Video of a Mesa PD stop of Andiola’s mom, recently posted to YouTube Well-known Arizona DREAM Activist Erika Andiola claims her mom was racially-profiled last night by the Mesa Police Department, resulting in the 54 year-old woman being arrested, cited and released after being stopped, allegedly for speeding. Andiola admits…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been frittering away his remaining days on this planet by glomming onto the birther idiocy for publicity and chasing dishwashers and gardeners while dangerous sex offenders roam free. Meanwhile, a small army of high-school kids (mostly), funded by union bucks and led by veteran organizers has…
Republic Monetary Exchange, a precious-metals firm founded by two ex-cons that’s the subject of a New Times’ feature article this week, is putting some customers at risk, says a Phoenix document preparer. Tim Schubert of Blue Diamond Documents says he’s helped people prepare Individual Retirement Accounts, (a.k.a. IRAs) for about…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release today boasting about how he outsmarted Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which “refused” to take custody of two suspected illegal immigrants that deputies found in the desert yesterday.In reality, ICE didn’t refuse to take custody, and Arpaio’s boys actually took the directive from…
A legal battle over whether Phoenix police union leaders should be able to perform union-related duties while collecting their taxpayer-funded salaries has pitted two uber-conservative groups — Goldwater Institute and Judicial Watch — against each other. At the crux of the debate is Goldwater’s contention that a municipal government paying…
Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever wasn’t wearing a seat belt when his body was found on Tuesday night by a deputy following Dever’s fatal rollover crash near Williams. Dever was killed when his 2008 three-quarter-ton Chevrolet pickup slid off a forest road and rolled just after sunset. He’d been on…
Scottsdale-based GoDaddy.com was having a rough time last week after it experienced some technical difficulties, which the company had to explain was not due to some sort of “hack,” despite claims to the contrary.Now that everyone’s websites are up and running again, the company has been hit with a class-action…
UPDATE: Mesa police confirm the theft charge is the only charge against Graham. Despite Scott Graham telling Mesa cops that he “played” with 30 to 40 cats he stole — three of which were found dead an mutilated — he may not be charged with animal abuse.Instead, it seems pretty…
Speaking before a crowd of seniors in Sun City Wednesday morning, Democratic sheriff’s candidate Paul Penzone took aim at a new campaign ad for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, one in which Arpaio asserts that Tent City has been a money-saver for county coffers. Currently in heavy rotation on local cable channels,…
Death has an odd way of manipulating memories. While the death of Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever is evoking standard heartfelt condolences to his surviving family members, reactions from two particular camps in neighboring Pinal County also are altering reality. See also: Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County Dies in…
Some inmates got in a fight yesterday at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson. By “some inmates,” we mean about 200 inmates brawled for good half-hour.According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, approximately 200 Hispanic and African-American inmates kicked things off around 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Rita Unit,…
A Tempe missing-person case has turned into a homicide case, as the co-owner of an auto-body repair shop is accused of killing his business partner, although the man’s body has not been found.Chad Norris, 33, was arrested on a second-degree murder charge in the presumed death of 45-year-old Jason Johnson,…
Although the playoff chances for the Arizona Diamondbacks are slim this late in the season, it almost looked like they were turning things around after winning two in a row at home against the San Diego Padres.As has been the story for much of the D-backs’ season, the streak ended…
Chris Martin had an idea for a business in Arizona, where voters passed a law that legalizes medical-marijuana “edibles” under certain conditions. Last year, the Zonka Bar was born: available in flavors including chocolate and sugar-free peanut butter, and infused with marijuana extract. Like other edibles, it was perfect for…
Yesterday, we brought you a story by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” chief Mike Zullo in his own words, describing his nursing-home pursuit of a 95-year-old woman.Not only did Zullo get the cops called on him while his was seeking Verna K. Lee — who worked at the Hawaiian registrar’s office…
A man described as a bush-league version of the “Rock Burglar” is probably responsible for “at least” 42 burglaries that occurred in the Valley this summer, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.Kilian Hale — a 50-year-old guy who lives with his mommy in Sun Lakes — is accused of…
Democratic Congressman Ron Barber — who won the special election in June to fill the seat of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — is already fighting for his reelection, and he’s already made his Republican opponent angry.Martha McSally’s campaign put out a press release condemning Barber for saying House Republicans are…
Less than a week after taking credit for creating five jobs at a Mexican restaurant, Sheriff Joe Arpaio now claims he’s now opened up some “employment opportunities” in the patio furniture refurbishing industry.Of course, that’s a result of “employer sanctions operation”/illegal-immigrant roundup number 66, in which all seven people arrested…
Despite the Arizona Department of Health Services reporting that the number of abortions increased about 26 percent from 2010 to 2011, the lobbying organization Center for Arizona Policy says the same numbers from DHS actually show a decrease in the number of abortions.CAP president Cathi Herrod says comparing the number…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” chief Mike Zullo has no shame in telling his story of getting the cops called on him because he spent hours at a Hawaii nursing home in an attempt to badger a 95-year-old woman.In fact, after being asked not to return to the nursing home again,…
Legislative District 13 voters will be able to vote for GOP state House candidate Darin Mitchell, despite the fact that a judge ruled he doesn’t live in the district.He didn’t contest the part about not living in the district — some of the evidence can be found in the lawsuit,…
Why do gabachos always feel the need to talk about money or trips they have taken? I always notice this when I am at any restaurant, like they don’t have nada más de que hablar. They make a point to speak loudly for everybody to hear . . . especially…
