatives: crime-completely out of control everywhere and authorities have no plans of changing that neither does anyone care. Expect to get victimized here. Poverty, whoa! Massive and everywhere. The rich here separate themselves from the poor. This is a very poor town. Tucson is very run down and the authorities dont care. It looks like the great depression never left here. We are the northern border city of the U.S. it kind of looks like mexico. That accounts for the poverty, crime, and rundown look here. Pay is horrifying here and so is the housing stock. There are no families downtown, mostly singles from the universities. They like it here because lots singles here, but this is not an ideal place to raise a family. Landlords are running lots of scams because they can easily take advantage of students. You can walk downtown and bike, but not designed for bikers, could get killed on your bike. Downtown becoming yuppie now and dont care for it. They are just taking every dollar out of working man's pocket. Cultural stuff is repetitive and useless and overcrowded, although some of it is good. Tucson people are arrogant about Tucson which is obvious ridiculous. Weather: yikes! Global warming is here. 10 months of year 100 degrees is almost here and 2 months freezing weather, occassion nice day. Overall, i would recommend to run as far as you can from this place. It's not going to make it. If you are thinking about moving to Tucson, DON'T unless you are going to retire! This is the most backwards state ever. I've lived here for 5 years because my husband's job relocated him. I wished we would have not taken the promotion. The people here are nice and welcoming, but that's it! The wages here are so low you can't earn a decent living. It doesn't matter if you have a degree, skills the pay is still crappy. The schools suck. Although I live in a upper middle class neighborhood the quality of education in the public schools is lacking. If you don't believe me research AZ's ranking among educating. My husband and I are trying desperately to leave this place. It robs you of you spirit. It is a college town and a prison town. The market is saturated with low paying service jobs and the employers are so use to paying low wages because they hire illegal workers, I think it will take decades to catch up and stop living in fantasy land. There is a lot of hate towards the Mexican people here, there is a lot of crime, drug abuse and child abuse. Please do you're research before coming here. The weather is great, but that's it.

According to the 2011 census poll  The frequency of homelessness in the population of Pima County ( Tucson) is 27.5 percent higher than the national average of 1 in 200 and 42 percent higher than the Arizona average. The Homeless are on almost every street south of River Road, They are a nuisance, they are scary, and are one of the main reasons this town has completely gone to hell.  

Headed to the Grocery store yesterday and came across this.

Also started getting ready for bed around 8:30 last night, with the police helicopter buzzing around the house, it was constant until around 11:30. Then started up at 0300 this morning, needless to say I did not sleep well last night. The TPD police helicopter is a presence every night on the east side, however last night it seemed to never go away, I am so excited to be leaving this godforsaken place next month!

HERE ARE SOME MORE PICTURES OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ON TUCSON'S EAST SIDE JUST BLOCKS FROM MY HOME...

HERE IS SOME MORE ABANDONED TUCSON REAL ESTATE, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE BY THIS EVERY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK..

As of 2011 Tucson has no more baseball, The colorodo Rockies, Az Diamonbacks, and the White Socks, all used to do spring training at HI-Corbit field. ALL HAVE LEFT. Tucson was awarded minor-league teams in 1931, 1937, 1947, 1969 and 2011. We lost ’em in 1933, 1942, 1959 and 2008, It is a sad waste of space and money, they keep up the grounds and it is never used. The only Baseball we have in tucson are softball leagues, these consist of older guys and girls that use this as an excuse to get drunk and play sports, Take it from me I played on a team for one season ironically they called themselves "Team Boracho" what a waste of time!!!!

EVERYONE IN TUCSON SAYS THAT A GREAT DAY TRIP WOULD BE TO GO TO THE TOP OF MT LEMON WITH YOUR FAMILY, THEIR WEBSITE DOES NOT TELL YOU THAT THE TOP OF MT LEMON WAS DESTROYED BY THE ASPEN FIRE, IT IS SO UGLY UP THERE. BELOW IS A PIC TAKEN OF THE TOP OF MT LEMON.

JUST TO GIVE EVERYONE AN IDEA OF HOW CRAZY THE HOUSING MARKET IS HERE, BELOW ARE PICS OF A HOME ON TUCSON'S EAST SIDE IN WHAT IS CONCIDERED "A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD" THE ASKING PRICE FOR THIS DUMP IS $360,000. IT WAS BUILT IN 1971 AND NEEDS A COMPLETE UPDATE.

HERE IS ANOTHER ABANDONED STRIP MALL ON THE EAST SIDE OF TUCSON, BROADWAY AND WILMOT. A BREEDING GROUND FOR CRIME AND ALL AROUND SHADDY BEHAVIOR.  

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I TOOK THIS PICTURE OF A HOUSE DOWN THE ROAD FROM US, THERE ARE AT LEAST 5 OF THESE UGLY, RUN DOWN HOMES IN EVERY MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD.

Here is one of the many vacant properties that I am forced to drive by every day, also in this small commercial area is one of tucson's 6 Strip clubs which attract all types of trash and shaddy individuals..

These guys are still on the loose, According to the cops, "armed and extremely dangerous" 
The problem with Tucson is its close proximity to Mexico, Gang Bangers and Street Thugs know this, that is why so many violent crimes are committed here, All they have to do is drive 40 minutes to the border and they can live the rest of their life in Mexico. 

This happens in Tucson all the time, these are just a few stories  that made the news lately, When they interview the women inthe first clip she says" sights like this are nothing new" she "does not feel safe"
TPD crime tracker reports are cited and in the past 30 dys there have been 4 robberies, 1 car theft, and one Homicide. This is just one neighborhood. 
The last clip is a typical weekend night occurance in any given Tucson Neighborhood. 

Tucson rankes almost dead last for best places to live in the US according to CNN and other lists.
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Look closely at the, Median Family income, Test scores in reading, Test scores in math, Personal and property crime, only 59% completed "some college"

Tucson stats Financial City stats Best places avg. Median family income (per year) $49,520 $96,825 Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted) $52,072 $93,218 State sales tax 6.60% 5.57% State income tax rate (highest bracket) 4.54%I 7.31% State income tax rate (lowest bracket) 2.59%I 3.08% Auto insurance premiums (Average price quotes, for the state) $1,280 $1,596 Job growth % (2000-2011)* 7.09% 25.01% See jobs near Tucson Housing Median home price $100,000 $269,768 Average property taxes N.A. $6,517 See Tucson homes for sale Education Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles) 4 8 Test scores reading (% above/below state average) -6.8% 28.2% Test scores math (% above/below average) -13.4% 29.2% % students attending public/private schools (located within town limits) 93.5/6.5 91.5/8.5 Quality of life Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good) 71.6% 77.3% Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 73 2 Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 533 20 Median commute time (in minutes) 19.0 22.2 % population with commute 45 mins. or longer 7.6% 14.9% % population walk or bike to work 6.2% 3.2% Leisure and culture Movie theaters (within 15 miles) 17 33 Restaurants (within 15 miles) 1,542 3,134 Bars (within 15 miles) 111 199 Public golf courses (within 30 miles) 73 169 Libraries (within 15 miles) 33 70 Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) 4 10 Ski resorts (within 100 miles) 1 6 Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) 0.5 1.4 Weather Annual rainfall (inches) 12.59 34.21 % clear days in the area 53 32 High temp in July ° F 100.1° 86.8° Low temp in Jan ° F 40.5° 18.4° Meet the neighbors Median age 37.0 35.2 Completed at least some college (% of residents) 59.7% 72.6% Married % 43.2% 57.9% Divorced % 13.2% 8.0% Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) 137.2 118.4