As predicted, it didn’t take long for police to track down “Bozo,” a member of the 18th Street East Side Posse street gang, who allegedly pulled a gun on a man in Goodyear last month.As you can see in his booking photo, “Bozo,” a.k.a. Leo Rufus Rodriguez Jr., stands out…
A Pennsylvania man tells New Times that he’s the father of 10-year-old Ame Deal, the 10-year-old girl tortured — and ultimately murdered — by members of her own family last month.Ame was locked in a tiny footlocker by her cousin and her husband, Sammantha and John Allen, each 23, because…
National Football League officials will receive Arizona’s official bid to host the 2015 Super Bowl today, which — as we noted in April — means one thing: thousands and thousands of underage hookers will invade the state to cash in on the testosterone of Super Bowl weekend — at least…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the above photo we snapped of Governor Jan Brewer for this week’s New Times’ You Write the Caption contest.Once again, you didn’t disappoint.We had more than 50 responses in the comment section of the post, which you…
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:…
A Mesa man who claimed he had no idea what caused his on-again-off-again girlfriend to “turn purple” and die in December of 2009 was sentenced to 22 years in prison, Maricopa County Superior Court officials announced this afternoon.According to court documents obtained by New Times, a family member of Dartanion…
A former teacher at a Mesa elementary school was sentenced to 15 years in prison today after pleading guilty last month to charges that he attempted to molest a 7-year-old girl in the band room of the school where he worked, court officials announced this afternoon. The girl was a…
The father of a 10-year-old Phoenix girl who was tortured and murdered by members of her own family earlier this month is trying to raise money to bail his daughter’s killers out of jail, a source who knows the family tells New Times.The source asked not to be identified out…
Anonymous porn “star” Eric Whittaker, from the sleazy, Scottsdale-based website Backroom Casting Couch, is apparently pretty hard up for talent now that his top recruiter, Antonio Gonzalez, is up on kiddie-porn charges.Whittaker, who never shows his face in his porn movies, has turned to Craigslist to lure girls into porn…
With some 1.4 million people, Phoenix is the sixth biggest city in the country — so it only makes (gulp) sense that hunting pigeons within city limits is totally legal.The Arizona Game and Fish Department recently released its 2011-12 Arizona Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon regulations, and has opened up about…
You Write the Caption’s pretty self-explanatory. Here’s how you play: we show you a picture, like the one above we snapped of Governor Jan Brewer.You — in the comment section of this post — then write what you think would be an appropriate caption for the photo.On Monday, we’ll announce…
The Arizona Cardinals made it official: untested quarterback Kevin Kolb will be the team’s new quarterback.The pick, however, is not necessarily a popular one.Kolb reportedly has agreed to a five-year deal worth up to $63 million, with about $20 million in guarantees. In exchange for Kolb, the Cardinals have sent…
We got our hands on the arrest reports for the four monsters charged with the torture and murder of 10-year-old Ame Deal, who suffocated after she was locked in a footlocker and left overnight by family members earlier this month.If you ever want to smile again, stop reading right now…
The Arizona Cardinals have apparently found their quarterback: soon-to-be former Philadelphia Eagles backup QB Kevin Kolb.Kolb reportedly has agreed to a five-year deal worth up to $63 million, with about $20 million in guarantees. In exchange for Kolb, the Cardinals have sent Pro Bowl cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round…
The suffocation death of a 10-year-old girl found in a footlocker at her family’s home earlier this month has been ruled a homicide — and members of her own family are believed to be responsible, Phoenix police announced this afternoon.Initially, the July 12, death of Ame Deal was suspected to…
We had a chance this morning to grab a cup of coffee with Scottsdale Lieutenant Mike Stauffer, who is currently campaigning to unseat Joe Arpaio as the Republican nominee in next year’s race for Maricopa County Sheriff.In short, what we took away from our hour-long chat is this: Stauffer wants…
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton put two in the seats last night, helping the D-Backs to a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.Upton’s first jack came in the fourth inning off Padres rookie pitcher Cory Luebke, giving the D-Backs a 1-0 lead heading into the fifth.Luebke, it seems, got…
It appears the Twitter account of former Arizona Attorney General/Current Mayor of Twitter-town Grant Woods has been hacked.Woods currently holds New Times” coveted “Best Twitterer” award, so, of course, he took the hacking in stride.”Sorry. Twitter account hacked. Anthony Weiner told me this could happen,” Woods “tweeted” last night, obviously…
“The Mav” had quite the day for himself yesterday.Aside from calling Tea Partiers “hobbits” while addressing the Senate, Senator John McCain also managed to bash Nevada Senator Harry Reid, President Barack Obama, Reid’s opponent in last year’s Senate race Sharon Angle, one-time Delaware Senate candidate/possible witch Christine O’Donnell, and even…
The Arizona Cardinals are rumored to be considering four quarterbacks to hopefully fill the void left by Kurt Warner.Cardinals brass have discussed trade options with the Philadelphia Eagles for Kevin Kolb and with the Denver Broncos for Kyle Orton. According to Arizona Republic sports writer Kent Somers, the team also…
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…
Poor Linda Ruiz-Rodriguez. All she wanted was a little attention, and now she’s charged with multiple felonies.Since January 1, 60-year-old Ruiz-Rodriguez has called 9-1-1 129 times to report various emergencies in her 36th Street Phoenix neighborhood. The problem, however, is that in none of those 129 instances was there an…
