So where is the Sun Life Health Center then?

Maybe it's located more diagonally than directly across the street, but it's in close view...is that not correct?

And for the record, being foolish would be to continue to keep my eyes closed to what is happening in our community, as many others do. And if the source is not "news-worthy" as you put it , then why would members of MPD provide statements to the media? They are being quoted in the article.

OK, so Sunlife is not directly across the street from MPD, but that doesn't change the fact that the situation seems to be getting worse.

Fritzy:   Thanks for the clarification.  And thank you also for doing it in a mature manner and not attacking me for having concern for the community and more importantly my family's well being

At any rate, for this type of violence to happen out in the open on a main busy street like JWPKY....to me it's definitely a sign that things are way out of control.  

And Maricopa is different than any other City in what way?  Other cities hide the violence is nice secluded area's?   As of the end of the year the rate of violent crime in Maricopa per capita was a little lower than comparable area's.  This incident should not change that fact.

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Even the Sheriff's Sub Station is not in view of Sun Life. There was a beat down and that sucks. It probably happened and ended very fast. Personally, I'm watching the cars in front of me at that point and probably would have missed it. Maybe you could drive over there and get on the side road and you'll see.

How much BAD have you actually seen happening in our little city, and how much have you heard about on the internet. I see many homes with weeds and foreclosure signs. I see a run down section of town. I see kids out playing, and families out walking their dogs. I see MPD cruise through my neighborhood fairly frequently (sometimes it looks like they are patrolling, other times they are in a hurry....but they are there). I see schools that are having a difficult time keeping up with our rapid growth. I see many ANGRY & Stressed out people that can not afford to live in the homes they purchased because they speculated on the future and things went bad. But have I seen fights - no. Have I seen teenagers out in the middle of the night drinking - no. Did I do these things when I was a teenager - YES. Things are not changing CT. Maricopa is just catching up to the rest of the cities. Can we make things better - maybe...but we need to know what is actually wrong first. 

I try not to throw stones until I can actually see my target and know it is the enemy.    

I was not the one that started a thread with a scream, or waggle my unknowing finger at everybody in Maricopa when I didn't know what was going on.

Oh, and I toned down my statement prior to posting. Why, because I THOUGHT before I hit the submit key. Try it.  But I think this thread has gone as far as it will go. Open your eyes and see for yourself. It's a nice little city. What you hear on here is typically crap these days.

The press. This is why news media that is worth anything are listening to scanners, talking to people at the station on a regular basis, have others that are comfortable saying things without fear of reprisals..

The area that I trained was a small town, although it was part of a larger city. These types of incidents  were almost impossable to have happen with no real hard information. Sometimes that it what made the officials talk. I used to get to some of the events before the police or fire departments.

Just because other citys do the same thing does not make it right. Not knowing about violence on the streets is not beneficial to the citizens of the community.  It actually endangers the citizens.

It has been almost 36 hours since this incident allegedly happened our local officials won't have the courtesy to confirm, deny, or detail what actually happened.

That is unacceptable.

But we currently do not have a Maricopa News Source. We have an 2 internet sites that want to be news sources. And unfortunately, we ARE isolated from Phoenix. We have 3 local papers that are not daily. 

Has anybody here actually tried getting the information themselves, or are we all just waiting on 85239 and Fritzydoodle to get the info? After searching through azcentral and the republic, I doubt it actually happened now. 

Why doesn't MPD respond to 85239.com? Why should they. How many people actually frequent this site out of 30,000+ people in Maricopa. I'd bet it is in the <5% range. Where is the ONLY place this alleged drunken knife reported? 85239.com forum. Come on.....36 hours and a knife with with life flights would have made azcentral and the republic.  

Just for clarification purposes....my original post was not addressing the "rumored" stabbing violence that happened in Maricopa Meadows, but the beating that took place in front of Sun Life Health Center, which the MPD spoke directly to the "news source" and were quoted as doing so.

 Yeah, I got that CT. Sorry to bag on you. No harm intended. Please don't base your decisions about Maricopa and the safety of your family on what you read here though. This place is filled with drama and more grains of salt than Morten extracts from the Great Salt Lake every year.

Alanf...thanks...apology accepted  

Honestly, I love Maricopa.  Granted I'm use to living in a more populated, upscale area, but i really do love living here.  I enjoy the "FREE" community events and think the parks n rec dept do a great job.  My 5 yr old son loves sports and plays every single one offered, year round. 

I am a very  involved parent and will continue to be as my son grows, but unfortunately, i won't be able to keep him shielded from every situation he may encounter while growing up.  I do believe that a fair and weaponless 1 on 1 fight is part of growing up, it's the gang style beatings that scare me to death. 

While I realize that Maricopa is in the growing stages, and I'm willing to stick it out and endure the pains, my fear is, if these issues continue to escalate and someone doesn't get a handle on it, maybe it's not the right place for my son to grow up.

No, it really isn't directly across the street from the station.