UA Library: Not the Ideal Place to Pull a Knife on Random People
For some reason, the guy being carried by police officers in the photo above was walking around the University of Arizona’s library with a knife yesterday…
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Jerry Weiers Moving a Planter: Controversy or Non-Controversy?
Republican state Representative Jerry Weiers’s moving of a planter might not be the biggest scandal that’s gone down at the state capitol, but some folks are highly opinionated on the issue.Glendale mayoral candidate Manny Cruz released the surveillance-video footage of Weiers, his opponent in the race, hooking his truck up…
Joe Arpaio Still Too Chicken to Debate Paul Penzone? Looks Like It
Based on the new decor outside of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office, it would appear that the Sheriff is still too chicken to debate his opponent, former Phoenix police Sergeant Paul Penzone.See also:-Joe Arpaio Too Chicken to Debate Paul Penzone? Ask the People Who Brought Live Chickens to Sheriff’s Office…
MCSO Inmate Says Smell of Cellmate’s Feces Was “Torture,” Sues for $20,000
A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office inmate has filed a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, as the inmate claims he was deprived of water for about 13 hours one day.Terell Gray wants that to never happen again, but he’s also seeking $20,000 from the Sheriff’s Office because his cellmate took…
State Representative Jerry Weiers in Trouble With Dems for Moving a Planter at the Capitol
The campaign for Glendale mayor is getting really heated, folks — candidate Manny Cruz released a video of his opponent, Republican state Representative Jerry Weiers, moving a planter at the state capitol.It’s actually a really big planter — Weiers had to tie it to his truck to move it –…
Helen Purcell: Accusation About Spanish Errors a “Malicious Lie,” Says Office Will Publicize Election Date of Martes, 6 de Noviembre
As our colleague Stephen Lemons reported last night, Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell set the record straight about the early-ballot collections — it is not illegal for someone to deliver your early ballot to the elections office for you.Purcell also addressed the multiple errors on county elections office materials, which…
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Woman Busted at Border With 310 Vials of “Date Rape” Drug
Bad news, rapists (good news, society): Customs and Border Protection says officers caught a woman attempting to enter the United States with 310 vials of a “date rape” drug.According to CBP, 51-year-old Josefina Irene Dominguez was pointed out for additional questioning and a vehicle search at the Mariposa Port of…
Are the Maricopa County Elections Department’s Spanish Errors Getting Suspicious?
For the second time, materials from the Maricopa County Elections Department have been discovered with the wrong election date in Spanish, but the correct one in English.After the second instance was found — and due to other controversies regarding the county elections office — Randy Parraz and Citizens for a…
Maricopa County Elections Office Had More Materials With Wrong Election Date in Spanish, So It Got a Calendar
The Maricopa County Elections Department documents showing the incorrect date for the election — but just in Spanish — were not the only things offering the wrong date for Spanish speakers.See also:-Helen Purcell Urged to End Confusion Over CBS 5 Early Ballot Report-Maricopa County Elections Department Prints Wrong Date in…
Bill Montgomery Entertains “Birther” Over Joe Arpaio’s Probe of Obama’s Birth Certificate
As evidenced by Secretary of State Ken Bennett’s dabbling in the “birther” theories, elected officials around the state have probably received a decent amount of phone calls and emails asking them to help further the embarrassment of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “investigation” into President Obama.One such recipient of that attention is…
Manuel Gonzalez Says His Nephew Drowned; Police Say Lack of Place to Drown and Injuries Like Rectal Tearing Say Otherwise
Manuel Antonio Gonzalez called 9-1-1 in Phoenix on Friday to report that his 22-month-old nephew had apparently drowned and was unresponsive.That boy was pronounced dead shortly after that, and police say not only was there no water for the boy to drown in where he was, but the boy’s other…
Conspiracy Theory Alert: People Think KPHO’s Involved in Grand Obama Reelection Scheme
Folks, take your early voting ballots and throw them straight in the garbage — KPHO, Channel 5, has already “called” the election for President Obama.”The 2012 presidential election is still more than two weeks away, but on Friday a CBS News affiliate in Arizona called the race for President Barack…
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Doug Ducey Complains That Prop 204 Is Way Too Long at 15 Pages — Single-Spaced
Don’t like readin’? Then say hell no to Proposition 204, because that monster is 15 pages long. It practically makes War and Peace look like a pamphlet, and we might as well just vote on enacting the Lord of the Rings trilogy into law while we’re at it…
Obama Versus Romney, Round Three: Pick the Winner of the Final Debate
President Obama and Mitt Romney squared off in the final presidential debate last night, a foreign-policy debate in Boca Raton Florida.An extremely colorful recap can be found with our sister paper, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, which makes the debate seem a hell of a lot more exciting than it looked…
Hells Angels Sue Toys ‘R’ Us, and It’s All About Yo-Yos
The Hells Angels seem like the kind of guys who would be absolutely allergic to anyone wearing a suit — unless their somewhat infamous lawyer Fritz Clapp wears a suit.Clapp and the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club have teamed up for the badass biker move of the week, which involves filing…
Joseluis Marquez Found Guilty of Murder in 2010 Death of ASU Student Kyleigh Sousa
A jury found Joseluis Marquez guilty of first-degree murder and robbery in the 2010 death of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa.Sousa was dragged by a car in an attempted robbery of her purse in an IHOP parking lot just south of the University’s Tempe campus on May 26,…
Maricopa County Elections Office Error a “Dark Political Art,” Declares Rachel Maddow
It’s elections season, which means it’s time for claims of “voter suppression” across the country — claims that will also become convenient excuses after a given candidate loses their election.That said, it’s not too surprising that MSNBC jumped on the Spanish error printed on a handful of elections-registration documents here…
Phoenix Police Investigating Light-Rail Ninja Incident
Despite the initial report, Phoenix police say the incident involving a guy with a Samurai sword on the Metro Light Rail was reported, and it’s under investigation.Phoenix police Sergeant Steve Martos says the incident appears to have occurred around 2 a.m. on October 13, which wasn’t really clear based on…
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Arizona Cardinals Lose Another One — Minnesota Vikings Win, 21-14
The Arizona Cardinals are now the losers of three straight games, after the Kevin Kolb-less Cards lost by a touchdown to the Minnesota Vikings yesterday.John Skelton — taking over as the Cardinals’ quarterback again due to Kolb’s injury — got in the good graces of Cardinals fans last year thanks…
How Many Richard Carmona and Jeff Flake Ads Did You Encounter This Weekend?
If you spent this weekend within civilization, there’s probably a good chance you were exposed to an advertisement for U.S. Senate candidates Richard Carmona and Jeff Flake.Maybe you opened your mailbox, or maybe you got a robo-call from Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan — for Romney’s “good friend,” Flake –…
Light-Rail Fight Broken Up by Ninja-Wannabe With a Sword (Video)
From what we can tell from a YouTube video, some men, or boys, engaged in a bout of fisticuffs on the Metro Light Rail earlier this month.That fight was eventually broken up by an apparent ninja-wannabe — or maybe an actual ninja, we’re not sure what the qualifications are –…
Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Express Yourself
Following in the footsteps of our sister papers of South Florida, Miami New Times and Broward-Palm Beach New Times, we bring you the weekly roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail.This week, most of our alleged cons each have their own unique way of expressing themselves. Enjoy…