Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched his 55th illegal-immigrant roundup under the guise of an “employer sanctions operation” this morning. It netted 10 arrests — and, per usual, none of those arrested were employers, just employees, MCSO spokesman Jeff Sprong tells New Times.According to the Sheriff’s Office, after several weeks…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced today the members of a task force she’s organized to review the state’s child-safety policies following a recent spike in horrifying/highly publicized cases of child abuse.Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery — who made waves with his controversial proposal to create an investigative unit separate from…
When Mario Powers went to the apartment of his baby-mama last month, he saw her talking with other guys. So, he beat her up as she was holding the couple’s 6-month-old daughter — but that was only before throwing the infant at the woman.According to court records obtained by New…
Immigrants are just like viruses — they get here, adapt, and infect the rest of us.At least, that’s according to a politically incorrect lede in a San Jose Mercury News article from last Wednesday about the West Nile Virus. The lede, written by reporter Lisa Krieger, is making the rounds…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Reggie VV, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo of presidential candidate Michele…
The race will go on!After playing the heavy in a legal fight against a local promoter of an upcoming obstacle-course race, the publisher of Men’s Health magazine, has relented and dropped a demand to stop the November 5 event.A consent judgment signed by U.S. District Judge Neil Wake yesterday shows…
This justice, he ain’t no good judge of the law. I mean Mesa Justice of the Peace Lester Pearce, brother of embattled state Senate President Russell Pearce, who apparently has abrogated Arizona’s judicial code of conduct by actively campaigning on behalf of his brother.On October 14, I reported that the…
Figuratively speaking, a lot of guys take a lot of shit from their wives. Jerry Grant, 33, is literally taking shit from his wife — and it will likely save his life.Grant’s had some poop problems for the past several months — bleeding rectally, and what not — and the…
Regardless of your opinion of the death penalty, it exists because of guys like convicted Baseline Killer Mark Goudeau.Goudeau was convicted yesterday of 67 serious felonies — nine of which were murder raps — stemming from a year-long crime spree in 2005 and 2006.Tomorrow, Goudeau’s trial will enter the sentencing…
For legal reasons, jurors at criminal trials don’t get to hear about a lot of things deemed prejudicial to the defendant or irrelevant to the matters at hand. …
After a five-month trial, and seven days of jury deliberation, Baseline Killer Mark Goudeau has been convicted of all nine of the murder charges against him.Goudeau faced 72 felony counts stemming from a year-long crime spree that terrorized Phoenicians from 2005 to 2006.Of the 72 counts, Goudeau was convicted of…
A children’s Tae Kwon Do instructor in Gilbert was arrested Thursday after police say he sent several pictures of his penis to a 12-year-old female student of his. At the time of his arrest, 24-year-old Jonathan Knight was standing in front of the girl’s house.According to court documents obtained by…
Brilliant new anti-Pearce ad from CUPCitizens United for Progress, the group responsible for sending out fliers targeting state Senate President Russell Pearce in the Legislative District 18 recall election, will begin running the above anti-Pearce attack ad on local TV either Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.The info in the…
For the second time this month, a federal agent in Arizona has been charged with a corruption-based crime.The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that U.S. Border Patrol agent Abel Canales has been indicted for accepting a bribe to allow a U-Haul truck he thought was filled with either drugs or…
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies claim to have delivered a “death blow” to a Mexican drug trafficking ring that was running $33 million worth of drugs through Arizona every month.Authorities announced this morning the results of “Operation Pipeline Express,” a 17-month investigation into a drug trafficking ring that…
The jury in the case of accused serial murderer Mark Goudeau continues to deliberate his fate this morning in downtown Phoenix. Goudeau, 47, is charged with 72 major felonies, including the killings of nine people (eight women and one man) during an alleged crime spree that terrorized the city…
Despite having a 21-point lead with about three minutes left in the second quarter, the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Baltimore Ravens yesterday by a final score of 30-27. For anyone counting, that’s the Redbirds’ sixth straight loss.The Cards managed to score 24 points in the first half of yesterday’s…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for an appropriate caption for the above photo we snapped of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, recalled Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, and fagala-fearing Congressman Trent Franks for this week’s New Times’ You Write the Caption contest..We had more than 50 responses…
Department of Public Safety officials confirm to New Times that a stack of fliers was found at the “Occupy Phoenix” demonstration at Cesar Chavez Plaza in Phoenix yesterday. The fliers basically explain when it’s OK to shoot a cop, hence the title of the document: “When Should You Shoot a…
Cops trashed James Patock’s trailer, which served as his home.They threw him in jail for 45 days, where he was pelted with excrement.They even seized his 10-year-old German Shepherd, Lobo, and gave it away for adoption.All because police searched his trailer, thinking incorrectly it was a bomb, and found a…
Forget China, the national debt, the failing economy, terrorism, and various other legitimate threats to the survival of the United States, according to fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks, letting gay people tie the knot is the real danger. Franks recently appeared on the Washington Watch Weekly radio show to talk about…
Christopher Quaratino, who was 7 when he lived in the home made famous by his parents’ stories of a demonic haunting, has a spooky story to share.We profiled the 43-year-old Phoenix man in this week’s edition of New Times and mentioned his plans to tell the story in a live…
