Mesquite Police investigate drive by shooting

Monday, November 28, 2011

Mesquite Police Department is investigating a drive by shooting that occurred at approximately 8:00 am on Tuesday November 22 in the area of Sandhill Boulevard and First North Street. The suspects who were in a blue Buick sedan began chasing the victim’s vehicle and shots were fired at the victim. The victim was not injured.

Officers arrived in the area and searched for the vehicle and spoke with witnesses while Mesquite Investigative Services Division (ISD) recovered surveillance video of both vehicles involved and some evidence. One suspect is a known member of the West Side Rebels 13 criminal street gang and the second suspect is a known associate.

On Wednesday November 23 Mesquite S.W.A.T. served a search warrant at a local residence where the suspect vehicle was located. ISD executed the warrant and impounded the vehicle and searched the residence for evidence.

Arrest warrants have been issued for the driver and passenger of the suspect vehicle. The suspects are identified as Freddy Armora, 19, of Beaver Dam Arizona and Gadiel Chavez, 21, of Mesquite. Anyone who has information on the shooting or location of Armora and Chavez are urged to contact the Mesquite Police Department at (702) 346-5262.

The Desert Tortoise

Like many desert creatures, desert tortoises spend most of their lives "holed up." In spring and summer, they roam grazing on grasses and wildflowers, then head for their burrows when it gets too hot. In fall and winter, when it is cold and there is not much to eat, they stay burrowed in for six months or more at a time.

If you see a desert tortoise, you are seeing an endangered species. Please watch out for them on the roads. Tortoises live in washes and valleys where the soil is soft enough for them to burrow into, yet stable enough so they do not collapse. Remember, desert tortoises are protected under the Endangered Species Act and may not be handled or removed.

Golf in the Desert

The city of Mesquite combines calm, small-town flavour with big-city attractions and championship golf. The Palms and the Oasis Golf Clubs are only two of the half-dozen challenging courses in the area.

Golf Highlights in Mesquite

Golf built on the dramatic Virgin Foothills of Nevada makes for a unique landscape and golf setting.
Enjoy a spa treatment at the Spa at Casablanca or the Spa at the Oasis.
Mesquite serves as a gateway to the national parks of Southern Utah and Zion National Park, which is less than two hours away.

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The Speedy RoadRunner

Called paisano in Mexico, the roadrunner is a well-known desert resident that only superficially resembles its popular cartoon portrayal. The greater roadrunner has adapted to life on the run. Though it can fly well, it prefers to use its strong legs and X- shaped toes to run rapidly over the desert landscape. Active predators, roadrunners aggressively chase insects, lizards, snakes, small birds and mammals.

Tolerant of humans, they sometimes nest in protected eaves and garages when they are not building large stick nests in desert trees. Their vocalizations include bill clicking noises and a mournful cooing made during breeding seasons. They do not meep-meep.