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Brett Mecum, AZ's Republican Superhero, Lands Job with State AG Tom Horne as Legislative Liaison

Brett Mecum, local Republican Party operative and dirt magnet, has landed a job as legislative liaison for someone with a reputation even more tarnished than his: State Attorney General Tom Horne. Mecum was fired as the Arizona GOP's executive director in May of 2011 for unknown reasons. But it was ... More >>

Bid Thee Well

Fast Cars and Rap Stars: How a Sugar Daddy's Empire Crumbled on Everyone Involved

Brett Mecum, Fired State GOP Director, Working on State Senator Frank Antenori's Congressional Campaign

​Since being fired as state Republican Party executive director last summer, Brett Mecum has found work as a political consultant and is helping out on state Senator Frank Antenori's Congressional bid.Antenori's one of several Republicans seeking to fill the seat left vacant by Congresswoman Gabri ... More >>

Brett Mecum, Former State GOP Director, Takes Plea in 2009 Speeding Case; Completes Defensive Driving School

Brett Mecum, former executive director for the state Republican Party, lost his speeding case last month after a two-year court battle.​The criminal speeding case of Brett Mecum, former executive director for the state Republican Party, ended last month after a two-year odyssey through the court s ... More >>

Alleged Meth Head Starts Fire on Sidewalk; Zapped With Taser Three Times Before Cops Could Get Cuffs on Him

MCSO Gerald Seyfried​If there's one thing 37-year-old alleged meth head Gerald Alfred Seyfried won't do, it's go quietly.Seyfried got popped over the weekend after setting a fire on a sidewalk for no apparent reason. Rather than explain the situation to the arresting officers, he started a ... More >>

Phoenix Police Make Arrest in Murder of 90-Year-Old Do-Gooder

Phoenix PDEduardo Pimental​It's been three months since 90-year-old Semoure Sendrow was murdered after withdrawing $20,000 from a bank to give to charities as his annual Christmas donation, and last night, police arrested the man they say killed him.Last night, Phoenix police arrested 22-year-old ... More >>

The Garage Is In Need of a Tune-Up

Cops Looking For Men Who Robbed, Killed 90-Year-Old Man

​Phoenix police are searching for two unknown men believed responsible for the robbery and eventual death of a 90-year-old man. Police say the man, Seymour Sendrow, died on Sunday as a result of his declining health due to injuries sustained during the robbery.

Phoenix's Latest Bank-Robbing Bozo Dubbed "Bad Teeth Bandit" by Authorities

The "Bad Teeth Bandit" hard at work.​The man now-dubbed by the Phoenix Police Department as the "Bad Teeth Bandit" has struck again, this time hitting a Wells Fargo on Tatum Boulevard in Phoenix not too far from a different Wells Fargo he robbed a few weeks ago.The suspect, described as a white ma ... More >>

Justin Draper Pleads Guilty in 2006 Triple-Fatal Crash; Firefighter Mom of One Victim Busted for Shoplifting in Houston

Justin Draper, seen here in the mug shot from his 2009 arrest, pleaded guilty this month in the 2006 Surprise crash that left three teens dead.​A 22-year-old Surprise man has pleaded guilty in a 2006 crash that left three teens dead, and the firefighter mom of one victim is being treat ... More >>

Phoenix Bank Robbed by Guy With "Messed Up" Teeth

Phoenix PD​It isn't uncommon for police to release details about certain physical characteristics of a suspect involved in a crime. A tattoo, a scar -- things along those lines.According to the Phoenix Police Department, one of the characteristics that might help track down the guy who robbed a ba ... More >>

Rapper "The Hard Money Lender" Indicted on Drug-Trafficking Charges

www.automaticmusicgroup.net ​If you've never heard of rapper/producer "The Hard Money Lender," don't worry, neither have we.  But his days ballin' as a Los Angeles rap mogul may have come to an end since federal authorities are ordering him to turn over about $25 million worth of as ... More >>

Shoot to Kill: An Antique Dealer Has One Last Chance at Freedom After Gunning Down an Unarmed Homeless Trespasser

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Serving Up Stapley: Why’s the Don Stapley Prosecution a Big Joke? Because the Accusers Are Far Shadier Than the Accused

Hot Links: Home Loans, AZ Soldiers, and Church Meals

To try and fill vacant homes and revitalize neighborhoods, the city of Phoenix is offering residents a $15,000 loan toward a down payment on a foreclosed home. The stipulations are that loan recipients must live in the house and arrange their own mortgages...More than 150 Arizona soldiers from the 3 ... More >>

Brett Mecum Article Removed by Popular Right-Wing Blog; Sonoran Alliance Denies Republican Party Influenced Decision

One of our fleet-fingered readers managed to cut and paste the text of a right-wing blog post and its comments about Brett Mecum (above), executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, just before blog site deleted the content. Like many blog sites, including our own Valley ... More >>

Thomas Reverses Stance on Charging "Super-Speeders;" Republican Party Director Among First to be Reamed

  Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas (right) has decided it's okay to prosecute "super-speeders" caught by freeway speed cameras, reversing a decision he made in March.  And leadfoot state Republican Party director Brett Mecum (see police mugshot below) is one of the first to ... More >>

Brett Mecum, Arizona Republican Party Exec Director, Accused of Doing 109 MPH in His Ford Mustang

The Department of Public Safety just announced why Brett Mecum, the 30-year-old executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, was arrested this morning at party headquarters: Mecum, the glum-faced guy in the picture, was caught by a freeway speed camera on April 10 doing 109 mph in his sports ... More >>

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, August 2, 2007

Meth Fatalities

Methamphetamine is number-one with a bullet when it comes to violent death in Phoenix

Speed Demonology

Rice burners, bitchin' Camaros and bikini babes: That's After 9's Midnight Run at Speedworld

BEST CURE FOR ROAD RAGE

Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving

Dude Where's My Car?

Tales from the nation's auto theft capital

Calling All Cars

Varoom into the Phoenix Civic Plaza

Vroom With a View

Auto show kicks into gear

Bladder Problems

Phoenix has spent $1.5 million to install fuel bladders in police cruisers and they can't pass emissions tests

Race Invaders

Bad guys sport the goods

2 the Extreme

The high-speed sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious delivers more noise and more flash

Permanent Recess

Teenagers are the worst drivers on the road. So why do schools encourage them to speed recklessly at lunchtime?

Hot Wheels

The Spike slides into the driver's seat

Good Riddance

Someone take the wheel because Gone in 60 Seconds is lost in boring wreckage

Ricky-Ticky-Tacky

Ricky Martin's solo debut in Phoenix a sellout in more ways than one

For Reasons Unknown

Dana Wells' family and friends believe his death was no accident. The truth might have died with him.

Deja Vroom!!!

Tot rods to hell! Yesterday's pedal cars tear into 2000!

King Bobby

Bobby Fuller billed himself "The Rock & Roll King of the Southwest." His reign was short. He dropped acid, died young and left behind some of the wildest rock guitar ever.

True Detective Story

Mariano Albano--a caring iconoclast and a first-rate cop--retires after 20 years

Pink Cat, Underdog

Scott Walker is the longest of long shots to beat boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez. But the skinny Mesa fighter who calls himself "The Pink Cat" isn't about to miss his golden opportunity.

BUN APPETIT

THE CASE OF TH FALLACIOUS PHALLUS FONDLERWANTED POSTERS CREATE AN IDENTY CRISIS FOR ASU WEST STUDENT

WAS MONCRIEF PLAYING 'D'?COUNTERSUIT CLAIMS EX-NBA STAR WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF WHEN ASSAULT OCCURRED