AZCOPS embezzlement
results in 3-year term
A former bookkeeper for a law enforcement organization was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing more than $195,000 from the organization.
Mary McNabb, the former bookkeeper for the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs, was also sentenced to seven years’ probation by Pima County Superior Court Judge Janet Bostwick, according to a news release from Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
AZCOPS, whose office is in Tucson, had contacted the Tucson Police Department after it discovered suspicious bookkeeping payments, according to the news release. Tucson detectives determined McNabb issued more than $195,000 in false payments to herself during the two years she worked for AZCOPS, which represents law enforcement officers around the state. Credit-card statements indicate McNabb used the money to pay for personal expenses such as dinner and shopping.
McNabb pleaded guilty to one count of theft and one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices.
Bostwick also ordered McNabb to pay $227,749 in restitution to AZCOPS.
Single-vehicle crash kills Sahuaritan, 63
A woman who was killed when she lost control of her vehicle and crashed Tuesday morning in Sahuarita was identified as Maria Paquette, police said.
Paquette, 63, is of Sahuarita, said Sgt. Michael Falquez, a spokesman for the Sahuarita Police Department.
Officers responded to the scene of a single-vehicle crash at about 10 a.m. in the 15500 block of South Rancho Sahuarita Boulevard.
Paquette was pronounced dead at the scene, said Falquez.
The investigation showed Paquette was driving north on Rancho Sahuarita Boulevard and lost control of her vehicle and crashed. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
La Encantada shoplifter shoving items in her bra
The Sheriff’s Department is looking for a woman who stole items from a store at La Encantada on at least two occasions.
The woman stole items by placing them in her bra and purse while at the Brighton Collectibles at the Foothills-area shopping center on July 28 and Aug. 14, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
Investigators describe the woman as being in her mid-40s with long blond hair, average height and build. She walks with a noticeable limp and uses a cane.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME, the anonymous tip line.
