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ALL EDITIONS 06 THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1986 4 in alleged ring arrested; 2 accused in murder-f or-money plot day morning at. a parking lot at 34th Avenue and Camelback as they allegedly tried to buy marijuana from undercover detectives, police said. Walpole took possession of at least 10 pounds of marijuana and carried the marijuana into a 1982 Toyota pickup truck, police said. When he was arrested, detectives found a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol concealed inside his waist-. band under his shirt, detectives said.

Garcia, of the 600 block of West Hazelwood Street, Phoenix, was arrested for investigation of illegally conducting an enterprise through racketeering, conspiring to commit first-degree murder, conspiring to commit fradulent schemes, conspiring to commit second-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, theft, con Their bail was set at $137,000. The fourth suspect is Michael Lynn Kelly, 36, of Bessemer, Ala. Kelley, who left the Valley several months ago, was held in Birmingham, in lieu of $137,000 baiL Thiss did not know what charges were filed against Kelley. "This is an organized group directed by Arcieri in which he would set up burglaries and robberies," Thiss said. spiring to traffic marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, leading organized crime and conspiring to commit fraudlent schemes, according to an arrest report Walpole, of the 8000 block of North Eighth Avenue, Phoenix, was arrested for investigation of conspiring to traffic in marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, misconduct involving a weapon, and possession of a narcotic drug.

By ALAN ARIA and ALBERT J. SITTER Arizona Republic Staff Four members of an alleged Valley crime ring, including two suspected of planning to kill a businessman to collect on his $250,000 life-insurance policy, were arrested Thursday. The suspects also are suspected involvement in stealing thousands of dollars' worth of loot, including weapons and rare coins, Detectives said the group is believed to be responsible for a robbery on Nov. 6 in which Edgar Almstedt, 56, and his wife, Velma, were tied up in their home in the 3500 block of East Desert Cove in Phoenix by a pair of masked gunmen who took six guns and $150 from the house. Detectives said that the investigation is continuing and that additional arrests are expected.

from two homes, detectives said. Detectives in the police orga nized-crime bureau began investigating the ring five or six months ago, said Sgt Brad Thiss, a police ME MM I Win aWebef Grill spokesman. 'They were primarily after mate rial goods, but there was a conspir acy to kill a business partner in an effort to collect insurance," Thiss at Hickory Farms BBOPIMBS msmz said. REGISTER TODAY! He had no other details on the alleged murder plot The slaying never took place. The barbeque season is in full swing and Hickory Farms has Detective Larry Flick identified the group's leader as Robert George Arcieri, 47, who was arrested at his 1 $329,000 home in Scottsdale.

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