Radio personality Carlos Galindo gets the MCSO treatment Thursday Above is a video sent to me by activists out monitoring MCSO activity in Maryvale yesterday. According to the activists and others I spoke with, there were about 50 or so MCSO deputies gathered at the John F. Long Community Center at…
The SCA was determined to keep its secrets hidden, but on-the-ball election officials haven’t let that happen. We’ve tracked the release of the bank account info and check copies that Captain Joel Fox, the SCA’s “spokesman,” didn’t want made public. And now, thanks to a subpoena, another secret has been pried loose. This…
Phoenix police are seeking child abuse and neglect charges against the parents of a Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four young boys in July. Investigators have submitted a request to the Maricopa County Attorney Office, which will review the reports and decide whether or not to bring charges. The…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has released surveillance photos of “persons of interest” in the death of Cave Creek resident Douglas Charles Engstler. The unidentified man and woman were taped entering an unnamed convenience store in metropolitan Phoenix. Police want to speak with the pair regarding Engstler’s death, which is…
Governor Jan Brewer, who took office after Janet Napolitano resigned in January, indicated she may run for a full-term as governor in 2010. In a recent interview with The Arizona Republic, Brewer says she’s “leaning toward” running. Other Republicans who’ve expressed interest in running for governor next year include State…
Mark Reynolds returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lineup on Thursday night after a weeklong bout with the flu and provided instant offense for a team that had been struggling big-time recently. The same could be said for Justin Upton, who was only in his second game back from a strained…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Alan Colmes Jerks a Metaphorical Knot in Pastor Steven Anderson’s Noggin Up on the Sun:…
We bumped into this wild 48-page Arizona Court of Appeals ruling, which was issued earlier this month. It concerns a complicated and somewhat troubling set of back-and-forth lawsuits involving a former correctional officer and a criminal inspector. The inspector, whose name is Darrell Smith, investigated then-Officer Derrick Allen for alleged wrongdoing…
Rapper DMX has some choice words of advice for his fans: “Stay the f- out of Arizona.” He also appears to harbor a grudge against the sheriff of Maricopa County: “For the record, f- Sheriff Joe.” The video aired by gossip Web site TMZ.com has all the cuss words bleeped…
Just looked at the minute entry for a major ruling in one of the bigger lawsuits between Maricopa County leadership and the county attorney — and boy-howdy, what an ass-whuppin’ on Andrew Thomas. The suit was filed by Thomas after the Board of Supervisors took away his ability to handle civil lawsuits and set…
Rumors have been swirling about the Interweb over the past few days that Chad Qualls might soon find himself hurling the ball for another team, especially after the Arizona Diamondbacks closer was placed on waivers earlier this week. But whatever luster the right-hander has earned this season (23 saves, 3.73…
Arizona is one of 20 states that allows schools to mete out corporal punishment, most often paddling. Now, an education task force panel is calling for a state ban on paddling in schools. School districts must accept or reject the ban by June 30. School officials say they can’t remember…
Alan Colmes is my new hero. Sure, he might look like E.T.’s pappy, but this dood is one sharp liberal. Just bend an ear to the audio clips of Colmes swimming logical laps round Steven L. Anderson, the Tempe pastor who wishes President Barack Obama, homosexuals, and sundry other sinners, dead. Colmes had…
A gabacho in the local daily suggested that some of our prisons be outsourced to Mexico to save us some money. What are your thoughts? Would wabs make for good guards looking after homies and white-trash inmates? Have a chew on that taco. Mike the Mick from Missouri My thoughts?…
HEALTHY DOSE DOSE deserves to be singled out: Loved the story on DOSE. He’s a street artist unparalleled in PHX. It’s past time that he got his museum show and the recognition he deserves. People who do not consider graffiti writers like Dose to be great artists are sick in…
GUN PUTZ More proof in my book that wackos who “open-carry” their firearms are often cowards compensating for their shortfalls in other areas: AR-15 slinger Christopher Broughton. That’s the name of the guy who caused all the hubbub recently by bringing a loaded assault rifle to greet President Barack Obama…
In near-endless posts on our Web site, Captain Joel Fox has waxed on about the media, about his career as a SWAT team commander, and even about the nature of truth. But when we contacted Fox Monday to question him about some shocking new information we had just confirmed —…
Shortly before Phoenix Fire Department investigators arrested Michael Marin for allegedly torching his plush Biltmore Estates mansion, he spoke about the fire he says almost stole his life. “Here’s the unvarnished version from the horse’s mouth,” Marin told New Times in the living room of his other home, a more…
A just-released letter to President Barack Obama endorsed by a diverse group of 521 civil rights, legal and cultural organizations — including the ACLU, the ADL, MALDEF, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the Episcopal Church — calls on the president to “immediately terminate the 287(g) program operated by the Department of Homeland…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Christopher Broughton’s Pastor Steven Anderson Prays for President Barack Obama’s Death Up on the Sun:…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office will be training “dozens” of Canadian Royal Mounted Police on drug detection techniques this week in the county jail. A few Mounties came to Phoenix earlier this year for the same thing, apparently funded by the Canadian government. Canada’s legendary police force may be able…
The cybersphere has been flooded in recent days with “news” about vodka-soaked tampons and anal beer bongs. Much of this chatter apparently comes from an August 16 Channel 15 (KNXV-TV) interview with drug-treatment-facility spokeswoman Stephanie Siete, who listed “snorting vodka shots” and the tampon-and-beer-bong activities as things “teens are doing” these…
