Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock Paranoid “Doughnuts and Coffee”-Consuming Cops Listening in on Jailhouse Phone Calls With Teen-Touching Wife. Saves Certain Conversations for MCSO “Courtesy Visits”

One glance at a recently released police report about the sex scandal that rocked the family of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock and it’s obvious the county supervisor was paranoid that police were listening in on jailhouse phone calls between him and his wife, Susan Brock, who was recently sentenced…

James Ray Death Lodge Trial Put on Hold

The manslaughter trial of snake-oil salesman James Arthur Ray has been postponed until next week, as the judge overseeing the case is allowing Ray’s attorneys more time to conduct interviews about the construction of the sweat lodge that left three people dead and dozens injured.Ray’s attorneys filed the request for a…

Jan Brewerburgh/Stolen-Property-Storage Facility Found Under Avondale Bridge

While the Great Depression had “Hoovervilles,” modern-day Arizona has its own homeless shanty towns (we’ll call them Brewerburghs), one of which was uncovered under an Avondale bridge.Starting in February, Avondale police Officer Michael Unger noticed that a lot of stolen property — wire, copper, and stuff from businesses in the area of…

Morning Poll: Best Non-“Factual Statement” About Senator Jon Kyl?

Senator Jon Kyl had some non-“factual statements” about Planned Parenthood that he spouted off on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week, notably that 90 percent of the services the federally funded organization provides are abortions — which is a lie. As Politifact was quick to point out, only 3…

Arizona’s Senate-Approved Birther Bill Could Force Presidential Candidates to Provide Documentation Describing What Their Penis Looks Like to Get on Ballot

They don’t call Arizona the “meth lab of Democracy” for nothing — where else could a lack of foreskin prove citizenship?The Arizona Senate formally passed the “Birther Bill” today, but not in its original version. Apparently, requiring presidential candidates to provide a long-form birth certificate before allowing their names on…

James Ray Death Lodge Trial: Mistrial Considered by Judge

Attorneys for snake-oil salesman James Arthur Ray have requested a mistrial in the “self-help guru’s” manslaughter trial because they say prosecutors failed for more than a year to turn over an e-mail that could help exonerate their client.Ray pleaded not guilty to three counts of manslaughter stemming from the October…

Phoenix Man Takes Out Trash, Finds Dead Body

A Phoenix man taking out the trash made a grim discovery in an alley near his house: a barely clothed dead body.The body was found near 29th Avenue and Madison Street earlier this morning.Police haven’t said much about the discovery of the body, but ABC 15 spoke with Jose Torres,…