Ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire in Phoenix: Police - eviltoast
An individual lit a fire inside the drive-up collection mailbox early Thursday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    252·
    11 days ago

    Klofkorn stated that he committed the arson because he wanted to be arrested

    Well, sounds like he was successful there. This guy have a history?

    kagis

    https://recentlybooked.com/AZ/Maricopa/Dieter-Klofkorn~960_G090676

    April 2024:

    Charge Code: 13-3407A1
    Charge Description: DANGEROUS DRUG-POSS/USE

    Charge Code: 13-1504A1
    Charge Description: CRIM TRESP 1ST DEG-RSID/YARD

    Charge Code: 13-3415A
    Charge Description: DRUG PARAPHERNALIA-POSSESS/USE

    So I’m gonna guess here that dude’s got drug issues and I’m gonna guess that that first degree trespassing is probably because he’s homeless, maybe arrested for squatting somewhere.

    kagis more

    Back in 2018:

    https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/pd-duct-taped-suspect-held-for-glendale-police-after-attacking-surprise-officer

    PD: Duct taped suspect held for Glendale police after attacking Surprise officer

    Authorities say a construction worker helped an off-duty Surprise reserve officer who was being attacked by a man.

    Glendale police report that on August 7 officers responded to the area of 75th Avenue and Bell Road.

    There they found 29-year-old Dieter Bradford Klofkorn bound in duct tape.

    Witnesses reportedly told police that Klofkorn appeared homeless and dehydrated, so workers offered him a chair to rest in and water to drink.

    An off-duty Surprise reserve officer was also there and went behind a wall where the suspect was sitting to take a phone call.

    Klofkorn then allegedly pushed the officer with one hand, while reaching for the officer’s gun with the other.

    The officer later told police that Klofkorn nearly removed his weapon before he was able to retain control of the firearm.

    The officer turned and struck him, and a construction worker assisted him by grabbing Klofkorn.

    He was detained with duct tape until Glendale police arrived.

    Klofkorn has been charged with aggravated assault.

    Yeah, I’m gonna assume that this Klofkorn guy probably isn’t part of some kind of cabal aiming to swing the election.

  • krelvar@lemmy.world
    18·
    11 days ago

    The most interesting part of the article

    “One of the things that we have done in my office, for the drop boxes across the counties, is make sure that they have fire suppression equipment inside of those drop boxes,” Fontes said during a Zoom call with election officials on Thursday. “Unfortunately, the United States Postal Service doesn’t have that.”