Chandler Police Department

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's Office Aware Ex-Deputy Richard "Hank" Mueller Had "Multiple Red Flag Issues" but Hired Him Anyway

Months after a drunken brawl outside of a Tempe bar, former Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Richard "Hank" Mueller is expected to face a judge for a non-jury trial at 1:30 on May 6. Mueller's attorney has delayed his clients day reckoning at Tempe Municipal Court several times with motions, but at la ... More >>

Babeu's "Elite" Staff Overcomes Bad Behavior with Loyalty

Three Arizona Dummies Accidentally Shoot Themselves or Others in Last Three Days

See also: Russell Pearce Blames Victims for Dark Knight Massacre (w/Update) See also: Russell Pearce Apologizes, Kinda-Sorta, for Dark Knight Massacre Remarks The three Arizona gun-owners whose weapons have accidentally been fired in the past few days probably weren't the men ousted Senate Presiden ... More >>

James Baker: Another School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Trying to Sex Up a Kid

Let's hope this isn't becoming a trend, but today marked the second time in as many weeks that a school bus driver pleaded guilty to doing something sexual with a kid.On July 6, it was the former Legacy Charter School bus driver who liked to be called "Mr. Bill" who pleaded guilty to charges related ... More >>

Steven Saldana Headed to Prison for Case Involving Abused 4-Month-Old, While Kid's Caretaker Got Probation

Steven Saldana took a plea agreement that sends him to prison for a little more than two years, stemming from the case of the 4-month-old baby found with a cigarette burn, 14 broken bones, and bruising all over her body.Angelica Jimenez -- the Chandler woman who was designated by Child Protective Se ... More >>

Did Angelica Jimenez Get Off Easy for Allowing Her Boyfriend to Use 4-Month-Old as an Ashtray?

Yesterday, Angelica Jimenez -- the Chandler woman who had a 4-month-old baby in her care end up with a cigarette burn, 14 broken bones, and bruising all over her body last year -- got her punishment.She was sentenced to a decade of probation.Jimenez, 25, pleaded guilty to child abuse in January for ... More >>

Paul Babeu Touts Gay Rights While LGBT Inmates in His Jail Suffer

Angelica Jimenez, Who Allowed Boyfriend to Use 4-Month-Old as an Ashtray, Gets Probation

​Angelica Jimenez -- the Chandler woman who had a 4-month-old baby in her care end up with a cigarette burn, 14 broken bones, and bruising all over her body last year -- was sentenced today to probation.Jimenez, 25, pleaded guilty to child abuse in January for just standing by as her convicted fel ... More >>

Missing New Mexico Couple Lived in Car For Five Days to Avoid Eastern Arizona Storms; Wife Found Dead

Chandler Police DepartmentElizabeth and Dana Davis​A missing New Mexico couple -- last seen in Chandler last week -- lived in their car for five days to avoid storms that pounded eastern Arizona over the weekend after they got lost in a remote area east of GlobeChandler Detective Seth Tyler says D ... More >>

Chandler Cop Shoots Suicidal Gunman -- After Gunman Shot Himself in the Head

​An officer-involved shooting in Chandler earlier this week has been ruled a suicide -- turns out the victim shot himself in the head before getting shot by police.According to the Chandler Police Department, about 6:45 p.m. Monday, 39-year-old Adam Buckner pointed a gun at one of his neighbors in ... More >>

Is Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Definitely Running For Congress?

Paul Babeu, co-star of the corniest political commercial of the 2010 election season, is running for Congress -- or is he?​The Pinal County Sheriff's Office confirmed to New Times yesterday that Sheriff Paul Babeu's right-hand man is forming an exploratory committee for a potential run for Babeu's ... More >>

Paul Babeu's Chief Deputy Steve Henry Considering a Run For Boss' Job -- Now That Babeu's Considering Running For Congress

PCSO Chief Deputy Steve Henry, it appears, is the heir-apparent to Sheriff Paul Babeu, who's probably running for Congress.​Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu announced last week that he's considering running for Congress -- his chief deputy, Steve Henry, however, apparently thinks Babeu is definitel ... More >>

Jahessye Shockley, Missing Glendale 5-Year-Old, Still Missing -- 40 Hours Later

Glendale Police Department Jahessye Shockley, 5, has been missing for nearly 40 hours.​Jahessye Shockley, the missing 5-year-old Glendale girl, has now been missing for roughly 40 hours, and investigators continue to search for the young girl. Authorities have expanded the search for Shock ... More >>

Amber Alert Issued For Missing 5-Year-Old Jahessye Shockley

Glendale Police DepartmentJahessye Shockley, 5, was last seen at a Glendale Apartment Complex last night.​The Glendale Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for a 5-year-old girl who was last seen at an apartment complex near 6800 North 45th Avenue.According to the Glendale P.D., the girl, J ... More >>

Paradise Valley Unified School District Bus Driver Busted Trying to Have Sex With 13-Year-Old

​James Louis Baker, 54, is a bus driver for the Paradise Valley Unified School District. He also seems to think 13-year-old girls are scouring the Internet for 54-year-old bus drivers to have sex with.We hate to break his heart, but they're not. However, cops posing as 13-year-old girls are anothe ... More >>

