Since our earlier post about the arrest of DMX — a.k.a. Earl Simmons — we obtained some court documents that tell the real story of what the rapper allegedly did to violate his probation.Initial reports — ours included — were that X violated his probation by not checking in with…
A former Phoenix police officer accused of shakin’ down drug dealers pled guilty to theft charges in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning.Former Officer James Wren pled guilty to solicitation to commit theft, which is a hell of a deal considering the crimes with which he’d initially been charged.Initially,…
Dr. Emilio Luna went to church one day, cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, and hasn’t been heard from since. If it weren’t for America’s Most Wanted, a lot of people would probably have forgotten about the Sun City pediatrician accused of distributing kiddy-porn who is currently on the run…
UPDATE (3:31 p.m.): We obtained court documents that show DMX’s probation violation was the result of cocaine use, not only failing to check in with his probation officer, as stated in this article. Click here for details.Legally challenged hip-hopper DMX was arrested — again — yesterday for allegedly violating his…
Village Voice Media, the parent company of New Times, is the only news outlet in the country with its very own pot critic. His pen name is William Breathes — he’s based out of Denver, Colorado, and works for our sister paper, Westword. He’s written an open letter to the…
If you noticed a section of 27th Avenue was shut down this morning, not to worry — it was just the Phoenix Police Department’s SWAT team trying to find a woman who may have shot and killed a cab driver. Around 6 a.m. today, Phoenix police got a call that…
The city of Phoenix is down one crack house today, after the Phoenix Police Department, in collaboration with the City of Phoenix, Habitat for Humanity, and the County Attorney’s Office, leveled a crack house near 27th Avenue and Van Buren Street this morning.City and police officials (from the Phoenix P.D.’s…
The Phoenix Police Department announced last night around 9 p.m. that at 9 a.m. today Habitat for Humanity would be destroying a house on their behalf, and they’d like the media to join them for a press conference.Not to say we’re cynical of the timing of such an announcement (OK,…
As you may have read in Jackelope Ranch, New Times’ arts and culture blog, today, November 18, has been declared National Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day.It’s likely a gimmick by dudes with nasty stache’s to get a little play — if not but once a year.Arizona’s…
Phoenix police Chief Jack Harris (yeah, we’re still callin’ him “chief” until he takes off the uniform) insisted this afternoon that the Phoenix Police Department is not a “corrupt organization,” as he explained the department’s role in the investigation of three Phoenix police officers — and one former officer –…
The buzz in Tempe high schools has officially been killed.The Tempe Union High School district governing board voted last night to ban “Spice,” and other brands of synthetic marijuana in schools. Because of the decision, students found in possession of any faux-weed will face real-weed consequences laid out by the…
Three Phoenix police officers, and one former officer — all based out of the Phoenix Police Department’s highly criticized South Mountain Precinct — have been indicted for stealing thousands of dollars from various businesses that partnered with the department.The Attorney General’s Office released the indictments to the media this morning…
Tom Tancredo, a one-time Republican presidential candidate and former candidate for governor of Colorado from the “Constitution Party,” has a certain Russell-Pearce-like (ahem) charm about him when it comes to the debate over illegal immigration, and it was on display in Denver on Tuesday night when he got to “ask…
So…Ilya Bryzgalov’s nasty.The Phoenix Coyotes goaltender had 39 saves in the team’s 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames last night. We realize Phoenicians don’t know much about hockey, but we assure you 39 saves is a lot.The Howlers are now on a four-game win streak — two of which came…
A Mesa man suspected of murdering his wife last month pled not guilty to second-degree murder yesterday, even though he admitted to police that he accidentally shot her.Robert Benoit, 42, was arrested on October 30, about 60 miles from the Mexican border. That was after he called his mother to…
Unless the two men police believe murdered 21-year-old Arizona State University student Zachary Marco can come up with a million bucks apiece they’re not goin’ anywhere for a while.Bail was set at $1 million each for Louis Eugene Harper and 17-year-old Marion Patterson III yesterday, and the Tempe Police Department…
Things just keep getting worse for Brett Sutter, the Calgary Flames rookie forward accused of sucker-punching a cab driver outside of a Scottsdale bar last week.First, he was charged with assault, then he was demoted to the Flames’ minor league squad, and now he’s been traded from Calgary to the…
High school students in Tempe may want to prepare for a buzz kill.The Tempe Union High School district governing board will vote tonight on whether the consequences imposed on students found in possession of synthetic marijuana should be the same as those for students busted with real marijuana…
A cremationist in Bisbee is a cremationist no more — the state board that oversees the funeral industry revoked his license to cremate remains after the chilling discovery of two open pits filled with thousands of human bones was found on the property of a cemetery he owns last month.The…
The booze-filled caffeine drink police believe a 19-year-old Mesa woman was slurpin’ down prior to wrecking her car over the weekend is likely to be banned by the Food and Drug Administration later today. But not to worry: we’ve tracked down a recipe for a bootleg version of the drink,…
The cases against seven men with connections to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club — stemming from an August shootout with rival biker gang the Vagos — were sent back to a grand jury on Monday. And, in an effort to have one of the biker’s trial moved to another venue,…
The number of food stamp recipients in Arizona has increased drastically in the past year, to the point that now more than one million people are eating government funded meals.That means about one in every six Arizonans is on food stamps.KTAR spoke with Steve Meissner from the Arizona Department of…
