See also: Jan Brewer to DREAMers: State Laws Bar You From Driver’s LicensesSee also: Jan Brewer’s Order Has “Absolutely No Basis Under State or Federal Law” Governor Jan Brewer used an executive order to declare that participants in the Obama Administration’s deferred-action program can’t get driver’s licenses in Arizona.Brewer’s order…
See also: Jan Brewer to DREAMers: State Laws Bar You From Driver’s Licenses Governor Jan Brewer’s declaration that participants in the Obama Administration’s deferred-action program can’t get driver’s licenses “has absolutely no basis under state or federal law,” according to the head of the ACLU of Arizona.Brewer’s order blocks the…
For the second time in less than a month, some dirtbag has stolen a donation jar intended for a 7-year-old San Tan Valley girl who has cancer.Pinal County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Elias Johnson tells New Times that two different people stole the jars from Walgreens stores, although it’s possible the…
Wearing a G-string in public as an 82-year-old man might not be a crime, but showing off what’s under that G-string to a 14-year-old girl sure is.That’s what the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is saying Fountain Hills resident John Phillips did on Monday, while he was hanging out near the…
Senator John McCain joined Senator Jon Kyl yesterday to announce his endorsement of Congressman Ben Quayle.McCain’s statements yesterday were a little more refreshing than the typical endorsement press conference, which is typically just an opportunity for ass-kissing.McCain also had a thing or two to say about Quayle’s Republican primary opponent,…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s boys bagged four brown people in his 64th illegal-immigrant roundup/”employer sanctions operation,” and the oracle sheriff took the opportunity to make a prediction about the Obama administration’s deferred-action program.For roundup number 64 — now officially titled “workplace criminal enforcement operation[s]” — the boys in beige hit up…
See also: Joe the Plumber Says Start Shootin’ People Crossing the BorderSee also: Joe the Plumber Gets Dumber: “Put Borders on the Troop and Start Shootin'” Even after he said it twice, state Senator Lori Klein insists “Joe the Plumber” — a.k.a. Sam Wurzelbacher — was “joking” about shooting people…
A 10-month-old girl was flown from a Yuma hospital to Phoenix Children’s Hospital last week, as it was believed that the girl had been stung by a scorpion.Turns out, there was no scorpion — the little girl had eaten mom’s meth and ecstasy…
See also: Rocky Marquez Walked Out of an MCSO Jail Yesterday Three months ago, Rocky Marquez strolled out of the Lower Buckeye Jail — which was not supposed to happen.He never made the effort to go back to jail (who would?), and there’s now a $1,000 reward if you’d like…
Anthony Parrinello — the man accused of running over and killing a man after an argument at a North Phoenix elementary school — had a few run-ins with law enforcement before his arrest on a murder charge Monday.Parrinello, 31, is accused of running over 42-year-old Carmelo D’Alessandro on Monday, after…
See also: James Naylor Was Willing to Try a “Hung K9” — Joe Arpaio’s on the Case As we predicted yesterday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release to announce that he’s writing a letter to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster.Arpaio loves to bust out the MCSO technology after his…
If you thought it was pretty dumb (or bigoted) for “Joe the Plumber” — a.k.a. Sam Wurzelbacher — to call for shooting people who cross the border, then get a load of this…
There’s a good old-fashioned quarterback battle going on in the Arizona Cardinals’ training camp, and according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, John Skelton is “now considered the favorite.”Kevin Kolb came to Arizona as the presumptive starter before the start of last year’s season — by dealing Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round…
A man who declined to show up to an agreed-upon fight at a Walmart store near Anthem was run over and killed by the man he was supposed to fight after he didn’t show up, police say.Anthony “Tony” Parrinello, 31, is accused of running over 42-year-old Carmelo D’Alessandro on Monday,…
See also: Two Men (One of Whom is a Teacher) Arrested Trying to Have Sex with Dogs See also: Craigslist Used To Find A Dog To “Fornicate” With Woman Yet again, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says detectives found someone on Craigslist ready and willing to have sex with a…
A Maricopa County judge has ruled that Governor Jan Brewer did not injure atheists during her “Day of Prayer” in March.The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed several lawsuits to challenge state prayer days, which worked in its favor in Wisconsin, but has now failed twice in Arizona…
Congratulations to the New Times reader known as ecardferret, you’ve won this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest…
For whatever reason, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton really wanted to play basketball with the Phoenix Mercury, the two-time WNBA champions. He tried, and based on the 22 seconds of footage here, he didn’t do so well…
See also: AZCentral.com Shake-Down: Online Content to Cost $10 a Month If you don’t subscribe to the dead-tree version of the Arizona Republic, you’ll have to pony up $10 a month if you want to read a “significant number” of articles on its website, azcentral.com.If you do have an old-school…
Brian Bizzell — a former band teacher at Estrella Foothills High School in Goodyear — has earned himself the title of “sex offender” for life and was sentenced to a year in jail for a sexual relationship with one of his students.Because the 17-year-old student lost her cell phone, another…
A man who calls himself a plumber told people attending a fundraiser for state Senator Lori Klein that he’s got the solution for the country’s immigration issues, and he’s been saying it for years: “Put a damn fence on the border going to Mexico and start shootin’.”…
An oil company owned by the family of Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett is being sued for alleged wage violations and retaliation against a former employee.Bennett’s Oil Company — of which the Secretary of State is the former CEO and a current director — is being accused by a…
