Getting stopped for DUI seems to be all the rage at the Pinal County Assessor’s Office these days — just seven months after County Assessor Paul Larkin got pinched for driving tipsy, Assistant County Assessor Jacqueline Minto was nabbed for extreme DUI.Last night, Minto was involved in a serious injury…
Brian David Mitchell, the Utah street preacher convicted of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart, has begun serving his life sentence in an Arizona prison.Mitchell, who kidnapped Smart — who was then 14 — from her bedroom in 2002, was brought to a prison about 10 miles south of Tucson. The prison is…
In honor of Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s recent trip to the Valley — to plant her lips on the ass of America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” — we decided to go with a photo Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s ghost “tweeters” posted on his Twitter page for this week’s You Write…
Scott LaFonte, 35, tried to steal beer and cigarettes from a Prescott mini-mart Wednesday night. It didn’t quite go according to plan — not only didn’t he get the beer, but the clerk at the store shot him several times.Read the whole story here.We reached out to the clerk, Michael…
If you plan to steal beer from Mike’s Mini Market in Prescott, you better bring a gun — there’s a chance you’ll get shot. Scott LaFonte, 35, learned that lesson the hard way — he only brought a knife when he attempted to steal a 12-pack of beer last night,…
Peter Normann, the Anthem doctor convicted of murder in the deaths of two of his patients, and manslaughter in the death of another, was supposed to be in court this afternoon for his sentencing hearing. The hearing, however, has been delayed, a court spokesman tells New Times.Normann was convicted in…
The “mysterious” fireball that was seen in the skies over Phoenix last night probably was just a meteor, according to NASA scientists.The strange flash happened about 7:40 p.m. and was seen as far away as Los Angeles.If you missed it, we tracked down some video of the flash, which you…
Governor Jan Brewer’s BFFF is coming to town…Next month, Greta Van Susteren — Jan’s number one gal pal — will broadcast her show, On the Record With Greta Van Susteren live from Phoenix as part of the Fox News Channel’s 15th anniversary tour.It could have been worse, Phoenicians…much, much worse;…
Governor Jan Brewer announced yesterday that she’s appointed Valley PR honcho/charter school advocate Jay Heiler to the Arizona Board of Regents to replace outgoing ABOR Chairman Fred DuVal.Heiler’s education background includes work with the Great Hearts Academies, a network of charter prep schools in Phoenix, and he serves as President…
When Republican candidates for president meet the pope, they only have to kiss his ring. As has apparently been decided by GOP political strategists, when they meet Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, they have to kiss his ass.According to Arpaio, four GOP presidential candidates have reached out to the sheriff…
You may have witnessed a mysterious light flash over Phoenix earlier tonight. Apparently, a lot of people did. We didn’t — but a “slew” of KPHO viewers, and Phoenix Sergeant Steve Martos, the Phoenix P.D.’s Air Unit, and several other Phoenix police officers certainly did.Of the aforementioned witnesses, KPHO’s the…
An 18-year-old Phoenix woman was arrested yesterday for molesting a 10-year-old girl who is the daughter of her one-time foster parents. The suspect, Yolanda Silva, was 16 at the time.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Silva was in the custody of Child Protective Services in 2009 and placed…
For all of about three minutes, presidential candidate/Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann met with reporters and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio this afternoon, during which she gave the sheriff a metaphorical smooch right on his rear as she attempts to win his political tip of the cap.”Sheriff Joe’s the nation’s sheriff,”…
This afternoon, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will have his butt kissed by meet with Minnesota Congresswoman/presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann in her attempt to woo him into endorsing her campaign.Meanwhile, presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in Arizona, and according to America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” he’s also courting Arpaio for…
Valley real estate mogul Michael Pollack’s son was killed over the weekend when he was hit by a truck while crossing a Scottsdale street. The driver didn’t stop — and now Pollack is offering up to $50,000 for info about who killed his son.Daniel Pollack, 31, was standing in the…
Daniel Tosh is apparently in town to film an episode of his show, Tosh.0, after Arizona State University won his College Campus Invasion challenge — despite having never entered the contest.Since March, Tosh has been looking for the school with “the hottest cheerleaders or the best parties or the hottest…
Hooker-murdering rapist Trent Benson was found guilty Monday of two counts of first-degree murder, four counts of kidnapping, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of attempted sexual assault.Benson murdered two prostitutes — Alisa Marie Beck, 21, in 2004, and Karen Campbell, 44, in 2007 — after going berserk…
For 22-year-old Justin Adrian Garcia, a night of heavy drinking and cocaine use led to the violent sexual assault of his fiancee — which, in turn, led cops to the drug den he was living in with his victim and her young son.According to police, the place just reeks of…
You may recall when last month the Phoenix Police Department asked for the public’s help in tracking down 74-year-old Chamel Cabrera. Well, they found him — and now he’s missing…again.For the second time in less than 30 days, the Phoenix P.D. needs your help in locating Cabrera, who suffers from…
A New York woman really didn’t want her mother and brother flying on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, terrorist attacks — so she called in a bomb threat, according to federal authorities.Mary Purcell, 37, of Lake Ronkonkoma, anonymously called the Tucson Airport Authority Police on…
If you’re running from the law, posting your exact location on Facebook probably isn’t the best idea — just ask 36-year-old Matthew Ledbetter, who was arrested in Chandler on Friday on a warrant out of Oregon.Chandler Police Department spokesman Seth Tyler tells New Times Ledbetter has an active warrant for…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is quite vocal about his disdain for local news outlets — New Times in particular — and now we know why; the sheriff prefers to get his news from publications like the National Enquirer and Globe. Dan Nowicki, the Arizona Republic’s national political reporter, recently…
