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Never trust a guy who's got a swastika tattooed on his forehead: Phoenix cops arrest four suspected white supremacists after two hate crime attacks. Steve Nash says he's "emotionally drained" following the Suns' trade of Raja Bell and Boris Diaw for Jason Richardson of the Charlotte Bobcats. This is news you...

By Ray Stern

December 11, 2008

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Never trust a guy who's got a swastika tattooed on his forehead: Phoenix cops arrest four suspected white supremacists after two hate crime attacks. Steve Nash says he's "emotionally drained" following the Suns' trade of Raja Bell and Boris Diaw for Jason Richardson of the Charlotte Bobcats. This is news you can use: Take your license plate cover or you'll get pulled over thanks to a stricter new law. Local anti-gang cops keep up the great work this year with a round-up of 622 fugitive gang members. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas fights to have a judge kicked off the criminal case of County Supervisor Don Stapley. Danger, Will Robinson: GM is producing cars that can be switched off by cops (or anyone else who has the remote control device). It will supposedly put an end to dangerous pursuits. Bad economic news of the day: Arizona food stamp requests are way up, and jobless claims are now at a 26-year high.

Suns trade Bell, Diaw, acquire Jason Richardson of Bobcats

Cops warn: Display plate without obstruction or face ticket

"Operation Checkmate" Takes 622 Gang Members Off Valley Streets

Motion by prosecutors delays Don Stapley arraignment

With new technology, cops will be able to stop your vehicle remotely

Arizona food stamp requests up by 19 percent -- about 111,000 people

Jobless claims jump to 26-year high

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Ray Stern is the former news editor of Phoenix New Times. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Arizona for more than two decades. He's won numerous awards for his reporting, including the Arizona Press Club's Don Bolles Award for Investigative Journalism.