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  dont these pigs have any real criminals to hunt down. this guy was stopped by sheriff joes goons and written a ticket for taking pictures of fully clothed woman in a food court in a chandler mall. and the pig are asking the public for information about this guy.

Original Article

Mesa man cited for taking pictures of female shoppers

The Arizona Republic Dec. 22, 2005 05:40 PM

Maricopa County sheriff's deputies cited a man for harassment after authorities said he was caught taking pictures of young women's pelvises and buttocks as the women shopped at Chandler Fashion Center.

Matthew Zeiner, 27, of Mesa, was cited and released by deputies about 9 p.m. Saturday after a security guard and two mall patrons said they saw him taking the pictures near the mall food court. When deputies confronted him outside, he voluntarily showed the pictures on his camera, according to a draft incident report.

Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Paul Chagolla said two women reported the incident to deputies, who were at the mall in connection with a Sheriff's Posse patrol working security.

According to the sheriff's report, Zeiner said he took the pictures for his own pleasure and that he has done the same at other Valley malls.

- Ty Young

http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/1223cr-mall23Z6.html

Man cited for mall photos Took shots of young women, deputies say

Ty Young The Arizona Republic Dec. 23, 2005 12:00 AM

Maricopa County sheriff's deputies cited a man for harassment after authorities said he was caught taking pictures of young women's pelvis and buttocks as the women shopped at Chandler Fashion Center.

Matthew Zeiner, 27, of Mesa, was cited and released by deputies about 9 p.m. Saturday after a security guard and two mall patrons said they saw him taking the pictures near the mall food court. When deputies confronted him outside, he voluntarily showed the pictures on his camera, according to a draft incident report by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Paul Chagolla said two women witnessed Zeiner taking pictures. They watched him for five minutes and said he tried to hide the camera in his jacket while taking pictures. They reported the incident to deputies, who were at the mall in connection with a posse patrol working parking lot security.

According to the mall security report, a security guard also watched Zeiner taking pictures. He followed Zeiner into the food court where he asked him to put the camera away.

The guard said that when Zeiner refused, he called a deputy for assistance.

Taking pictures in the mall is against mall policy, said Dee Ross, senior property manager for Chandler Fashion Center. She said Zeiner was stopped because he had a camera, not because he was taking pictures of women.

"There is nothing in (the security guard's report) about him taking pictures of women," she said.

According to the Sheriff's Office report, however, after deputies stopped Zeiner he admitted to taking the pictures of the women and said he did not know the subjects. He said he took the pictures for his own pleasure and that he has done the same at other Valley malls.

"We are investigating the incident and suspicious behavior and the alleged behavior by photographing these women and young girls," Chagolla said.

Zeiner also was cited for possessing a revoked driver's license. He could not be reached for comment.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (602) 876-1011.