Should recently retired NBA star Shaquille O’Neal run for Maricopa County Sheriff?That’s the seed the Arizona Republic has planted in the minds of observers of county politics — and sports fans.Republic sports writer Bob Young penned an article yesterday suggesting that the “Big Shaqtus” competing for the job of sheriff…
Pearce Blames “Far Left Anarchists” for Recall: MyFoxPHOENIX.comAs State Senate President Russell Pearce spews falsehoods about the recall effort and throws temper tantrums on national TV, that effort grinds inexorably on toward its ultimate conclusion: a recall election in either November or March.The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office has today…
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Since our earlier post about a Youtube video featuring a woman who freaked out at Sky Harbor International Airport, the Transportation Safety Administration has issued a response.In case you missed it, during a routine security pat down, the woman claims the TSA officer grabbed her breast — then she goes ballistic,…
Larry Miller, 38, tried to rob medical marijuana from a Phoenix man yesterday afternoon, which was a colossal mistake — the man he tried to rob fatally shot him.According to the Phoenix Police Department Miller and another man contacted a guy who’d been advertising himself as a medical marijuana salesman.The…
A 14-year-old Pinal County boy told police someone tried to abduct him last month. The only problem with that is it never happened. After telling his brave tale of escape to authorities about three weeks ago, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office now says the boy’s admitted to making the whole…
The United States Department of Justice announced today that two former Pima County Sheriff’s deputies have been indicted on charges that they used their positions as law enforcement officials to help three other men rip off drug dealers and steal government-seized narcotics.Francisco J. Jimenez, Jr, and Miguel Arvizu — both…
A Youtube video has gone viral. The setting: Sky Harbor International Airport. The plot: a woman freaking out after she claims she was “molested” by a Transportation Security Administration officer.During a routine security pat down, the woman claims the TSA officer grabbed her breast — then she goes ballistic, and…
Wanna know what happens in Phoenix when people stop being polite, and “start getting real and shit?”A spoof of MTV’s the Real World, set in Phoenix and starring Governor Jan Brewer, is making the rounds on the Internet.It’s pretty funny — frozen toaster strudels are considered “ethnic food” for black…
A Mesa woman took the term “deep-tissue massage” way (way) too far.After a night of drinking, smoking weed, and sex, 22-year-old Linda Burchfield offered the owner of the Maricopa trailer in which she was partying a massage. Then she tried to slit his throat with a fishing knife…
Zach Duke made a big impact in his debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks last Saturday, hitting the first home run of his career and throwing seven shutout innings. But the Duke was unable to recreate the magic in last night’s 6-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. The Nationals came out…
The ASU Sun Devils took a big first step yesterday at the women’s College World Series, getting by the Oklahoma Sooners 3-1 in a tautly played game in Oklahoma City. Games like this one always come down to a few critical plays, and this one was no exception.The moments that…
Arizona is notorious for its lax gun laws, and every time there’s a shooting like the one that happened in Yuma yesterday, the debate begins: could stricter gun legislation have prevented the tragedy?The investigation by the Yuma Police Department is ongoing, so it’s unclear how 73-year-old Carey Hal Dyess obtained…
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America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” is finally cooperating with the federal government in its investigation into discrimination practices within his office — but only thanks to months of litigation. The United States Department of Justice announced this afternoon that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has entered a “court-enforceable” agreement with the…
Danny Stuart, 30, brought his girlfriend to church last Sunday and found it necessary to make out with her in front of other parishioners, which is a little bizarre. When you add the fact that the girl was only 14, it goes from bizarre to criminal. But the Sunday morning…
The suspect in this morning’s shootings in Yuma has been identified as 73-year-old Carey Hal Dyess — and he’s dead. Yuma police confirm earlier reports that after killing at least five people, Dyess killed himself.Another victim was injured during the attack and airlifted to a Phoenix-area hospital, police say.The shootings,…
Details are emerging about this morning’s shootings in Yuma that have left at least five people — and potentially the shooter — dead.Clint Norred, Yuma police spokesman, didn’t immediately get back to us this afternoon, but tells the Yuma Sun the shootings happened at different locations throughout the city and…
A shooting in Yuma this morning has left at least five people dead and forced a school and a courthouse to go into lockdown.Details about the victims and shooter are unclear at the moment.One of the victims is reportedly an attorney and he was shot in his office…
Authorities later this morning will announce the surprise arrest of a former Phoenix businessman who faked his own drowning a quarter-century ago as police closed in on him in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme. Law enforcement sources tell us that Robert Arcieri was arrested yesterday at his home in Palm Springs,…
An Anthem doctor accused of hosting naked tickle parties for a 9-year-old boy has been formally charged for molesting the boy.Dr. Don Underwood — the Anthem naturopathic doctor (N.D.) — was hit with 11 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for abusing the boy.According to court documents obtained by…
America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” has been ordered to turn over an unredacted copy of the damning report on the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation into his office to a judge for review.The MCSO released the 1,022-page report and more than 20,000 supporting documents in April, much of which was blacked…
