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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:41 AM
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Is Arizona the dumbest state? You decide.
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/1212srbadmom1212-ON.html


Mom allegedly leaves child in car, shops with dog

SCOTTSDALE - A mother faces child endangerment charges after a valet called police to report she left her 2-year-old son alone in her BMW while she shopped at Scottsdale Fashion Square.

Gardenia Zakrzewski-Johansson was arrested in the mall parking lot outside Neiman Marcus after valets watched her walk into the store with a small dog under her arm, directing them to watch her car with the child inside.

"I'll be quick, don't tell anybody," Zakrzewski told one of the valets before going into the store for nearly 30 minutes, according to the police report.

The 39-year-old woman faces a Class 1 misdemeanor charge for the Monday afternoon incident, Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark said.

"We don't think it's ever appropriate to leave your child alone in the car for five minutes, let alone 25 minutes," Clark said.

Zakrzewski-Johansson was allegedly uncooperative with officers who handcuffed her at the scene. She "kept stating that she did nothing wrong and that the valets were supposed to be watching her child" while she went inside Neiman-Marcus to pick up a Christmas gift, the report said.
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:42 AM
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1. I think Florida makes a daily case for itself.
:shrug:
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:47 AM
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7. It's nice to know that AZ has company!
:hi:
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:43 AM
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2. Don't know if you'd noticed
but the whole world is full of fucking dumb people.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:48 AM
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8. Sad but true.
Look at the 27% who still think * is doing a good job in Iraq. :scared:
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:44 AM
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3. She's not dumb - she's spoiled rotten and criminally negligent
...and ought to be sterilized before she can endanger any OTHER children. :rant:
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:45 AM
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5. Wow this actually sent a chill up my spine
How could someone be THAT self involved?
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:45 AM
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4. and according to The google she's a pre-school teacher.
let the hilarity ensue.

Gardenia Johansson, Primary/Pre Primary Educator
Ms. Johansson is a Primary Educator at Montessori at Anthem. Ms. Johansson received her Montessori training in Sweden when she was living there. She has been involved in Montessori education for ten years. Ms. Johansson has a young son, who occupys her time when she is not at school. Ms. Johannson loves the calm spirit that is characteristic of a Montessori learning environment. She believes in helping the children in her room develop a love of learning that they will carry throughout their lives.

http://www.azmontessori.org/faculty.html
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:46 AM
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6. OH MY GOD.
You are a Google Master! :rofl:
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:52 AM
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9. They have already removed her from the list.
Heh. SO fired.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:53 AM
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10. yeah i noticed that, you gotta love the cache though.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:54 AM
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12. That was fast
and that's also good news.
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Little Wing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:53 AM
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11. This is not the Johansson I'm looking for
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:56 AM
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14. Something more like...
this?

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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:58 AM
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16. You are teh r0xxor, janesez...
:hi:
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 12:00 PM
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17. I actually don't find her that attractive a lot of the time...
but that picture is just in-freakin-credible. :D Look at her boobs!
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 12:01 PM
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19. If you insist...
:D
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 12:02 PM
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20. I mean, seriously!
I'm not sure if I would ever have a boob job even if I could afford it, but that picture makes me want to. My body is similar to hers everywhere else, but the boobs, dear god...unfortunately, I don't think fake boobs would ever look like that.
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Little Wing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 12:00 PM
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18. oh yes
yes please
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:54 AM
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13. I would not say Arizona is dumb
But that woman has her priorities all fucked up...Jaysus!
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 11:58 AM
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15. but what kind of tree does she want to be?
:eyes:
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 12:26 PM
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21. She must be a bad tipper
because if the valet got a good tip, he would not have the police. :sarcasm:
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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 01:13 PM
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22. More here, plus a picture!
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=80512&source=rss&dest=STY-80512

Fellow valet Tyler Gocken however, asked Zakrzewski Johansson if she said there was a baby in the car, and the woman responded: “Yes. Do you think it’s wrong?” the report states.

Gocken replied, “Yeah, I think it’s wrong.”

Zakrzewski Johansson then stated she would be quick, and told the valets “don’t tell anybody.”

That prompted Gocken to look inside the car, where he noticed through the dark-tinted windows the toddler sleeping in the backseat.

Wolfe, 29, told the Tribune Tuesday he has parked thousands of cars during his 4 1/2 years as a valet for the Epic Valet company, but the incident was like nothing he had ever seen.

<snip>

She told police she was going to pick up a Christmas gift, but it wasn’t gift-wrapped or ready to take home, which is why the trip took so long.

She later said she stopped by the cosmetics section to pick up eye makeup remover and ran into a friend and engaged in a brief conversation.

After she was arrested and handcuffed, she became uncooperative and at one point asked the officer to retrieve a Christmas present that was being gift-wrapped in the store
, according to police.

The boy and the dog were turned over to Zakrzewski Johansson’s sister, who was contacted by police.





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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 01:31 PM
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23. She looks, at the least, like a real airhead, a space-cadet, if you will
And at the most, looks like a methhead.

No matter what her mind trip may be, she's a shitty mom in my book.
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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 01:40 PM
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24. To me she just looks
Edited on Wed Dec-13-06 01:43 PM by kay1864
overprivileged. Sadly, she'll probably get off with a fine, and community service, since they can no doubt afford an expensive attorney.

And then she'll have a criminal record, which she can dismiss at cocktail parties..."Can you BELIEVE it? I left little Justin for FIVE MINUTES and they treat me like I'm a SHOPLIFTER or something!"

On the other hand, she might get disinvited from a few Xmas parties, as a fitting prelude to her upcoming trial.

Wonder why she was working at Montessori, if she can afford an expensive BMW, and shops at Neiman's?


Edit: OK, maybe not so expensive. "2002 BMW sedan", per the article. Mebbe she won't have that pricey attorney after all...
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 01:44 PM
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25. This is priceless...
Zakrzewski Johansson could not identify the valet except that he had “brown hair.” So not only did you leave your child with a total stranger, you couldn't even pick the total stranger out of a lineup later?

Mother of the freakin' year. :eyes:
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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 01:46 PM
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26. A request for AZ DUers...
Somebody's gotta call that Montessori school and ask for her. When they say "I'm sorry, Ms. Johannson no longer works here", say "Oh, when did that happen? Has she been gone for awhile?"

I'd love to know if she was canned before or after her arrest.
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 01:53 PM
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27. But hey,
she didn't leave the dog in the car.





:sarcasm: (Just in case someone takes me seriously.)
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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-13-06 01:54 PM
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28. ...
:rofl:
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