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Page 41 April 2011 By Lindsay Ivins Walk past the large fountain in Gaslight Square and up the staircase to Life’s A Stage Acting Studio and fi nd Edward Cullen just standing there. OK, not the real Edward Cullen – who is the key vampire in the Twilight Saga played by Robert Pattinson – but a life- sized cutout. Inside are more life-sized fi gures and studio owner Sherri Hildebrand who said they are all a bit of the fl are she likes to apply to everything, especially her actors and their personalities. Hildebrand said she was drawn to her location by her craving for Mama Java’s coffee and noticed vacant spaces available upstairs. She said she loved the area and the Continued on page 42 Area of fi cer Carro likes Arcadia ‘hood By William Boor Serving the community has always interested Benjamin Carro. “I’ve always wanted to be a police of fi cer,” Carro said. “The job was always appealing to me.” Carro, who has been a Phoenix police of fi cer for three years, works the Arcadia area. “I could never see myself doing anything different,” he said. “The best part of the job is the job itself. It’s a great job. Very rewarding.” Carro is a community action of fi cer and works with block watch and speaks at various community meetings. Carro has patrolled locally nearly two years and while the neighborhood of Arcadia and the city of Scottsdale may not be thought of as high-crime areas, criminal activity does exist. Arcadia does not have the violent or capital crimes that happen in other areas, but plenty of daytime crimes occur while most residents and homeowners are at work. “The most common type of crime in that area is burglary,” Carro said. And while some of these crimes occur at homes, Carro said the majority occur when people leave their vehicles unattended with valuables in visible locations. While no crime would be ideal, it is a positive sign that there are a very limited amount of major crimes in the area. “We’re seeing mainly property damages, burglary from vehicles, stuff like that” Carro said. “What we’re not seeing in that area is any volume of violent crimes.” Studio offers opportunity for actors www.AreaSuccess.com 602.214.5169 YOU YOU HAVE HAVE OPTIONS OPTIONS