Archaeologists Announce Discovery Of Iconic Sword Lost In WWII In Germany

Archaeologists have unearthed an iconic 17th century Japanese sword during ongoing excavations in Berlin's oldest market square, the Berlin State Museum announced on Thursday. Archaeologists from the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Ruins found the rusty sword amongst World War II rubble unearthed in a cellar buried beneath Stralauer Strasse in […]

Pima County deputies shoot man with sword

Tucson, Arizona (KOLD 13 News) — The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced that a man was killed in a deputy-involved shooting late Saturday night, February 24th. Deputies responded to a report of a suspicious man yelling and brandishing a sword outside a hotel room near 4855 South Palo Verde Avenue, near Irvington and Interstate 10, […]

Pima deputy shoots, kills man with sword, department says

arizona daily star A Pima County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man who came toward the officer while giving a sworn statement, according to the sheriff's department. The Pima County Sheriff's Office explained in a news release Sunday: Deputies were dispatched to the 4800 block of South Palo Verde Saturday around 10 p.m. A […]

Man with sword killed by Pima County deputy at Days Inn

Pima County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man accused of carrying a sword at a Tucson hotel Saturday night. Deputies with the Pima County Sheriff's Department responded to a suspicious person call at the Days Inn near Tucson International Airport on Saturday around 10 p.m. The sheriff's office said in a statement Sunday morning […]

Man shot after coming at Pima County Sheriff’s deputy with sword

The man died at the scene, authorities said. TUCSON, Ariz. — A man was shot and killed after approaching authorities with a sword late Saturday night. The man later died, authorities said. Pima County Sheriff's Deputy On February 24, around 10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious person from a hotel near […]

The history of Uncle Tom’s sword – Yuma Pioneer

Thomas Edward Brophy (1914 – 1983) was the paternal grandson and maternal son of three Irish immigrants, one of twelve children, a World War II veteran, He was a farmer, a rancher, a one-term Yuma County Commissioner, an all-round good-natured man, and a bachelor.In one of his pastures in the sand dunes northwest of Ekrie […]