Two of the three people fatally shot in front of a Phoenix apartment complex yesterday morning have been identified. The people who shot them, however, remain on the loose.The Phoenix Police Department has identified two of the victims as 26-year-old Nathaniel Holmes, and 35-year-old Carmela Jackson. The third victim hasn’t…
Most people wouldn’t see the fact that their mere presence in a state with nearly 13 million people inspires folks to give up their Saturday to head to a park to basically tell them “hey…I can’t stand you” as a good thing.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio isn’t most people.Protesters are…
State Senator Scott Bundgaard probably will avoid jail time for a scuffle he had with his ex-girlfriend earlier this year, but chances are he’ll face a Senate ethics probe.Fellow state Senator Steve Gallardo, a Phoenix Democrat, has filed an ethics complaint against Bundgaard, which should come as a surprise to…
In honor of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s move to essentially overthrow the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (which prompted our colleague Stephen Lemons to ask the question “what’s next, the de-abolition of slavery”) we figured we’d give readers a chance to sound off on old Horney.You Write the Caption’s…
As you probably know, the Wallow fire — the largest forest fire in Arizona history, which destroyed over 538,000 acres of forest and cost more than $79 million to extinguish — was not started by illegal immigrants.That, as you might imagine, is horrible news for Senator John McCain.McCain, you should…
According to the Department of Homeland Security, a 67-year-old man tried to bring 51 pounds of crystal meth across the U.S./Mexico border yesterday.Easy, border hawks — he’s a United States citizen.DHS says the suspect, who the agency hasn’t identified, was stopped at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry near Nogales…
Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, was in court this morning, which is somewhat surprising — she’s skipped a total of four court appearances since she was first arrested in January of 2011, all while being in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.At the hearing,…
Congressman Trent Franks is extremely vocal in his opposition of a woman’s freedom to choose whether to have an abortion. He’s equally vocal in his opposition of giving homosexuals the freedom to get married. But Franks’ insistence on playing the role of morality cop for abortion-seekers and homosexuals was apparently…
A Canadian man was only supposed to be in the Valley for a “short visit.” He was supposed to head back to Canada on Monday, but he apparently didn’t — and now he’s missing.David James McMillan, 35, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was staying with friends in the 3500 block of…
Three people are dead and two were injured during an early-morning shooting at a Phoenix apartment complex.The shooting was reported just before 4 a.m. today at the Canterbury apartment complex near 23rd and Campbell avenues.Two men, ages 20 and 26, were pronounced dead at the scene. A woman, age 35,…
Remember earlier this year when Arizona Senator John McCain said “there is substantial evidence that some of these fires are caused by people who have crossed our border illegally.”They have set fires because they signal others, they have set fires to keep warm, and they have set fires in order…
A Pinal County 2-year-old is lucky to be alive after she was rescued from a hot SUV parked in the parking lot of a Fry’s grocery store.The girl, according to Pinal County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Elias Johnson, was left in the car for about 90 minutes.The girl’s mother, 30-year-old Amber…
David Nelson, a former elder at the Madison Park Congregation Jehovah’s Witness Church in Phoenix, admitted to authorities that he sexually abused a teenage boy on several occasions in the early 1980s. With a confession from the suspect, it seems like a slam-dunk case — but not for the Maricopa…
Eric Fiegel, 22, had the bright idea to steal a few rare snakes. He did so by stuffing them in his shorts — and it was caught on video.Fiegel, of Mesa, waltzed into the Predator’s Reptile Center pet store last month, stuffed a few baby snakes — including one rare…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducted his 51st illegal immigrant roundup (under the guise of an “employer sanctions” operation. Per usual, no employers were arrested) this morning. It netted precisely one arrest.So, how many deputies did it take to bring this criminal to justice? Your guess is as good as…
The United States Department of Justice announced today that two men have been charged in connection with starting the Wallow fire, the behemoth blaze that destroyed a large portion of the Apache National Forest earlier this year.According to the DOJ, the two suspects, Caleb Joshua Malboeuf, 26, and David Wayne…
When Child Protective Services placed a 4-month-old baby in the care of 25-year-old Angelica Jimenez, she didn’t bother to tell the CPS caseworker that her convicted felon boyfriend was living with her. In fact, she told CPS he doesn’t live with her.But 30-year-old Steven Saldana, who police say has a…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s ghost “tweeters” this morning posted a message on the sheriff’s Twitter page saying Arpaio’s “getting ready for a big operation today.”That “big operation,” a spokesman for the MCSO confirms to New Times, is a raid of a Days in in central Phoenix in search of…
A woman accused of attempting to destroy evidence in the Susan Brock child molestation case accepted a plea deal this morning that will likely keep her out of jail.Christian Weems, an old friend of the incarcerated estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge…
Five Phoenix police officers and one employee of the city of Phoenix were ordered by a judge last week to submit their DNA to those investigating the death of Phoenix police Sergeant Sean Drenth.Drenth’s death is the biggest mystery in the Phoenix law enforcement community, at the moment; authorities still…
Mark today on your calendars, folks: the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release this afternoon that was about actual law enforcement — not some fruitcake publicity stunt Sheriff Joe Arpaio has in store for inmates at his jails.Three illegal immigrants were arrested yesterday after they were busted selling…
Contrary to an alert broadcast on an Arizona Department of Transportation-controlled electronic street sign, a “rogue panda” is not on a “rampage” in Flagstaff.Yesterday morning, motorists traveling on Fort Valley Road in Flagstaff were met with a sign that was supposed to warn drivers about no left turns at the…
