The prosecutor said Lewis, a native of Jamaica, had no prior arrest record.

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Kazmierczak had no arrest record and no known history of mental illness, and he had a valid state-required firearm ID card, so he had no problem buying the guns, one law enforcement source said.

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He has the arrest record to prove it.

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And his arrest record is eyebrow-raisingly impressive.

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Likewise, when you walk through the door, stores will know whether you are a frequent buyer of high-ticket items, or someone with an arrest record for shoplifting, and you will be treated in the context of who you are.

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Police had not had any communication with Myers, whose only known police record was a 1973 drunken-driving arrest, D'Amico said.

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For the current fiscal year, arrest figures in Tucson alone are projected to total between 350, 000 and 380, 000, a record.

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Myers, a 40-year-old single mother with no criminal record, has since sued the city, claiming she and her daughter were traumatized by a wrongful arrest in 2010.

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