Backroom Casting Couch Porn Site Recruiter Antonio Adrian Gonzalez Arrested on Kiddy Porn Charges

MCSOAntonio Adrian Gonzalez, Backroom Casting Couch's top "talent" recruiter.​The sleazy, Scottsdale-based porn website Backroom Casting Couch is now short its best "talent" recruiter.Antonio Adrian Gonzalez, 28, was arrested yesterday on kiddy-porn charges following a multi-jurisdictional investi ... More >>

KPHO: Child Abducted Seven Years Ago Turns Up in Chandler -- Which is Kinda True

​If you checked the KPHO website this afternoon, you might be thinking a child who mysteriously vanished from Canada seven years ago turned up over the weekend with a strange woman at a laundromat in Chandler.Here's a link (although, the story has since been changed from its original version). ... More >>

County Supervisor Fulton Brock on Wife's Teenage Victim: "There's Something Different About That Boy"

www.biliterature.comMaricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock compared his wife's teenage victim to the Oscar Wilde character Dorian Gray, a hedonistic, immoral pleasure-seeker.​ Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock compared his molester wife's teenage victim to the fictional character of Dorian ... More >>

County Supervisor Fulton Brock Lied to Police About Knowing of Wife's Sexual Abuse of Teenage Boy, Report Shows

Chandler police concluded that Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock knew of his wife's affair with a teenage boy before her arrest.​If there was any doubt that Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock knew about the sexual relationship his somewhat-estranged wife, Susan Brock, was hav ... More >>

Missing Man With Autism Found Alive and Well Near Roosevelt Lake. No Word on Pet Pooch

Steven DeMarlie​Good news: 44-year-old Steven Michael DeMarlie,  reported missing yesterday by his wife, was found alive and well in the Tonto National Forest near Roosevelt Lake, the Chandler Police Department announced this afternoon.According to Chandler P.D. spokesman Detective Fran ... More >>

Fulton Brock/Susan Brock Jailhouse Phone Conversations Released. Joe Arpaio, Mormon Blessings, and Special Visits for "Couples" Amongst Topics of Conversation

Fulton Brock and his prison-bound wife are in the market for a prison that offers special visits for "couples."​The Chandler Police Department released its notes from telephone calls between Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock and his prison-bound/somewhat-estranged wife, Susan, that too ... More >>

Fulton Brock Tried to Hide Evidence of Affair Between Wife and Teenage Boy, Prosecutor Alleges at Susan Brock Sentencing Hearing

How much did Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock really know about his wife's relationship with a teenage boy?​As we mentioned in our prior post, Susan Brock, the somewhat-estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, was sentenced to 13 years in prison this afternoon for ha ... More >>

Susan Brock Sentencing Hearing Going Down Right Now. Expected to Last Two Days

Susan Brock's going to prison. For how long? We'll probably find out tomorrow.​We've been waiting on pins and needles for word from the Maricopa County Superior Court about the outcome of the sentencing hearing for Susan Brock, the somewhat-estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton ... More >>

Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock's Handwriting Sample Obtained Through Chandler Police Search Warrant. Related to Daughter's Teen Sex Case, Cops Say

Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock's had a rough six months.​Once again, just when we though the uber-bizarre sex scandal involving both the wife and daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock and a teenage boy couldn't possibly get any more bizarre, it did.The Chandler Police ... More >>

Rachel Brock Pleads Not Guilty; Prison-Bound Mom Says Daughter Admitted to Sex With Boy, Prosecutors Say

Rachel Brock ​Rachel Brock, the daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, was in court this morning where she pleaded not guilty to charges that she had sex with a then-13-year-old boy when she was 18.The boy, as you're probably aware, is the same child whom her mother, Susan Brock, was ... More >>

Rachel Brock Re-Arrested for Alleged Sex With Same Teen Her Mom's Convicted of Bedding

Rachel Brock's back in the clink.​Straight from the seemingly endless saga that is the Brock family sex scandal: Rachel Brock, the daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, was re-arrested last week and charged with the same sex-with-a-kid-related charges she faced when she was original ... More >>

Tampa Bay Rays Infielder Evan Longoria's Classic Camaro Stolen From Chandler Lot

ESPNEvan Longoria​While Tampa Bay Rays all-star third baseman Evan Longoria is swinging away in Florida as his team prepares for the upcoming season, thieves back in Arizona took off with his $75,000 Chevy Camaro. Longoria's 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS was one of two cars stolen out of the parking l ... More >>

Chandler Mall Shooter Probably is Accidentally Released Inmate Daniel Perez *UPDATED*

Is the guy who shot up Chandler Fashion Square this afternoon Daniel Perez? That seems to be the case.​*UPDATED: Click here for update.Last week, when Daniel Perez was accidentally released from custody, authorities were quick to note that he should be considered armed and very dangerous. It ... More >>

Rachel Brock, Daughter of County Supervisor, Released From Jail -- But That Doesn't Mean She's Off the Hook, County Attorney's Office Says

