An arrest has been in the 2010 murder of a man fatally shot as he tried to thwart a beer theft at a Phoenix convenience store.Manuel Salazar III was arrested in Durango, Mexico, over the weekend for the February 2010 murder of 23-year-old Lance Taylor.Salazar was trying to steal beer…
Four of the seven Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office employees suspected of having ties to a drug-and human-smuggling operation have been cleared of any criminal conduct following an investigation conducted by an outside agency.The four unidentified employees have returned to work, and now face an internal investigation.No other officers are being…
With the ouster of now-former Executive Director of the Arizona Republican Party Brett Mecum, Thayer Verschoor, a veteran of the Arizona Legislature and short-lived communications director for the AZ GOP, is getting a promotion.Sources tell New Times Verschoor has been slated to take over for Mecum as executive director of…
Dirty D-bag “Nik Richie,” a.k.a. Hooman Karamian, a.k.a. “Corbin Grimes,” a.k.a. “Nik Lamas-Richie,” is getting sued — again.The latest to file a suit against the leader of the “Dirty Army” is Memphis, Tennessee, TV reporter Lauren Lee, who claims a nude photo of her posted on Richie’s website Dirty.com isn’t…
Dejuan Donaldson, the alleged south Phoenix rapist, was in Maricopa County Superior Court yesterday, where he pleaded not guitly to charges he sexually assaulted three young girls as they walked to school.The 18-year-old Donaldson, who was placed on suicide watch shortly after his arrest, has been hit with a laundry…
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has refused to answer any reporters’ questions about a home she was rumored to have recently bought in Scottsdale. But Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren apparently isn’t any reporter.Despite the former vice presidential candidate’s recent media silence, Van Susteren scored 20 minutes with Palin last…
If you checked the KPHO website this afternoon, you might be thinking a child who mysteriously vanished from Canada seven years ago turned up over the weekend with a strange woman at a laundromat in Chandler.Here’s a link (although, the story has since been changed from its original version).That’s kinda…
Brett Mecum, the now-former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, has been given the ax by the state GOP, multiple sources within the Party confirm to New Times.Frankly, we’re shocked. Not that Mecum got canned, but that it took as long as it did given his long list of…
A Mesa man considered killing his girlfriend early this morning, but opted to shoot her in the foot instead.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Mesa police were dispatched to the Arizona Regional Medical Center about 12:30 a.m. today. Hospital staff called to report a woman had been brought…
A drunk Gilbert man was arrested Saturday after a fight with his wife prompted him to blast a shotgun at his own house.Gilbert police were called to the 3500 block of South Buckaroo Trail early Saturday morning where Jeffrey Finkbeiner, 26, and his wife had been arguing.A neighbor tried to…
A Phoenix man who claims polio caused severe paralysis on one side of his body is suing the Phoenix Police Department because three officers severely beat him after they claimed he ran from them.In a complaint filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, Refugio Rodriquez says the officers’ claim that he…
Straight from the their parents must be so proud files: The Memorial Day weekend once again turned the Salt River into an outdoor strip club — complete with a floating stripper pole — and someone had the good sense to record it on video.It’s not uncommon to see some T&A while…
Phoenix police arrested a man over the weekend who allegedly fired a live round at a grounded airplane. He also happens to look like Beavis’ alter ego, “Cornholio.”…
Former TV pitchman J.D. Hayworth said last week that the recall effort of state Senate President Russell Pearce is supported by “the very same socialist thugs who carry swastikas and call ALL conservatives ‘Hitler.'”We’ve met several supporters of the recall, none of whom were carrying swastikas.We sent Hayworth an e-mail asking…
According to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the man infamously known as the “Rock Burglar” is 58-year-old Robert James Neese.Neese was arrested this morning at a restaurant in south Phoenix.Arpaio says DNA evidence links Neese to some of the burglaries which include burglaries at the homes of former Vice President…
Documents released yesterday by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department show that the controversial shooting of an Iraq War vet was the result of a complex drug investigation into the man and his brother.Jose Guerena, a 26-year-old father of two and veteran of the war, died on May 5, in his…
What’s a great way to divert attention from the fact that Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office? Announcing the arrest of an infamous criminal who’s been able to evade capture for 17 years. Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Bill Montgomery will be holding a news…
Former TV pitchman J.D. Hayworth claims the effort to recall Senate President Russell Pearce is backed by “socialist thugs who carry swastikas.”It seems the former “free government money” spokesman is confusing some of Pearce’s supporters with those trying to run him out of office — we’ve met several supporters of the recall,…
Six Prescott High School students were so excited to graduate that they didn’t bother with traditional graduation pranks like writing something in shaving cream on the front door of their school. Rather, they stole a car.Yavapai County sheriff’s deputies arrested the six soon-to-be grads after the “Pink Car,” which is…
Aaron Stackhouse has a thing for 8-year-olds — boys, and girls.Stackhouse was arrested yesterday for sexually abusing the 8-year-old daughter of a woman he’d sexually abused when she was a child.Police also say Stackhouse abused the woman’s two brothers — each of whom are now adults…
The New Times cover story this week, “Joe Knows,” shows that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio knew about — and was a driving force behind — corruption that has plagued his office for years.See the article here.Records show that Arpaio knew the MCSO was using money intended for jail upkeep…
Kid-killing rapist Donald Beaty was put down at the Arizona State Prison Complex at Florence last night — but not before completely pigging out.According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Beaty’s last meal consisted of a beef chimichanga with salsa and sour cream, a double cheeseburger with onions, tomato, pickles,…
