The charred remains of a woman found near the Hoover Dam last month have been identified as the owner of a Las Vegas escort service. She was murdered, authorities say, over a $9,000 debt.The remains are those of 39-year-old Yung Park, according to court documents first obtained by the Associated…
The Arizona State Supreme Court is expected to rule today on whether to allow the execution of a convicted murder — on death row for the last 24 years — to go forward.The hangup isn’t determining whether Daniel Wayne Cook is guilty of killing two men in Lake Havasu City…
If a bunch of drunk, loud, obnoxious college-aged kids floating down the Lower Salt River on tubes isn’t enough to keep you away from what is otherwise a gorgeous part of the Valley, now you have large felines with the capability of tearing you to shreds to worry about –…
It seemed only a matter of time, but the uncle of a 6-year-old boy found shot to death in a Phoenix alley last month has been charged with murder and kidnapping for the death of the boy and his father, the suspect’s brother, who was also found shot to death…
A Phoenix man living in the U.S. on a work visa was arrested Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in her own backyard, which is an awful thing to do in its own right. Add to the equation that the victim has down syndrome and the awful situation…
Rachel Brock, the 21-year-old daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, was released from jail on Friday, two days after being arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with the same minor her mother, Susan Brock, is accused of molesting.If you’re not familiar with the Brock family’s twisted affair, click…
Under an uncharacteristic — yet, seemingly appropriate — gray Phoenix sky, Governor Jan Brewer was sworn in this afternoon in front of the Arizona State Capitol to become the state’s 22nd governor.Brewer, who trounced her opponent — now-former Attorney General Terry Goddard — in the general election in November, spoke…
Randomly firing bullets into the air as a means of celebration may seem like an incredibly stupid way to ring in the new year, yet people do it — often enough for lawmakers to pass a law that makes doing so a felony.Last week, the Phoenix Police Department, as well…
The Arizona Cardinals got clobbered 38-7 by the San Francisco 49ers yesterday, but there’s a silver lining: what’s been an atrocious season for the Cards is now over — with the team finishing in last place in the worst division in the NFL.As has been the narrative all season, the…
A Phoenix drug addict was arrested yesterday morning after telling cops to “come and suck it” as he was found naked and masturbating behind a Phoenix motel.About 4:30 a.m. yesterday, cops were called to the Super 8 Motel at 1242 North 53rd Avenue in Phoenix. The night manager told police…
The Phoenix Police Department is reminding city residents that just because we are about to embark on a new year, it doesn’t mean people need to fire bullets into the air to celebrate. Not only is blasting away at the sky discouraged, it’s also a felony.Tomorrow marks the 11th anniversary…
It seemed only a matter of time, but federal prosecutors in New Mexico have laid the groundwork to seek the death penalty for two Arizona prison escapees, and their female accomplice, for the murder of an Oklahoma couple committed as the escapees were on the run after breaking out of…
We’re not sure which is more gag-worthy — competing with your own mother for (among other things) a dude’s heart or going down on a 13-year-old boy. Rachel Brock, the 21-year-old daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, is alleged to be guilty of both.As we reported earlier, Rachel Brock is…
UPDATED: Click here for update.Like mother, like daughter… Rachel Brock, the 21-year-old daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock and his wife, Susan, who is currently in jail on multiple charges related to an alleged sexual relationship she had with an underage boy, has been arrested for partaking in sexual…
If you’re gonna be a dumbass and drive drunk on New Years Eve, Governor Jan “drive hammered, get nailed” Brewer’s Office of Highway Safety suggests you don’t do it in the East Valley — it’s gonna be crawling with cops.Governor Glug-Glug’s DUI Task Force will be heavily focused on the…
Good parents might think a grown woman repeatedly bringing their teenage son lunch at school and frequently picking him up might be a bit of a red flag — as did the parents of the alleged victim of Susan Brock, wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, who’s in jail on…
We’ve spent the better part of today — and last night — trying to figure out who’s responsible for the accidental release of a would-be cop-killer freed on $320 bond by a Pinal County justice of the peace. However, as much as it breaks our heart to inform you, it…
Honestly, we didn’t think it was possible for a story about a Maricopa County Supervisor’s wife allegedly carrying out a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy to get any more strange. But today it did, and now includes code-talking with one of her gal pals about destroying evidence.If you’re unfamiliar…
A career scumbag believed to be responsible for multiple sexual assaults and kidnappings is brain dead after trying to hang himself in a Montana jail on Monday.Phillip Humeyumptewa was found dangling from a bed sheet in his jail cell in Great Falls, Montana, just minutes after a guard checked on…
Another day, another several-hundred pounds of weed discovered near the U.S./ Mexico border.Border agents near Tucson stopped a truck at a checkpoint on Arizona Highway 86 earlier this week and found nearly 300 pounds of weed hidden in a compartment.Arizona Highway 86 runs parallel with the U.S. Mexico border mostly…
A 44-year-old Phoenix man who lives with his parents was arrested yesterday after cops discovered he’d been downloading kiddy-porn to the computer at his parents’ house.Earlier this month, cops accessed the IP address for the computer at the home of Kurtis Bruce’s parents and were able to directly download images…
A would-be cop-killer roaming the streets seems like the kind of thing about which authorities might have wanted to alert the public. But they didn’t — for, at the very least, four days. Even worse, it seems authorities from at least two different Arizona cop shops have known Perez was…