Rachel Brock​Rachel Brock, the 21-year-old daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, was released from jail on Friday, two days after being arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with the same minor her mother, Susan Brock, is accused of molesting.If you're not familiar wit ... More >>

Susan Brock Child Molestation Case: Friend Arrested for Tampering With Evidence

Chandler Police DepartmentChristian Weems allegedly tried to destroy evidence in the child molestation case against Susan Brock.​Honestly, we didn't think it was possible for a story about a Maricopa County Supervisor's wife allegedly carrying out a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy to ge ... More >>

Chandler Dad Accused of Murdering 7-Month-Old Daughter. Tells Police He "Hit Her Really, Really Hard"

Chandler Police DepartmentSergio Thomas​"I hit her really, really hard."That's what a Chandler dad told police about his 7-month-old daughter, who died at an area hospital this morning after suffering a skull fracture likely caused by her father, 21-year-old Sergio Thomas.According to court docume ... More >>

Grandfatherly Love: Chandler Grandpa Charged With Molesting Own Grandson

MCSOJohn Seitz probably won't be getting a "World's Greatest Grandpa" coffee mug for Christmas this year.​A Chandler woman had a pretty tough choice to make last month: either ignore the fact that her 8-year-old son was being molested, or turn in the person she caught doing it -- her 67-year-old f ... More >>

Maricopa County's Brady List Includes Phoenix PD Internal Affairs Commander

Officer Chrisman's on the Brady list, but so is the Phoenix PD's Commander for Internal Affairs Since the indictment of Phoenix Police Officer Richard Chrisman on a second degree murder charge in the slaying of south Phoenix resident Daniel Rodriguez, there's been much speculation about the so ... More >>

LifeLock Worries About Employee's Personal Data, Asks New Times to Alter Published Police Report

Lame! LifeLock, the so-called identity-theft "protection" company based in Tempe we wrote about last week, called us in a tizzy yesterday -- worried about the accidental publication of one its employees' personal data. This is the type of situation LifeLock would never put in a press release, b ... More >>

Foreclosed Home in Chandler Stripped of Fixtures by Owner, Cops Say; Man Faces Fraud Charges

  ​ It's one thing to "just walk away" from that upside-down mortgage and let your home sink into foreclosure. Some folks, though, like to hitch up a flatbed trailer and drive away with every toilet seat, cabinet and AC unit. Daniel Clark​Chandler ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Still on the Hook for Violating Thomas Lovejoy's Civil Rights in Doggie Death Case

Bandit, the $350,000 wonder dog...Squirm though he will, Sheriff Joe is still on the legal chopping block for violating the civil rights of Sgt. Thomas Lovejoy, the Chandler cop Arpaio had arrested and dragged through court on a bogus claim of animal cruelty. This, in the heat-related death of Lovej ... More >>

Chandler Police Looking for Man Who Stole More Than $20K From Elementary School

James Bassett​Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a man they believe stole thousands of dollars from a charter school in Chandler.Stealing from a school -- how, um, classy.Authorities say James Bassett, along with his wife, Laurie Bassett, embezzled more than $20,000 fro ... More >>

Party Favors: At Rasputin's Equestrian Manor, the Debauchery Continues Well Past Closing Time

Citrus Cafe Owner Accused of Stealing Customers' Credit Cards Bragged His Presence was Key at Eatery

When a newspaper gets a good quote, sometimes you don't know it's good until much later. Such is the case with Andrew Paparella Jr., owner of Andrew's New American at Citrus Cafe in Chandler, who's been accused by Chandler police of stealing his customers' credit numbers in a scheme to make a fe ... More >>

Three-Time Loser Deputy County Attorney Screws Up, Again

We know it's very bad karma to laugh at people in over their heads, but when it comes to Deputy County Attorney Lisa Aubuchon, we just can't help ourselves. We have nothing against Aubuchon personally; it's just that County Attorney Andrew Thomas appointed her to run his pre-trial division -- and ... More >>

Chandler Police Seeking Charges on State Senator John Huppenthal

Sheriff Joe Still Paints Himself As an Animal Rights Hero, While Ignoring Allegations of Animal Abuse Against the MCSO

Alien Nation

Undocumented workers constitute the biggest political issue in Arizona. But do we want to send them packing?

How to drink and drive and get away with it

- and just in time for Labor Day weekend

Porno Cop

Former Chandler cop and pornographer Ron Dible tells the naked truth.

Cause Celeb

After years of wildly blasting the Chandler power structure, self-proclaimed civil rights advocate Ramon Gomez now finds himself under attack

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Jingo All the Way

Outside groups leading the anti-immigration campaign in Arizona are trying to distance themselves from their own bigoted pasts.

Chandler Rocks! Or, Stoned Again.

THE BAD NEWS BEARERS

EVICTIONS, SUBPOENAS, REPOS--CONSTABLES SPEND THEIR LIVES GIVING PEOPLE GRIEF. NOW THESE HARBINGERS OF HEARTBREAK JUST MIGHT BE LOOKING AT THEIR OWN PINK SLIPS.