We’ve got some new details about the Phoenix woman who was arrested yesterday for the 2005 murder of her husband — a veteran of both the Army and Navy and father of what police estimate to be about 30 children — and she claims she murdered the man because “she was angry…
Change his name to Dunn-zo because Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn is out. Dunn pulled the plug on his campaign for Maricopa County Attorney yesterday claiming that since former County Attorney Andrew Thomas no longer ran the show, the office was back on the right track. Check out part of his announcement after the jump…
An inmate at an Arizona prison is on the loose after escaping from a work crew at the Huachuca City Landfill in a city-owned vehicle this afternoon.DOC spokesman Barrett Marson tells New Times that inmate Lonnie Smith took off from the work crew around 1 p.m. today and that authorities…
One of the Arizona Department of Corrections’ repeat customers apparently found himself on the wrong end of a shank over the weekend. He died last night from what DOC officials are calling “puncture wounds.”DOC spokesman Barrett Marson tells New Times 26-year-old Dana Seawright was found in his cell at the…
Phoenix police arrested a woman today who they say is responsible for the 2005 murder of her then-79-year-old husband — a veteran of both the Army and Navy and father of what police estimate to be about 30 children.Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump tells New Times 43-year-old Larisa Garcia was…
America’s self-proclaimed “number one pickup artist” will be in town later this month to teach classes to local losers-in-love, and he’s claiming “15 dateless local men” have ponied-up $1,300 a piece to learn how to pick up chicks.We’re not entirely sure which is more astonishing: the fact that “pickup artist”…
Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn announced this morning that he’s pulling the plug on his campaign to become the next Maricopa County Attorney — news from the county attorney’s race that’s apparently Arizona Republic-worthy.Dunn issued a press release this morning basically saying he was dropping out because he no longer felt…
Legally challenged hip-hopster Lil Wayne, currently serving a year-long jail sentence in New York, is apparently a pretty funny dude now that he’s not in a “purple-drank”-and-weed-induced haze.”Purple drank,” for those not hip to the rap scene, is a mixture of prescription-strength cough syrup, 7-Up, and broken-up pieces of Jolly…
Police are asking the public’s help in tracking down a man who robbed a bank in Mesa on Friday. In a press release from the Phoenix Police Department, (we’re not sure why it didn’t come from the Mesa Police Department, and calls to Phoenix PD Detective Mike Fischer weren’t immediately returned), officers say…
A day after the federal government announced that it will sue the state of Arizona over the state’s controversial, new immigration law, Weekly World News announced the Obama administration’s other, secret plan to get Arizona to repeal the law: Chupacabras.Of course, chupacabras don’t actually exist, and like everything in the…
Big ups to NBA super-duper star LeBron James for exploiting his stardom for a good cause. As you probably know, King James will announce tonight where he’ll hang his size 16 sneakers. He’s making the announcement during an hour-long special on ESPN — the proceeds from the uber-hyped announcement will benefit…
Former Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin was in court this morning, where he was supposed to begin trial for the DUI he received in Scottsdale this past February. But the trial has been delayed, court officials confirmed today. Khabibulin got pinched back in February when police say he was speeding…
A Yavapai County man was arrested last week after police say he’s been producing, distributing, and possibly starring in kiddy-porn films recorded at his Rimrock home for the last nine years.Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn tells New Times 29-year-old David Antonio Rodriguez was taken into custody last week…
A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 25-count indictment yesterday against a man dubbed “The Hothead Bandit” by the FBI’s over-worked bandit-naming department.Timothy John Kestle, 55, of Litchfield Park, has been charged with 13 counts of armed bank robbery and 12 counts of possessing or using a firearm during…
If Elena Kagan wants to be the next justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, she’s gonna have to do it without the support of “The Maverick.”Arizona Senator John McCain will not support Kagan’s rise to the country’s highest bench and he explains why in an op-ed piece he…
The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public’s help in finding the person (or persons) responsible for murdering a 57-year-old Phoenix woman who was found dead in her home last night. Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that at about 9:30 p.m. yesterday, Phyllis Mizioch was found murdered…
If you drive a Toyota Prius, don’t be too surprised if on your drive to work today a passing driver tells you to go fuck yourself. Today is National “Fuck Prius Day,” when those who don’t drive the fuel-friendly cars of the future — and think those who do need to…
It’s now officially official: the federal government is suing Arizona over SB 1070, the state’s controversial new immigration law. In case you missed it, which seems nearly impossible, the federal government filed a lawsuit yesterday claiming the new statute violates the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause…
In what might be deemed the least-cool police chase in recent memory, a 33-year-old Bagdad man was arrested after leading police on a 40-mile chase while driving his Ford Aerostar mini-van.The suspect, Steven Cox, who police say didn’t appear to be drunk and had no warrants for his arrest, was…
A former teacher at a Mesa high school admitted to police today that he’s been having sex with a student for nearly a month.Ray Hutson, a 36-year-old former teacher at Mountain View High School in Mesa, was arrested this morning after the 16-year-old victim told her parents the two had…
If you got nabbed driving drunk this weekend, there’s good news and bad news.The bad news, obviously, is that you were arrested and — if you live in Maricopa County — will likely be spending a little time in Joe Arpaio’s tents.The good news is you won’t be alone –…
Mohave County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man they say molested a 5-year-old girl.In a brazen move of stupidity, police say 19-year-old Eric Allen Urquijo Jr photographed the alleged molestation with his cell phone, too.Mohave County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Sandy Edwards tells New Times Urquijo Jr was arrested last week after police…
