Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio sure knows when not to put out a press release.Like when he’s going to be testifying in a forum easily accessible by the public about something he’d rather not be talking about.Like right now.Arpaio’s on the stand in a proceeding this morning at the Maricopa…
To some people, today may be called Valentine’s Day. To others — sometimes referred to as “singles” — it’s the Arizona Centennial.Yep, President William Howard Taft let Arizona join the club that is the United States of America on February 14, 1912, and we’re celebrating the fact that Arizona exists…
The Phoenix Suns seemed in control of the Golden State Warriors for about the first 34 minutes of last night’s game in San Francisco. The problem was, the pro game is 48 minutes long, and the Suns couldn’t stop the Warriors for the duration, losing 102-96. Marcin Gortat had…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office announced today that it’s currently training 22 military veterans to be detention officers at the MCSO’s jails.As you’re probably aware, the MCSO currently has more than a few openings for detention officer gigs (more on that below).In October, Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued a press release…
Marion Patterson III, one of two men charged with murdering Arizona State University student Zachary Marco in October 2010, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, according to a Maricopa County court spokesperson.Marco was 21 years old when he was gunned down after refusing to give up his belongings in a…
According to Thomas Warner, he’s been an elementary school teacher in the Paradise Valley School District for 11 years.According to the Phoenix Police Department, he’s also a kiddie-porn collector.Warner, 54, was arrested this morning after Phoenix cops from the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a search warrant…
The search of the landfill where police believe they may find the the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley continues into week two with no sign of the girl, as police say today that nothing related to disappearance has been found.What has been found, however, are documents in the area…
There’s good news and bad news regarding Andre, a dog whose eyes were gouged out by some savage before he was stuffed in a bag and thrown into an empty lot in west Phoenix last month.The good news: Andre has found a loving home and is adjusting to life without…
Jerry Brice of Phoenix has spent half of his life in prison.Lately, he hasn’t been trying too hard to stay out.The ex-con was found last week in a Phoenix apartment complex parking lot allegedly threatening someone with a semi-automatic he shouldn’t have had.After a 1993 conviction for attempted murder, Brice…
We’d like to take a moment to introduce the newest addition to New Times’ stable of scribes — please join us in welcoming Matthew Hendley back to the Valley.Loyal Valley Fever-ers may remember Hendley — he did an internship with us last year and brought us some classic yarns about…
There’s a new addition to the growing field of candidates eying the Congressional seat vacated by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — state Senator Paula Aboud announced this morning that she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat.”We have all been moved by the strength and courage of Congresswoman Gabrielle…
We are loathe to spend much more time on the legal doings of Paradise Valley businessman Brian Weymouth, at least until things move forward in the pending major felony criminal case against him. Hell, we just published a cover story on the guy, describing how he allegedly ripped off hundreds of thousands…
Julian Titcomb, 21, a one-time volunteer basketball coach at a Valley elementary school, had plans of joining the military — but that’s probably out of the question now that he’s been convicted of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl.Back in March, Titcomb was booked into jail on eight counts of sexual…
While J-Dud nabbed a double-double with 20 points (including a trio of three-pointers) and 10 rebounds, the rookie Morris racked 18 points off the bench in his 26 minutes of game time. It was definitely a hot night offensively for Planet Orange, as they shot 50 percent overall, racked up…
The arrest reports for the six people allegedly connected to the brutal murders of a Paradise Valley couple last month were unsealed this afternoon, but offer little new information about the murders — it’s so heavily redacted that one of the pages is completely blacked out, with the exception of…
Dead puppies are no fun — just ask 21-year-old Sadie Elizabeth Madrid, who was apparently so bored with her dead dogs that she left them to rot in her apartment for nearly two months.Madrid’s two dogs got sick in early December — they were throwing up, losing weight, etc. Rather…
Yusra Farhan’s daughter recently started talking with a boy. So, Farhan beat her with a shoe and tied her to a bed because her “Iraqi culture states that a female is not allowed to be having contact with males because females are not allowed to have boyfriends,” she later told…
A teen-touching former teacher at a Valley high school was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor with sexual motivation.Additionally, Otis Magee will have to register as a…
The Glendale Police Department has arrested two people they believe are responsible for the death of a person found burned in the desert near the White Tanks Mountains early this morning.The body has not yet been identified.Glendale police were contacted yesterday by the Phoenix Police Department about a possible homicide…
Xenophobia, self-adulation and delusion are just some of the repulsive dishes offered at ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce’s radio cafeteria of hate, which airs Tuesdays and Mondays at 7 p.m. on Phoenix’s KFNX 1100 AM.The disgraced Mesa pol, who lost by 12 points to now-state Senator Jerry Lewis in a…
Remember yesterday when the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office put out a press release saying how it used its “cell phone technology” to track down an inmate who escaped from an MCSO jail? Well, that was bullshit.We spoke to U.S. Marshal for Arizona David Gonzales this morning, and he tells us…
The Arizona Wildcats and Colorado Buffs are very similar teams–scrappy, undersized, terrific team defense, very well-coached. The two teams met last month in Boulder, and the Cats lost a one-point heartbreaker. Last night in Tucson was a different story, as Arizona, playing with just seven players, wore down Colorado in…
