MaryEllen Sheppard’s apparently one of the more likeable chiefs at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Last year’s departure of two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s top administrators, Dave Hendershott and Larry Black, was a shameful episode for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who claimed he was “duped” by their corrupt ways. But Sheppard,…
Listen to Judd’s “brainwash” quote, 30 seconds in… See also: Jan Brewer’s Arrogant Bull at ALEC’s GOP-Corporate Love Fest See also: Jan Brewer’s Top Sycophant, SRP Lobbyist Russell Smoldon, and ResistALEC’s “Sleeping Dragon” Talk about a poor choice of words. Republican state Representative Peggy Judd is currently in Salt Lake…
Turns out, we weren’t the only ones who found yesterday’s comments from Congressman Ben Quayle’s campaign a little…weird.In fact, the president of Citizens United — which is supporting Quayle’s primary opponent, David Schweikert — says Quayle’s campaign is doing stuff you’d expect from President Obama’s campaign.”It is always a telltale…
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Sun City mom Brittany Cramer found one of the more interesting ways to get pegged with child-abuse charges — getting a Taser blast from the cops too close to her children.This incident stemmed from a traffic stop by Glendale police on Tuesday, as Cramer’s husband David had a felony warrant…
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Justin McMahan was arrested Thursday for the murder of former Phoenix College head football coach Land Jacobsen. Jacobson, 59, died Tuesday, several days after he was shot in the abdomen at his Peoria home in the early morning hours of July 17. Documents obtained by New Times reveal that Jacobsen…
The Arizona Diamondbacks faced a pitcher who was showing up in the big leagues for the first time — and he dominated.Matt Harvey pitched 5 1/3 innings last night at Chase Field, striking out 11, while giving up just three hits and zero runs.The Diamondbacks had opportunity (after opportunity, after…
See Also: Brian Sands’ Testimony Contradicted by His Statements in 2010 See Also: Joe Arpaio’s (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett Palmer and Brian Sands Under Oath See Also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See Also: Joe Arpaio’s Deputy Thinks Most Day-Laborers Are Undocumented Brian Sands, one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s…
See also: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Admits He Busted Mexicans to “Spite” Critics in 2009 Recording; Evidence Shows He Also Did It for Publicity, Not Legit Enforcement Brian Sands, one of Arpaio’s deputy chiefs, told a federal judge today that busting illegal immigrants wasn’t the goal of saturation patrols. Sands said…
It happens all the time — a candidate for public office says he’s winning the race, based on a poll the candidate or his supporters paid for.Congressman David Schweikert did that today, saying he’s up 13 points — or 16. The credibility of that lies somewhere between of a well-respected…
See Also: Joe Arpaio Protesters Arrested During Public Demonstration The four people claiming to be undocumented immigrants who were arrested Tuesday during a civil-disobedience protest against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have been released from jail. While Arpaio was on the witness stand in the federal racial-profiling case, scores of…
Some jackass ruined Peoria High School’s band camp by pointing a gun at some of the band members because he didn’t like the noise.The band was up in Prescott last night, playing some tunes around 9:45 p.m. at the Emmanuel Pines Camp when a man with a gun told everyone…
See Also: Joe Arpaio’s (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett Palmer and Brian Sands Under Oath See Also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See Also: Joe Arpaio’s Deputy Thinks Most Day-Laborers Are Undocumented Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is sometimes misinformed about his infamous crime-suppression patrols, resulting in false public statements,…
The federal government announced another victory in its war on drugs, as federal authorities made raids in 109 cities nationwide — including five Arizona cities — to take down an industry that sells chemicals “similar” to illegal drugs.Yes, the word “similar” comes straight from the Drug Enforcement Administration.The substances involved…
Believe it or not, a national group that promotes the welfare of children believes Arizona’s not the greatest place for kids.Arizona ranks 46th out of the 50 states in child well-being, according to Kids Count, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.That ranking’s based on a few groups of…
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A former social worker at Tolleson High School — and current youth worker with the City of Tolleson — is accused of sexually assaulting his 23-year-old foster son as recently as last week.Michael David White, 49, became the man’s foster father when the alleged victim was 16, although the man…
A medical technician arrested last week for allegedly infecting at least 30 patients with hepatitis C in New Hampshire previously worked at two Arizona hospitals, according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.David Matthew Kwiatkowski, 32, was arrested by federal authorities July 19, and was charged with tampering with…
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been hot lately — scoring at least six runs in their previous seven games — but the hot spell fizzled out last night, when the ‘Backs lost the third and final game in a home series against the Colorado Rockies. Right-handed pitcher Trevor Cahill had another…
See also: Len Sherman Disputes Arpaio’s Testimony at Racial-Profiling Trial In Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s autobiography, Joe’s Law, he says his parents “held on to certain hopes and truths” — just like all immigrants.Well, except Mexicans.A lawyers for the plaintiffs in Arpaio’s racial-profiling trial wanted to know what’s up with that,…
The wrath of God seemed to descend on Fountain Hills on a recent Saturday, with a dark swath of monsoon engulfing the city where recalled, disgraced state Senator Russell Pearce held a joint fundraiser with his brother, former Justice of the Peace and candidate for county supervisor Lester Pearce. Last…
