Something fishy – 40 years of bargain fare no secret at Pete’s place At press time, he was being held without bond in Maricopa County. 30 and charged with first-degree murder and 10 counts of selling stolen property. 21 and the time of his arrest, police say. Karis had successfully sold a number of the rounds to the Scottdale dealer between Dec. 14 or 15 and robbed of 600 of the silver rounds and 10 $500 face value bags of silver coins. Other items related to the crime were also found, police say. Police found several of the 1-ounce silver rounds, minted in 1972 for the 25th anniversary of Grant’s restaurant, “Pete’s Fish and Chips,” in Karis’ possession.
When Karis left the store, the dealer called police and a follow-up investigation was conducted. Police will not reveal the Scottsdale dealer’s name for security reasons. That afternoon, James Karis, 65, came into the Scottsdale dealer’s store and inquired about the dealer’s buying price for the rounds. 27 Coin World account of the murder and recognized a special commemorative silver round taken from Grant’s home and illustrated with the Coin World article. The arrest came after another dealer in neighboring Scottsdale had read a Jan. Phoenix, Ariz., police have arrested a suspect in the December murder-robbery of Phoenix coin dealer and restaurateur Peter Grant. And we’ve never raised prices.”ĬOIN WORLD story helps in arrest of murder suspect “We’ve kept the same quality and quantity as 20 years ago. “We’ve increased gross income every year,” said Grant. The money provided a 6-by-8-foot building, some equipment and a few basic supplies.ĭuring the 20 years, Grant has built 21 drive-ins in all and has had gross, “fish and chips” sales of $6 million.Īnd he’s achieved some note in golf with a state amateur championship to his credit and participation in the British Amateur Tournament in England and Scotland.
“That $900 was all I had,” he said, “except for my wife of one year, Ruth.” He staked $900 on starting fish and chips shop at 3060 E. On March 23, 1947, Grant gave his pants a figurative hitch and waded into business.
This wasn’t quite the season for getting a school job, so he looked around. That’s why Grant, teacher and coach by profession, arrived in Phoenix in December 1946. When Grant got out of the Navy, after five years, the doctor told him he had to go to a dry climate to get over the effects of the malaria. A South Pacific mosquito is responsible for the establishment of a Phoenix business that employs 50 persons.
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