Transient meth-head Kirk Wise probably made more money than you did last year — and he didn’t even have a job.Wise, 45, is a professional copper thief who steals copper wire to support his $100-a-day meth habit. He’s pretty good at it, too — according to Wise, he’s netted nearly…
Two Phoenix police officers were shot by an armed suspect just after 10 a.m. today.Details are limited, but the shooting occurred 61st and Virginia Avenues.One of the officers was shot in the arm, the other suffered a superficial wound to the head.The suspect was reportedly also shot, but details of…
Two Pinal County men were arrested last week for stealing two tons of hay from a dairy just south of highway 287.The hay, the victim of the theft told police later, has a street value of roughly 500 bucks.Pinal County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle with a…
Fagala-fearing Congressman Trent Franks was asked by Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. on Monday night to answer questions about a constitutional balanced budget amendment.”I’ll take a shot at that,” Franks responded.Franks’ “shot” was a little off — he responded with a rant about abortion and Nazis. Political Correction snagged the…
We watched yesterday as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio had pink panties thrown at him by female Tent City inmates as he — and an Elvis impersonator — belted out Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” in celebration of the makeshift jail’s 18th year.It was astonishing — for anyone unfamiliar with the…
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Congressional hopeful Matt Salmon didn’t just accept the endorsement of a sheriff he doesn’t like, he doesn’t respect, he doesn’t think is “playing with a full deck,” and he compares to Barney Fife, he actually sought it.That’s what Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio tells New Times, anyway. America’s self-proclaimed “toughest…
If you’d told us last week that one day we’d be sweatin’ it out in a makeshift, outdoor jail in the Arizona desert as the 79-year-old sheriff of one of the largest counties in the country sang a duet with an Elvis impersonator — as female inmates threw pink panties…
Congressional candidate Matt Salmon picked up the endorsement of South Dakota Senator John Thune yesterday, but he still won’t explain his recent about-face in regards to how he feels about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Last month, Arpaio endorsed the former congressman in his bid to become the GOP nominee for…
At “high noon,” Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will host his latest publicity stunt at his infamous Tent City Jail in honor of the jail’s 18th birthday.To celebrate, Arpaio has a “big party planned: cake, Elvis, Arpaio, and ‘hundreds of Sheriff Joe Fans.'”Joe’s “fans” are inmates, and “Elvis” will be…
“Bubble-Butt” Bree Olson, porn star/former Charlie Sheen “goddess,” just wrapped up filming a reality TV show that recently made a stop in Scottsdale. It’s about a rock band comprised of porn stars who apparently just get shit-faced and fight people. It’s described as “a cross between Jersey Shore and Spinal…
Kenny Griest, the man who hopes he’s the biological father of Ame Deal, the 10-year-old girl murdered by members of her own “family” last month, has provided New Times with some new photos of the young girl. As you can see, she was pretty friggin’ cute.Read more on Ame –…
A racist, Arizona City “juggalo” — who claims to be studying for a Ph.D in “scratching balls” — was arrested yesterday after admitting to molesting a 16-year-old special needs girl.Timothy Lowe, 22, was booked into Pinal County Jail on three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count…
The federal government avoided economic catastrophe today after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to increase the debt-ceiling yesterday. The bill cleared the Senate this morning, and President Barack Obama signed it into law moments ago.The vast majority of Arizona’s members of Congress, apparently, were no fans of…
Once again, Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, was supposed to be in court this morning. Once again, Johnson didn’t show up, despite the fact that she’s in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.Court officials tell New Times Johnson was supposed to be in court…
The biggest problem porn star/former Charlie Sheen “goddess” Bree Olson faces with her new porn-star-comprised rock band is “being taken seriously,” she says — which is a legitimate concern for a rock band made up of women who have sex on film for a living. The fact that they often…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Maybe368, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest. On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo. We picked the five…
Two pretty incredible things happened yesterday: the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bi-partisan debt-ceiling bill that — Senate-approved — will keep the federal government from defaulting on its loans. Also, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — who was shot through the brain eight months ago — walked into the House and…
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs.Today’s entries:…
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was in Washington D.C. today to “support a bipartisan bill to avoid economic crisis,” her office “tweeted” moments ago.”Gabrielle has returned to Washington to support a bipartisan bill to prevent economic crisis. Turn on C-SPAN now: http://t.co/ddhmVMB,” her office posted on her Twitter page…
A Phoenix man allegedly broke into a woman’s home early Saturday morning, took off his pants, and took a seat on the couch next to the woman’s daughter, who’s less than a year old.When asked by the homeowner why he was in her house — and sitting next to an…
