Quick tip for an employee at the Huachuca City Landfill: When there are prison inmates working alongside you, don’t leave the keys in a city-owned car. Arizona Department of Corrections spokesman Barrett Marson confirmed to New Times this morning that inmate Lonnie Smith escaped a work detail at the landfill yesterday by stealing the…
We’ve got some new details about the Phoenix woman who was arrested yesterday for the 2005 murder of her husband — a veteran of both the Army and Navy and father of what police estimate to be about 30 children — and she claims she murdered the man because “she was angry…
Maricopa County has put Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas on notice that they may have to pay legal costs and possible settlements or awards arising out of ten different lawsuits, if they have violated any laws or acted wrongfully in those cases.In a letter approved by…
After so many frustrating games and close chances, the clutch hits were finally there. The five-game losing streak is over. The D-Backs’ bats broke out in a big way Thursday night with a 10-4 win over the Florida Marlins. After scoring just 13 runs in the past five games, the Snakes…
Change his name to Dunn-zo because Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn is out. Dunn pulled the plug on his campaign for Maricopa County Attorney yesterday claiming that since former County Attorney Andrew Thomas no longer ran the show, the office was back on the right track. Check out part of his announcement after the jump…
A group of seven activists either arrested or cited by the sheriff’s office as a result of demonstrations at Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’ meetings have settled their claims for wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution for a total of nearly $500,000. All seven were suing the county separately, and had submitted notices of claim for hundreds of…
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A judge last month sentenced a Maryvale graffiti tagger to one year behind bars, the harshest sentence in the city’s history for a graffiti crime. Marcos Domingo Mejia, 42, who police described as a longtime gang member, was charged with dozens of counts of vandalizing after his arrest in January of 2009. Though…
An inmate at an Arizona prison is on the loose after escaping from a work crew at the Huachuca City Landfill in a city-owned vehicle this afternoon.DOC spokesman Barrett Marson tells New Times that inmate Lonnie Smith took off from the work crew around 1 p.m. today and that authorities…
One of the Arizona Department of Corrections’ repeat customers apparently found himself on the wrong end of a shank over the weekend. He died last night from what DOC officials are calling “puncture wounds.”DOC spokesman Barrett Marson tells New Times 26-year-old Dana Seawright was found in his cell at the…
A day after D-Backs pitching prospect Joel Matos was suspended for juicin’, the D-Backs still aren’t talking. After repeated requests from New Times to get a statement from the PR staff, the team hasn’t responded and apparently has nothing to say on the matter. True, Matos is a low-level prospect…
The CEO of Republic Monetary Exchange may be an ex-con, but that doesn’t mean the gold-selling company itself is untrustworthy, says a manager for the Phoenix-based firm. James Clark, who shares the name of his CEO father, took issue with the article New Times published today about gold and some…
Phoenix police arrested a woman today who they say is responsible for the 2005 murder of her then-79-year-old husband — a veteran of both the Army and Navy and father of what police estimate to be about 30 children.Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump tells New Times 43-year-old Larisa Garcia was…
Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn announced this morning that he’s pulling the plug on his campaign to become the next Maricopa County Attorney — news from the county attorney’s race that’s apparently Arizona Republic-worthy.Dunn issued a press release this morning basically saying he was dropping out because he no longer felt…
Let’s face it, any hopes of the Arizona Diamondbacks having a decent baseball season are long gone in the Valley. This team isn’t making the playoffs and some changes need to be made. The coaching change was a good start, but what else needs to be done? Here’s your chance…
Legally challenged hip-hopster Lil Wayne, currently serving a year-long jail sentence in New York, is apparently a pretty funny dude now that he’s not in a “purple-drank”-and-weed-induced haze.”Purple drank,” for those not hip to the rap scene, is a mixture of prescription-strength cough syrup, 7-Up, and broken-up pieces of Jolly…
Police are asking the public’s help in tracking down a man who robbed a bank in Mesa on Friday. In a press release from the Phoenix Police Department, (we’re not sure why it didn’t come from the Mesa Police Department, and calls to Phoenix PD Detective Mike Fischer weren’t immediately returned), officers say…
A day after the federal government announced that it will sue the state of Arizona over the state’s controversial, new immigration law, Weekly World News announced the Obama administration’s other, secret plan to get Arizona to repeal the law: Chupacabras.Of course, chupacabras don’t actually exist, and like everything in the…
All good things must come up to an end, including the Arizona Diamondbacks’ dominance over the Chicago Cubs at Chase Field. With their 8-3 loss Wednesday night, the D-Backs lost their first home series to the Cubs since 2003 and were swept at home by the Cubs for the first…
Now this is the sort of art show I can get with: an exhibit of anti-SB 1070-themed work, drawn in part from the big May 29 march to the state Capitol, which drew tens of thousands in defiance of Arizona’s “papers, please” legislation. You can get all the details from…
Big ups to NBA super-duper star LeBron James for exploiting his stardom for a good cause. As you probably know, King James will announce tonight where he’ll hang his size 16 sneakers. He’s making the announcement during an hour-long special on ESPN — the proceeds from the uber-hyped announcement will benefit…
Like many gold sellers, Republic Monetary Exchange LLC focuses much of its advertising on conservatives. While many businesses bend over backward to avoid offending people, the firm’s chief executive, Jim Clark, wears his right-wing politics — literally — to basketball games. Late in the afternoon one day in mid-June, Clark…
