In June 2011, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s then-director John Morton issued a memo outlining the agency’s exercise of its “prosecutorial discretion” in civil immigration cases. Morton emphasized that ICE would use this discretion to ensure the agency’s “enforcement priorities.” And ICE’s number one enforcement priority, as described in a…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a 16-year-old Canadian kid for sending some mean e-mails to self-proclaimed tough guy Sheriff Joe Arpaio.The e-mails contained “death threats,” according to the MCSO. The 16-year-old was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, because this imminent threat was sitting at…
There have been at least 12 people “accidentally” shot and killed in Arizona this year.Just this week, a Pinal County man tried to “scare” his girlfriend by pointing a gun at her and pulling the trigger. There was a bullet in that gun, and the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says…
A Phoenix man drove 100 miles per hour to a Scottsdale family’s home, broke down the door, and started yelling and screaming at the family inside.That man, 54-year-old Norman Floyd, told police he was following the advice of “the Holy Spirit,” according to court documents obtained by New Times…
It turns out that the Arizona Cardinals get nothing in return for trading former top-10 pick Levi Brown to the Pittsburgh Steelers.Well, the Cardinals did get a team without Levi Brown, which can be seen as a good trade…
My wife and I are looking to buy our first house. Being young (ish) and hip (ish), we’re looking into buying in Santa Ana. It’s amazing how much house and land you can get for $350K compared to the two-bedroom stacked cracker boxes in South OC. My question is two-fold:…
Love Halloween? Then you’ll love this: Organizers of many Halloween celebrations around the Valley are getting an early start to the scary season by holding their events even earlier and normal this year. And thanks to the fact that All Hallows Eve falls on Thursday, October 31, many bars, clubs,…
If you made a list of places you’d like to not have a leak, the largest nuclear power plant in the United States is probably at the top of the list.Well, that plant, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station west of Phoenix, kind of has a leak…
With Halloween just a couple weeks away, we have more Arizona-themed costume ideas for you.We told you our first 10 choices for Arizona Halloween costumes last week, so here’s part two, including our next 10 favorites:…
Former Yarnell Fire Chief Peter Andersen sat under a tree in his front yard having his morning coffee on Sunday, June 30, when the Granite Mountain Hotshots drove past his Glen Ilah home. “At 8:03, [their] two buggies went by,” Andersen says. “Right after they went by, the leaves started…
The State of Arizona will be footing the bill for the Grand Canyon to stay open through October 27.The state’s paying $93,000 a day to the National Park Service to keep the park open, and the governor’s office says the state will get a refund if the federal government shutdown…
A Pinal County man tried to “scare” his girlfriend by pointing a gun at her and pulling the trigger.There was a bullet in that gun, and the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Ramiro Delcid accidentally shot his girlfriend right in the chest, killing her…
Phoenix burglary suspect Jose Luis McInturf is lucky he wasn’t shot dead after allegedly breaking into a home last week with the residents still inside.Instead, McInturf, 21, got a well-deserved ass-kicking from the teenage brothers inside…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is defending the taxpayer cost of his pricey security detail.Actually, Arpaio released a memo written by members of the security detail, who defended their overtime payments, which have reached as much as $24,000 for one person in a year…
It’s hard to believe that any Arizona Cardinals fan disapproved of the team trading away ever-struggling left tackle Levi Brown.Now, that trade of Brown, a former top-10 pick, to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a late-round draft pick looks even better — Brown was placed on injured reserve…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio released an internal MCSO memo in an attempt to defend his pricey security detail.According to the guys “protecting” Arpaio from a series of not-so-credible death threats, everything they do is completely necessary for the sheriff’s safety. Then again, most people would say whatever the hell they have…
They came, they saw, they protested, they partied. I’m talking about the local pro-immigrant activists who have been promising for at least a few weeks now to “shut down” the Phoenix Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday, October 14. Though Monday was Columbus Day, a federal…
People associated with Anonymous, the collective of Internet activists, have their eyes on Phoenix.A press release from Anonymous introduces “Operation Justice4Savannah,” which points out that murder and child-abuse charges were dropped against the two people accused of being responsible for the brutal death of 2-year-old Savannah Cross…
In addition to the abilities to surf the Internet, take pictures, and play music, Apple’s iPad can also be used to assault police officers.Police allege a 21-year-old Tempe woman used the police-assaulting feature of her iPad, and was booked into jail on a felony charge because of it…
Surprise, surprise: Sheriff Joe Arpaio hosted a publicity stunt at his “concentration camp,” Tent City.Arpaio held a concert at the jail, and it wasn’t exactly Johnny Cash at Folsom State Prison…
The Grand Canyon is now open — for a few more days, at least.The state and the National Park Service came to an agreement for the state to fund operations of the park for seven days, at a cost of $93,000 per day…
Ahead of pro-immigrant demonstrators set to march at noon from Phoenix’s Margaret T. Hance Park to the Phoenix Field Office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE has closed its facility, which remains the target of a “Shut Down ICE” protest, demanding an end to deportations. A letter posted to…
