The Scottsdale Police Department announced today the name of the mother of the baby found dead in a Scottsdale apartment over the weekend, as well as the less-than-frantic 911 call placed by a neighbor who made the gruesome discovery.”I’m telling you this baby is cold; this baby is dead,” the…
A new poll was released today in the ruthless dogfight that is the Arizona Republican Senate primary, and, as has been the case in several other polls, Senator John McCain is hovering around 50 percent — something that has pollsters like Scott Rasmussen and McCain’s opponent J.D. Hayworth saying “The…
We just got word that R. Lee Ermey — best known for playing the no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket and later for making out with Steve Zahn in Saving Silverman — will appear at an event with Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth. If you’re not familiar with the guy,…
Valley canal paths have become a fairly popular venue for doom and gloom as of late, with a Tempe man found either murdered or a suicide victim a few weeks ago and the stabbing and robbery of a Phoenix man yesterday morning.Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump tells New Times that…
Police in Vermont announced this morning that a man they believe murdered his his wife and daughter in Waterbury, Vermont in 1978, killed himself in Arizona in 1997 — nearly 20 years after the murders.Sergeant Tara Thomas, spokeswoman for the Vermont State Police, tells New Times that fingerprints of a…
Mexican pinatas are the latest item from south of the border on the list of things not allowed in Arizona — at least when they’re made to look like licensed Disney characters. This isn’t exactly a case of asking Mickey Mouse for his “papers, please” — Disney characters fall under intellectual property,…
Yesterday, we told you about a dude who was so fed up with Mariopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “clown convention” that he had the sheriff’s best kissy-face tattooed on his ass. We can’t help but love the hilarity of 23-year-old Jeff Jacobson’s posterior protest because — having to look at a grown…
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today that charges have been filed against one suspect in the 2008 murder of a Tucson woman who was once featured as one of Maxim Magazine’s “Hometown Hotties.”Kelly Soo Park, 44, was arrested Thursday — along with 34-year-old Ronnie Wayne Case, an…
The Scottsdale Police Department is investigating the death of a 4-month-old baby found dead in a baby seat next to her sleeping mother following a late-night party at the mother’s Scottsdale apartment.According to police, officers were called to an apartment complex near Scottsdale and McDowell roads around 5:45 yesterday morning.At the…
It’s been nearly three weeks since a man was found dead in a Tempe canal with a gunshot wound on his body, and Tempe police still haven’t determined whether he was murdered or committed suicide — or they’re not tellin’ anyone about it if they have.If 47-year-old Jeff Allen Ahlers…
Legally challenged rapper Lil’ Wayne, while serving a one-year prison sentence in New York for drug and gun convictions, pleaded guilty Friday to similar charges in Arizona.Wayne, a.k.a. Dwayne Carter, a.k.a. “Weezy,” appeared in a Yuma County Court via-live video feed from New York City’s Rikers Island jail to change…
A former inmate in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s infamous Tent City has decided to show America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” how he really feels about his incarceration with a well-placed tattoo.Check out the pictures after the jump…
James Wren, a Phoenix police officer accused of shaking down drug dealers for thousands of dollars, has been formally indicted on eight charges. Maricopa County prosecutors announced Friday that Wren now faces charges including theft, money laundering, armed robbery, kidnapping, and use of a wire or electronic communication in drug-related transactions…
Along with the praise and help in the polls Governor Jan Brewer’s received after signing SB 1070, Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law, the governor’s also getting a little heat from those opposed to the new statute. By “heat,” we mean people are comparing her to Nazis…
Peddlin’ weed is a family affair for the Bowens, a Chandler family that’s tri-generational weed-trafficking biz has come to an end with the convictions of three of its members.Federal authorities announced today that Kingsley Lloyd Bowen, 66, of Brooklyn, New York, is the latest member of the Bowen family to…
With the amount of attention Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has brought to his 78th birthday, you might think he’s a 16-year-old girl.First he “tweeted” that he needed ideas on how to celebrate his birthday. Then he claimed his special day was “ruined” because a blind-advocacy group uninvited him to…
Phoenix police have made an arrest in the case of a man murdered yesterday at a party at a west Phoenix apartment complex. Anthony Granado, 21, was arrested yesterday afternoon after witnesses at the party identified him as the person who shot and killed 29-year-old Haki Miggins…
A Queen Creek woman, hopped up on pharmies and rage, shot and killed her boyfriend on Wednesday night, according to court documents acquired by New Times. Police were called to the Queen Creek home of 52-year-old Susan Quinnett at about 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday by Quinnett, who reported that her…
We just got word that the Arizona Game & Fish Department has been granted a federal permit to “take” (trap) more jaguars despite being partially responsible for the illegal “take,” and ultimately the death, of “Macho B,” the last known wild jaguar in the United States, last year.AGF was granted…
Gilbert police arrested a man on Tuesday after they were led to the suspect by the rims on his car. The “dubs” the suspect, 38-year-old John McCombs Wilcox (pictured), was rollin’ on probably won’t find their way into a Dr. Dre video anytime soon, though. The rims didn’t have any tires…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio had his birthday “ruined” last weekend, and we found out yesterday that Joe’s blaming his birthday tears on the wrong blind-advocacy group. On Monday, Arpaio issued a press release whining that his invitation to speak at a convention for guide-dog users was withdrawn because the group…
Anyone hip to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Twitter page knows that his birthday was “ruined” last weekend with the news that he was uninvited to speak at a convention of guide dog users.As crushed as the sheriff seems to be after getting the boot from the convention, we just…
