If the feds cannot find some indictments out of the mess that is Maricopa County, they should pack their Samsonites and head to Rio to sell real estate.The latest news in the wake of the release of Deputy Chief Frank Munnell’s memo outlining the many alleged misdeeds of Chief Deputy…
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:…
Josh Bernstein Josh Bernstein, an “investigative” reporter for Channel 15 (KNXV-TV) who was repeatedly praised by former County Attorney Andrew Thomas for his work, is hanging up his shiny shovel. A memo obtained by New Times from ABC15 News Director Joe Hengemuehler states that Bernstein “has made a decision to…
When a Mesa woman had a cup of acid thrown in her face by an unidentified woman earlier this month — just days after an almost identical attack in Vancouver — we have to admit that the idea of a traveling, serial acid-tosser crossed our minds.That, it now seems, would…
(Please see my update on this story, here.) Someone should consider putting Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s chief deputy, David Hendershott, on a suicide watch. The damning, 63-page memo from Deputy Chief Frank Munnell, first reported on by Joe Dana of Channel 12 News, reads like an indictment of Hendershott and his henchmen, MCSO Director Larry…
Like the Phoenix Suns, the Arizona Cardinals have decided to get political.Don’t expect to see any Los Cardinals jerseys, or anything immigration related — the Cards sat out the whole SB 1070 debate (it was the off-season). The Cardinals are throwing their political weight (and cash) behind an initiative to…
Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley filed an amended claim against the county for wrongful prosecution last week while waiting for a decision by the state Court of Appeals on his 2008 criminal prosecution. Oral arguments in what’s known as Stapley One (on account of there being a Stapley Two case)…
The Phoenix Police Department received a call the other day. It was a Gaylord Barnes, a 22-year-old Phoenix resident, who alerted cops that he’d just gotten done masturbating in front of a 2-year-old girl.Officers responded to the house where Barnes did the deed — which belonged to his neighbor, who…
Gay-rights advocates spiced things up at a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning by protesting Senator John McCain and his vow to filibuster a vote on a bill that includes the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” — the United States military’s subtle hint to homosexual soldiers…
www.imdb.com Former Suns big man, and star of the film Kazaam, Shaquille O’Neal. Framing someone for possession of kiddy porn seems like a drastic way to get revenge. But former Phoenix Suns big-man Shaquille O’Neal — a former member of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “posse” — is getting sued by a…
Dave Hendershott’s trips to Honduras — another example of corruption, according to Deputy Chief Frank Munnell A bombshell memo from a top Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office official alleges that Chief Deputy David Hendershott betrayed Sheriff Arpaio and ran a corrupt office through fear and intimidation. (Read an update here.) Basically, Deputy Chief…
Jan Brewer’s bumbling performance during the gubernatorial debate earlier this month, which instantly became a Youtube blockbuster, seems to have made Jan even more famous (or infamous) than she became after signing SB 1070.Jan’s hit the big time, and people are noticing, which is why she’s made the Huffington Post’s list…
The state of Arizona managed to snag about 40 million Obama bucks to improve Internet access across the state as part of the federal stimulus package.GovNET Inc., a Scottsdale-based company, has the task of improving broadband access across the state with an emphasis on improving government services.Governor Jan Brewer says…
Growing up in the 1990s in conservative east Mesa, Matt knew he wasn’t like most other boys. He didn’t know how to express it, and he wasn’t sure what it was, but he knew he felt bad about it. He was popular, attractive, and athletic. He did well in school…
I work at a large Orange County hotel in which 80 percent of the employees are Latin American, primarily Mexican. I love all of them and enjoy working with them. However, the one thing that bothers me is that when they are speaking to each other, they speak only in…
DOG DAYS PETA types make Dean sick: Why do people go so crazy over pit bull fighting? If you ask me, the haters of this sport are just a bunch of elitists who don’t understand that poor people don’t have the money to go to the horse track or to…
According to records provided to special counsel Jeffrey Messing by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s political guru Chad Willems of Summit Consulting Group, Arpaio’s re-election campaign committee spent more than $500,000 in media buys for TV ads and mailers that ultimately benefited Arpaio’s candidate for Maricopa County Attorney, Bill Montgomery. As I…
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:…
Animal Care and Control officials in Pinal County removed 152 cats and 19 dogs from a trailer in Southern Arizona. The animal rescuers reported that the trailer in Hidden Valley, a community south of Maricopa, had no litter boxes, no running water, and layers of feces covering the floor. The…
The Mesa Police Department needs the public’s help in tracking down a missing man with mental-health problems.Mesa Police Detective Steve Berry tells New Times that 42-year-old Carlos Polanco was dropped off by his sister at his doctor’s office on Monday morning. When the sister returned to pick him up, he…
Arizona is getting a $39.2 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to improve the state’s Internet broadband infrastructure reports. It’s part of the fed’s stimulus program.The money is going to GovNET Inc., a Scottsdale-based company that will use the money to improve broadband access across the state…
It’s now been about three hours since the news broke that charges against the Gilbert rabbi accused of raping a 7-year-old girl have been dropped, and we’re still yet to see any other news outlets — many of which were quick to publicize his arrest in March — reporting on…
