Embedded video from CNN VideoOn Friday’s Rick Sanchez show on CNN, Immigration and Customs Enforcement head John Morton made it sound like the link between Arpaio and ICE was forever severed — that ICE would no longer have anything to do with Arizona’s corrupt top constable.According to Morton, Arpaio’s sweeps…
The family of Carol Gotbaum, who died two years ago in an airport security holding cell, will receive just $250,000 from the city of Phoenix under settlement terms awaiting court approval. Gotbaum’s three children (seen with Gotbaum in the above photo) — through the estate’s lawyer, Phoenix’s own Mike Manning –…
The Mormon Church has an interesting voice in a new television ad being aired in Arizona and Utah — a seven-foot tall transvestite hooker.Well, he’s not an actual transvestite hooker (as far as we know) but he played one on TV. …
Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley didn’t order anyone to interfere with his September 21 arrest in a county parking garage — and that’s according to the deputies who arrested him. If you’ll recall, Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott told us a couple of days after the arrest that Stapley had “ordered his…
More than a week after a sweat lodge “spiritual warrior” self-help retreat took the lives of two people, the sweat tent has claimed another victim. A Minnesota woman, 49-year-old Liz Neuman, died Saturday after more than a week in a coma. Authorities say Neuman suffered multiple organ damage before dying…
The Seattle Seahawks’ folically challenged quarterback Matt Hasselbeck didn’t stand a chance yesterday. His offense mustered a measly 128 total yards, he completed only 10 of 29 passes, and he was sacked five times throughout the 27-3 Cardinals victory. The big news coming out of Seattle Sunday wasn’t Hasselbeck’s seemingly reserved seat on the…
An inmate escaped from the State Prison Complex in Florence Sunday morning, after cutting a hole in a fence. Police are still searching for the escapee, Yelson Moreno, 20, a Mexican national who was serving a 30-month sentence for theft…Transportation officials at the Maricopa Association of Governments will vote Wednesday…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio’s Latest Sweep Begins in Surprise, According to ABC15 Joe Arpaio Scores 287(g) Jails…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost yet another round in his near-endless quest to read the email of Superior Court judges.This decision, from the Arizona Court of Appeals, appears to mark the third such rejection. Arpaio’s request was initially rejected by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Norman Davis, a…
Federal District Judge David Campbell today denied a motion to dismiss the indictments against white supremacist twin brothers Dennis and Daniel Mahon, who are charged in connection with the 2004 package bombing of Scottsdale’s Office of Diversity and Dialogue Director Don Logan. Lawyers for the Mahons alleged that the pair’s Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights had…
Whether spoken in Spanish or English, the answer to Andy Thomas’ request to have the ruling in his Spanish DUI Court lawsuit reviewed is the same: NO!On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused Thomas’ request to have the suit against the Maricopa County Superior Court reheard with a…
Dan Saban, former candidate for sheriff of Maricopa County, has filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Republican Party and those involved with the shady SCA, a.k.a. Sheriff’s Command Association. It could be argued that the public was — and continues to be — damaged by the antics of the…
Scottsdale police arrested a Phoenix man Wednesday after they found more than 1,000 pairs of stolen sunglasses in a storage locker rented in his name.Gojko Pivac, 33, stole the shades from the Scottsdale warehouse of sunglass designer and distributor Marcolin USA over the course of several months, the cops say.These weren’t…
Former Grand Canyon University administrator Timothy Serey has sued the Christian college for alleged discrimination. Serey, the school’s former executive director of training and development, says in his suit he was let go after pointing out that the university has practiced institutional racism. Serey claims in the suit that the boss who fired…
Senator John McCain isn’t pulling punches in his effort to have former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson pardoned for a 1913 conviction.The Galveston Giant, as Johnson was called, died in 1946, so trying to get a guy who’s been dead for more than 60 years pardoned seems like a marvelous use of…
ABC15 is reporting that the MCSO will be conducting its latest Hispanic-hunting sweep in Surprise today. Apparently, Joe will be holding a press conference at 5 p.m. at his command post at the sheriff’s substation at Dysart and Bell Roads. The operation begins at noon, with the usual 200 deputies and posse…
While any good Cardinals fan waits until Sunday to determine how they feel about Kurt Warner, the rest of the country seems to quite taken by the Kurt Warner grocery bags-to- riches story. According to a recent survey by California-based E-Poll Market Research, two of the country’s most beloved sports figures are…
Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio has promised to be a “forceful voice” in the ongoing controversy over the proposed extension of the Loop 202 freeway.But DiCiccio should think twice about opening his mouth on this one. Records obtained by New Times show that DiCiccio appears to have a conflict of…
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency finally made its official announcement today regarding signatories to its controversial 287(g) program, and there were no surprises. Of the 55 new agreements approved by ICE, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s office is one. As expected, the MCSO scored a new jails agreement. Its street authority…
After a week-long “white out” promotion campaign for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes, the team sold out its home opener Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The next game, things were back to dismal…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio took to Fox News this morning to discuss his first so-called crime-suppression sweep since a change in his agreement with the feds regarding his authority to question and arrest illegal immigrants. After a fairly standard Arpaio rant about his unconditional authority, the sheriff told John Skinner he thinks the Obama Administration ought…
On par with the ascension of the Denver Broncos and the complete collapse of the Tennessee Titans is the threatening-on-complete-resurgence of the Seattle Seahawks. Now, how is that possible, considering that the NFC West contenders are sitting in third place with a 2-3 record? Stick with us for a moment…
