UPDATE: Call off the dogs — the Phoenix Police Department says Jesus Licon turned up at Valley hospital and is in good physical condition. The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down a missing old guy last seen yesterday.Jesus Licon, 87, was last seen yesterday by his…
Christopher Smith, the former chief of staff for the state Senate found shot to death Saturday, had a history of drug use and other “bizarre” and “erratic” behavior , court records show.We hate to say it, but we called this one — which is why on Monday we asked Phoenix…
As we reported earlier, yesterday, the son of a Peoria woman found dead in her car over the weekend was arrested for his mother’s murder. We’ve received some new details about the murder, and the suspect, 32-year-old Dominic Chagolla — who, it turns out, is a big-time mama’s boy.For starters,…
A Chandler woman, currently in prison for a similar but unrelated crime, is accused of doing one of the sleazier things we’ve heard in quite some time: stealing money from a fund set up for a murdered cop.Police announced yesterday that 28-year-old Stephanie Pringle was arrested on suspicion of identity…
Two days after her body was found dead in her SUV in Glendale, the son of Maria Chagolla has been arrested for her murder.Dominic Anthony Chagolla, 32, was arrested yesterday after police say they found evidence that linked him to the murder.Maria Chagolla was reported missing by her family last…
About 1,000 victims who lost money back in the 1980s to Sherman Unkefer, the former head of a major precious metals firm in Phoenix, will be sought for possible restitution of $7.5 million. The case was remanded back to trial court on September 21 by the state Court of Appeals,…
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:…
If you’ve been following the news today, you already know that the Catholic Church stripped St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix of its religious affilation because of a surgery last year that involved the death of an unborn child. (Whether it was an abortion, per se, is apparently one of the issues up for…
Since our story yesterday about an investigation into whether trouble-prone former Chandler cop Dan Lovelace abused an ICE inmate being housed in a Pinal County jail, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office has been inundated with calls from media outlets looking for details about the incident.This afternoon, the PCSO released the details…
A Tempe man is in pretty rough shape after wrecking his motorcycle into a traffic signal pole early Sunday morning. There’s good chance 19-year-old Noe Marcos Colazo is gonna live, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tim Gaffney tells New Times, but he could possibly lose a leg — which is…
A Mesa man convicted of the 2007 murder of 19-year-old Gilbert woman is eligible for a date with the needle, a jury decided yesterday.It was determined that the crimes committed by Jonathan Burns — who was found guilty last week for the murder of Jackie Hartman — were cruel and…
A northern Arizona politician may have taken the old political practice of kissing babies a little too far — way too far.Michael Adam Brown, 29, a candidate for mayor in Page, was arrested yesterday for allegedly having sex with a minor…
The results are in from the United States’ once-a-decade national headcount and Arizona will be sending one more person to Congress thanks to a spike in the state’s population over the last 10 years.According to census data, released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau, Arizona’s population has jumped from…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will play the role of former American Idol judge Simon Cowell this afternoon as the token prick on a panel of judges rating the talent of up-and-coming singers.The contestants in this case are criminals, and the winner is more likely to go to prison than…
A body found shot to death over the weekend has been identified as Christopher Smith, an influential Valley politico who once served as the chief of staff for the state Senate.Smith, 51, was found fatally shot in his car parked in the 1000 block of 18th Avenue about 8 p.m…
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:…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio finally is cooperating with the U.S. Justice Department in its civil-rights probe, thanks to an “unprecedented” lawsuit filed against the county. This isn’t the abuse-of-power investigation by the feds, which we keep hearing will result in several indictments. (We’ve heard such rumors for months — now we hear…
Following the tragic murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry last week by a suspected “rip crew” near Nogales, U.S. Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano tried to downplay the amount of drug violence spilling over the border in an interview with the Arizona Republic’s editorial board. “It would be wrong…
Kidnapping statistics tallied by the Phoenix Police Department are getting called into question –again. Two Valley news stations have reported that the Phoenix Police Department, including Public Safety Manager (read: Police Chief) Jack Harris and Mayor Phil Gordon, are under investigation by the feds over allegations that kidnapping figures were inflated to…
Sky Harbor International Airport will make getting molested by a TSA inspector worth your while: During the holiday travel week, the airport will provide free gift-wrapping for travelers — right after they experience the unpleasantries of getting felt up by airport security.Sky Harbor announced today that from December 20-23, the airport will…
We figured it might be a matter of time before we’d hear more about fired Chandler police officer Dan Lovelace after he was hired by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu to be one of the PCSO’s finest. Sources tell New Times Officer Lovelace is now under investigation for prisoner abuse stemming…
For a Mesa man, whose undergarment of choice seems to be commando, the dress code for yesterday was apparently pants optional — even when talking to children and police.Michael Polley, 55, was arrested yesterday afternoon after police say he whipped it out in front of three people, including two children,…
