A Phoenix man stabbed his roommate after hearing that his roommate was the one who recently sexually assaulted one of his relatives, police say.Unfortunately, 50-year-old Thomas Hults was acting on inaccurate information and stabbed his innocent roommate, according to police…
In Arizona, Republican citizens are more than just Obama-hating, gun-toting, free Americans.Although a lot of people are only Republicans for one day every couple of years (on Election Day), some are much more dedicated to the party than others. Check out our field guide to 10 types of Republicans you’ll…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office made another one of its signature worksite raids late last week, busting four big, bad cleaning-ladies in the process.Their crime, MCSO alleges, is “identity theft” — although many of these cases don’t involve the theft of someone’s identity…
The “bloody diarrhea outbreak” that county officials linked to E. coli at a Federico’s Mexican Food location has sickened 52 people, according to the county health department.According to the Maricopa County Public Health, 18 of those 52 people have been hospitalized…
A detention officer for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office was shot and killed outside his home early Thursday morning.Phoenix police are investigating the murder of the eight-year MCSO veteran, Jorge Vargas, who was gunned down in the driveway of his home near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road…
Police say the man who was grabbing butts in East Valley grocery stores has been arrested.According to the Tempe PD, 21-year-old Jesse Jimenez was arrested inside his home, and he admitted to committing the assaults…
Phoenix police have caught a guy who walked into a convenience store, grabbed some 30-packs of beer, and bailed out of there “at least 36 times.”Police say 43-year-old Felix Castillo sometimes grabbed as many as three 30-packs at a time, so this guy may have stolen more than 3,000 beers…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, the “Rock Burglar” gets prison time, a terrorist hoax earns one man a stint in jail, another man is found guilty in a meth-fueled ambulance theft, and more:…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, all of our alleged offenders are…
It appears that a couple of the Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman spent some time this week giving haircuts to the rookies,and they all look terrible (as they’re supposed to).Darnell Dockett appears to have spent most of the time shaving his number, 90, into the side of the rookies’ heads, but…
Due to prison overcrowding in California, state officials there are planning to release about a thousand inmates and relocate thousands more, according to recent media reports.The plan, according to the Los Angeles Times, is that “low-level criminals, as well as seriously ill and elderly inmates, could be released.”That’s not sitting…
A 78-year-old man who lives in the retirement community of Sun City is accused of fatally shooting his wife Wednesday morning.Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies initially proposed that it could have been a “mercy killing” of a terminally ill spouse, which would be the second one in Sun City in the…
If you had to describe the State of Arizona with just one photo, this might just be that photo.There’s a certain brand of hippie-hating jackassery around here, and many just settle for the “Obama’s a socialist” bumper-sticker. Not this guy, whom we spotted on State Route 51 Wednesday. His hatred…
Much to the dismay of many Moon Valley residents, it looks like a Goodwill store is going to open in their neighborhood.A couple of months ago, New Times obtained several e-mail chains among residents of the North Phoenix country-club community, including former Republican U.S. Congressman John Shadegg, rallying others to…
A Mesa man who was found completely naked and covered in both Off! insect-repellent and Raid insecticide told police he was just trying to throw the police dog off his scent.Have we mentioned yet that there was no police dog?…
For more than two years now, Governor Jan Brewer has been threatening a run for a likely unconstitutional third term.She still hasn’t made up her mind, although some gubernatorial campaigns are already starting, giving a very awkward non-answer to Fox News this week…
Governor Jan Brewer still hasn’t made up her mind on whether she’s running for a likely unconstitutional third term.We say “likely unconstitutional” because the Arizona Constitution says a governor can’t hold office “for more than two consecutive terms,” and we’re under the impression three is more than two…
The man who has grabbed the butts of three women inside Tempe grocery stores has been linked to a fourth attack.Police in Gilbert and Tempe are now working together on the case, as a fourth woman has come forward, detailing her run-in with the butt-grabber at a Target store in…
Brendan McDonough, the lone survivor of the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew, said it “wasn’t a bad decision” his colleagues made before they died in the Yarnell Hill Fire.That comment came from ABC News’ exclusive interview with McDonough, which aired in part this morning on Good Morning America…
Arizona’s nationally known for its general apathy toward its professional sports teams, but that doesn’t mean the super-fans don’t exist here.Specifically, we’re talking about the folks who are such hardcore fans that they get truly awful tattoos permanently stamped to their bodies to show their pride for their teams. We’ve…
It’s a wonder that Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley has ever gotten away with smoking weed.Scottsdale police arrested Beasley early Tuesday morning after finding marijuana in Beasley’s possession during a traffic stop, which is at least the fifth time that someone has caught Beasley with weed…
A Phoenix 16-year-old without a driver’s license was driving his six siblings to their first day back at school on Monday when he crashed the car, killing three of his young brothers.Phoenix police detectives believe the 16-year-old may have been impaired when he swerved the minivan into oncoming traffic and…
