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…
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,…
A Chandler thug is behind bars after attacking a man with a knife in the parking lot of the El Coyote Bar for no apparent reason.Ernesto Rascon, 24, wasn’t trying to rob the victim. The victim hadn’t slept with his girlfriend. Rascon, it seems, was just being a dick to a guy…
Last week, we told you about 50-year-old Maria Delores Chagolla, who had been reported missing by her family last Wednesday. We’re sad to report that Chagolla was found dead in her SUV last night.Residents in a neighborhood near 83rd and Glendale avenues called the Glendale Police Department last night to…
A woman says her ex-boyfriend has pulled a fast one on the legal system, and now there’s a chance he’ll be released from custody even though he stabbed her father to death. Walter McCarthy, 50, was found guilty but insane today of murdering 83-year-old Vernon Cumming.
A Phoenix man who beat his mother and nephew to death with a shovel earlier this year is heading to the slammer — for a long, long time (or until he croaks, whichever comes first).In November, Erik Lampert, 35, copped to murdering his two relatives, 14-year-old Logan Lampert and 61-year-old…
Documents in a lawsuit against the Arizona State Board of Education show that Marco de Niza High School officials made a deal with a former teacher to keep quiet about her student lover.Tamara Hofmann was accused by her bosses at the Tempe school in 2007 of having sex with student…
A Glendale woman thought it would be a good idea to toss her one-month-old son across a room and onto a bed Wednesday night, and she probably wouldn’t be in as much trouble as she’s in today had she not gone completely berserk on everyone around her afterward. Police responded…
The brother of a Phoenix man found shot to death in his home earlier this week is a suspect in the man’s murder. He’s also a suspect in the murder of his brother’s son — the suspect’s 6-year-old nephew, who was found shot to death in alley, the Phoenix Police…
UPDATED: Click here for update.A baby, reportedly from Arizona, has been found dead in a box shipped to southern Texas.According to KNES in San Antonio, Texas, the baby was found in a box shipped to a clothing distribution center in McAllen, Texas, at some point in the last 24 hours.Given…
A Peoria woman is missing and cops need your help finding her. Maria Delores Chagolla, 50, was last seen dropping off her adult son about 9 a.m. yesterday in the area of 8700 West Butler Drive in Peoria. She never made it home and hasn’t been heard from since.In a…
A guilty verdict was returned this afternoon in the case of a Mesa man accused of murdering a 19-year-old Gilbert woman in January of 2007.Jonathan Burns, 29, was found guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, and misconduct with a weapon for the January 28, 2007, murder of Jackie Hartman,…
Phoenix police shot and killed an armed domestic violence suspect early this morning and are currently seeking another man — a potential victim — in the incident.Phoenix police got a call about 1:45 a.m. that a man with a knife was running amok at the Phoenician Palms apartment complex near…
The 6-year-old Phoenix boy found shot to death in an alley yesterday has been identified and it turns out he’s the son of a man found murdered the day before.The boy has been identified as Xavier Daniel Jaquez. The father, police say, is Angel Jaquez, 27, who he was found…
A convicted rapist, who has already served a prison sentence for sexual assault, is headed back to the big house after being found guilty of sexual assault (again) and kidnapping yesterday.At the very least, 34-year-old Jacob Israel Randles is looking at a minimum sentence of 94 years in prison when…
A Chandler woman had a pretty tough choice to make last month: either ignore the fact that her 8-year-old son was being molested, or turn in the person she caught doing it — her 67-year-old father.She chose the latter — this time.When the mother found naked pictures of the boy’s…
A Glendale woman was arrested early yesterday morning for allegedly murdering a woman with whom her boyfriend believes she was having an affair.About 2 a.m. yesterday, Anastasia Baker, her boyfriend, and the victim, Cynthia LoStracco, were hanging out in the Phoenix home of Baker’s grandmother, Shirly Drummy, at 1609 West…
“I hit her really, really hard.”That’s what a Chandler dad told police about his 7-month-old daughter, who died at an area hospital this morning after suffering a skull fracture likely caused by her father, 21-year-old Sergio Thomas.According to court documents obtained by New Times, about 8 a.m. yesterday, Chandler police…
An illegal immigrant currently living in Mesa was indicted for first-degree murder in the beating death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son earlier this month.Because of his immigration status, Jorge Busso, 23, is being held without bail. However, Busso seems to think his less-than-legal status should be cleared up soon…
A Phoenix woman accused of murdering a cab driver last month was in court today, where she pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.Corletha Davis, 33, told officers she had nothing to do with the November 22, murder of 37-year-old Brian Mann, a driver for Discount Cab. Some of the stuff…
A recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control finds that of all the national parks in the United States, the Grand Canyon is the second most-popular spot to kill yourself.
The Mesa Police Department is looking for a man it says held a family hostage for about an hour and a half this morning before sneaking away from the scene as police closed in.The suspect, a black guy with dreadlocks, was stopped by police prior to the hostage situation while…
