A Phoenix police sergeant was found shot to death in a parking lot near the Arizona State Capitol last night.The sergeant who was shot has not been identified and police don’t have any suspects at the moment.According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers began looking for the sergeant after he…
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The man to the left is 19-year-old Christopher Cravey. You’re probably wondering what has him so happy that he’s willing to flash those shockingly-present chompers of his. Apparently, it’s the aggravated assault and shoplifting charges he’s facing following a liquor-theft-gone-wrong.According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Department, Cravey, a Queen Creek…
This morning, when we announced our new, ongoing series about Valley cops with anger issues, we had no idea we’d be getting a new edition to the series so soon.The latest Valley cop arrested for an anger-related crime is brought to you by the Phoenix Police Department, which recently had…
To quote Senator John McCain’s campaign spokesman, Brian Rogers, “We don’t live and die with every poll.” Rogers prefaces nearly every poll-related e-mail with that grain of salt, especially when the poll favors McCain, because pollsters are often biased — Republican pollster Scott Rasmussen leading the pack.That said, the first…
An Arizona State University student was shot last night and has since died from his injuries. Police haven’t identified a suspect in the case and are asking the public’s help in tracking down the person, or people, responsible.Tempe police aren’t releasing too many details about the shooting, and calls to…
U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman should stick to arid-land-resource sciences because any hopes of a singing career — or a career in the Senate, for that matter — were probably damaged beyond repair by his latest cringe-worthy campaign video.It was a regular WTF moment this morning when we got an…
The $30 million sale of the Centerpoint Towers in Tempe was supposed to close on Friday, but has been delayed. Kent Chantung, a vice president of Zaremba Group, the Ohio company purchasing the beleaguered property at 6th Street and Maple says the inability to finish the deal last week isn’t…
In our ongoing series about overzealous Valley cops with anger issues, a Mesa police officer has been charged with assault after allegedly slamming two female officers’ heads together at a bar in Scottsdale.One of the female cops reportedly is one of Officer Steven Miller’s ex-girlfriends, who apparently stepped on to his turf.The…
For the second time in just under two weeks, a Phoenix police officer fatally shot a man suspected of a crime. Unlike the last shooting, where Officer Richard Chrisman inexplicably shot an unarmed domestic-violence suspect — and his dog — the officers involved in yesterday’s early-morning shooting seem to have…
A cat is dead and a family dog is seriously injured following a Phoenix house fire police suspect is arson.According to the Phoenix Police Department, about 1 a.m. yesterday, officers were called to 3300 West Dunlap Avenue where there had been an apartment fire.Police found two adult victims and two children…
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Of the all the cockamamie things we’ve heard Lisa Aubuchon did while at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, this has to be the weirdest. And yet, it seems so — Lisa. Five years ago, the story goes, while building the case against the disgraced, defrocked priest, Dale Fushek, Aubuchon wanted to use…
Since the moment Governor Jan Brewer’s campaign manager suggested that her opponent in the gubernatorial election, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, was gay, Goddard has insisted that he’s not (insert standard “not that there’s anything wrong with that” comment here).During a no-holds-barred exchange between the candidates last night in Tucson,…
We (and everyone else) got a news release earlier today from the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, whose boss, Paul Babeu (in the photo), is the man of the moment in the increasingly ugly debate over what to do with illegal immigrants. The dramatic release claimed that, back in May, the…
Partnership for a Drug Free America A good way to get caught moving drugs around is to have them in your car while you’re driving. As most cops will tell you (off the record, of course) if they want to pull someone over, it’s not hard to find some minor…
Props to Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Max Hall.As we told you yesterday, Hall was one of five nominees in the running for the NFL’s Rookie of the Week honors. Today, we found out Hall won.The award comes after Hall’s mediocre-at-best performance against the Super Bowl-champion New Orleans Saints. It was…
The Mesa mom convicted of child abuse for leaving her 2-year-old son locked in a closet was sentenced to probation by a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge this morning.Corrina Davis was arrested back in January after a Mesa constable served an eviction notice at her apartment. Davis wasn’t there, but…
Believe it or not, back in the day (three decades or so ago), the big news at the U.S.-Mexico border down in Cochise County wasn’t illegal immigration — it was a religious cult led by a charismatic woman preacher named Frances Thomas. moved her flock to a place called Miracle Valley,…
One of the three inmates who escaped from the Kingman prison earlier this year, and his fiancee/cousin, want their cases remanded back to the grand jury.Oral arguments are scheduled for today to determine whether grand jurors were properly instructed on their authority and if they were presented with prejudicial evidence…
The first thing that sprang to mind when I got the above flier in my e-mail in-box announcing that “Bush’s Brain” Karl Rove will be speaking at the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce’s “Phoenix Forum” series, was, um, what, you mean David Duke was unavailable?Sure, that’s a slight to David Duke,…
A highly controversial precinct of the Phoenix Police Department will have a new commander, Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris announced.Phoenix’s South Mountain Precinct has been at the center of two high-profile, racially charged incidents since March, so perhaps a change in leadership is due — or overdue.Commander Chris Crockett will…
