Carefree business women earn assist in arrest of robbery suspect

STAFF REPORT ~6/8/2011

An alleged robbery suspect was arrested at approximately 11 a.m. Thursday thanks
to three Carefree women who noticed suspicious activity and contacted the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Helen Kasir of Helen’s Hair Designs was in her shop when she saw what she deemed a strangely dressed man run past her shop carrying what she thought was a lot of luggage.
“I noticed him because he was running, but he also was dressed weird, all in blue,” she said.
Within minutes of Kasir seeing the man run by her shop she relayed the man’s description to Stephanie McNeely, the owner of Dominion Real Estate. McNeely who knew about the robbery began driving around the area.
In her search McNeely came across Jackie Dean of Shelter Mortgage. After relaying the description of the suspect to Dean the two found the subject near the Chamber Commerce breezeway.
The women contacted Maricopa County Sheriff’s officers who arrested the
man, who was still in possession of the laptop.
“Crime in Carefree doesn’t pay. The quick actions of local business owners and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department paid off.” McNeely said.