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Ripoff Crew Dressed Like SWAT Team Steals $60K From Kidnapped Would-Be Pot Sellers; One Victim Leaps from Trunk on Way to Desert

A group of men dressed up like a SWAT team and armed with assault rifles robbed and kidnapped three people connected to a pot-selling scheme last month in Litchfield Park. One of the terrified victims jumped from the trunk of a Jaguar going 60 mph while being taken to a desert location. The victim ... More >>

Man's Partner Murdered in Drug Deal, He Gets Charged

The Phoenix Police Department arrested a man suspected of murder, after he and his partner - who eventually died from his wounds - were shot during a drug deal in June.Daniel Albert Alvarado, 29, has been charged with murder and two counts of intent to sell marijuana. According to a PD report, Alvar ... More >>

Mark Grace Sentenced to Four Months in Jail in DUI Case

Former Arizona Diamondbacks first-baseman and color-commentator Mark Grace was sentenced this morning to four months in jail.According to a Maricopa County Superior Court spokesman, Grace was granted work release, and will also serve two years on probation.See also:-Mark Grace and Daron Sutton Being ... More >>

Arizona AG Tom Horne's Sex Scandal Scuttles Gubernatorial Bid

Tom Horne's Fender-Bender: Photos for the Curious

As I mentioned in a blog item Monday, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne's initial court date for the March fender-bender that took place at his presumed mistress Camen Chenal's abode is this Friday morning. The Phoenix Police Department just released its report on the incident, along with these p ... More >>

Treasure MammaL's "The Real Talk Diaries: The Road to SXSW"

See also: Treasure Mammal's SxSW "Real Talk Diaries" by Tye Rabens We see our first hipster in the Las Cruces, New Mexico gas station; we must be getting closer to SXSW. We gunned it in the rented Kia Forte straight to El Paso, where we have a fly-by, "gas station money" gig at a place called M's ... More >>

Sophia Vargas Has Been Missing Since She Went Drinking With Friends She Met on the Internet

Mesa PDSophia Vargas​A Mesa woman has been missing since Monday, when she told family members she was going out to meet some friends she met on the Internet.According to the Mesa Police Department, Sophia Vargas, 28, left her house about 8 p.m. Monday night, when she told her cousin she was going ... More >>

Mark Grace DUI Update: BAC Results Are In and Former D-Back was .128 Tipsy

Scottsdale Police Department Mark Grace​Bombing around Scottsdale boozed up on "two glasses" of scotch, former Arizona Diamondbacks ballplayer Mark Grace was busted by Scottsdale Police with a BAC of .128, according to court documents obtained by New Times. The famed former ballplayer, who ... More >>

Super Stereo Explains "Life Passed Me By" and "Jaguar" (VIDEO)

Whitney BlairSuper Stereo​You might have read about local electro pop band Super Stereo in this week's music feature in Phoenix New Times. While you'll get the details of how the group came together there, you'll also notice the band is a bit into fantasy and myth-building -- so much so, the group ... More >>

Investigations Into Thomas Abbott's Brutal Death Were Botched by Phoenix Police; His Family's Convinced It's Because He Was Gay

Your Favorite Foods All Dolled Up

Fulvio Bonavia​Remember the very first episode of Project Runway? You know, the one where Austin makes the corn husk dress? Love it. Running around food and fashion blogs lately are these amazing visual treats from famed Italian photographer Fulvio Bonavia. Bonavia is best known for shooting ad ca ... More >>

Morning Poll -- What's More Obnoxious: "Thuggish Mob" of Raza Studies Supporters, or Tom Horne Smiling While Being Called a Racist?

Everyone in this photo is being obnoxious on one level or another.​State Attorney General Tom Horne issued a press release yesterday in which he links to a video that shows a "thuggish mob" of Raza studies supporters heckle him from the steps of the state Capitol all the way to his gold Jaguar sed ... More >>

From Party Girl to Oscar Winner, Sofia Coppola's Journey to Somewhere

Flier of the Week: Asses of Evil at Copper State Tavern

​This flier sure is pretty for advertising a show by a band that goes by the name of Asses of Evil. It's a bright and colorful portrait of a lady with pin-up girl style, and it almost looks as if it could have a place in a comic book. Asses of Evil bassist Tana Satana designed the flier with ... 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 >>

Captor of "Macho B" -- Last Living Jaguar in Arizona Before Being Killed in Captivity -- Pleads Guilty to Endangered Species Violation

Arizona Game and Fish Department Macho B​The man who captured an endangered jaguar, whose controversial death sparked outrage from animal-rights groups, pleaded guilty in federal court today to prohibited "take" of an animal.Emil McCain, a biologist working for the Borderlands Jaguar Detect ... More >>

You Asked For It: Thee Jaguar Sharks

​ Thee Jaguar Sharks Thee Jaguar Sharks (Wahalla Music) GRADE: B Surf rock can't help but be a bit ironic out of the context of the time and space that it was created. That is to say, in the 2000s and in the middle of the desert, the meaning just doesn't quite translate the way one might like. ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Surf Garage Cocktail Party

Surf rock? Garage Rock? Cocktails? Sounds like the recipe for a cool Saturday night to me! The Ruby Room hosts four bands from the two genres Saturday, including The Surfside IV, who get their name on the drum kit in the poster, The Rebel Set, and Thee Jaguar Sharks of Tempe (not to be confused with ... More >>

The New Times Summer of Sound punk show recap

Asses of Evil

Asses of Evil
(self-released)

Nice to be missed

Sympathy for the Devil

A con man may be smart enough to escape death row by pretending he’s mentally retarded. Are we dumb enough to buy it?

Killer Candidate

Would-be legislator Dan Coleman wants to talk issues. But his past is just so much more interesting

What Would Jesus Do?

The winged wonder speaks for Jesus when it says: Keep Father Dale on his "electronic" leash! Plus, inside local Hollyweird casting calls

C'mon, Get Happy

Art imitates life in acclaimed film

Bonding Rituals

A 007 fanatic hits the mother lode of secret agent lore

Dead Heads

Ten bucks to pay your respects

The Real Deihl

How a Paradise Valley snake-oil salesman sprayed his way to success

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

The Fast and the Frustrated

All revved up with no place to go, Valley teens -- and hemi-ed up husbands -- go wild on the streets

Chuting Stars

Paragliders kiss the sky

Package Deal

Tooling around at Celebrity

Hombres in Tights

Lucha libre lives on

The Magnificent Strummer

The Clash leader dies, closing out a somber 2002 for rebel music

Best Place To Grub A Hub

Hub-Cap City

Ass-Backwards

Reverse chronology leads nowhere fast in gimmicky Memento

Outland

It's the fifth annual Out Far! Phoenix International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Critical Mass 2000

Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

Milk of Human Blindness

Pay It Forward is so sweet it should sicken, but the sugar won't be denied

Get a Grip!

Star-struck Hollywood hopefuls fight to make the scene in Phoenix's filmland fringe.

Youth Must Be Serviced

Horny high schoolers, dangerous liaisons and Cruel Intentions

Going for Broke

Dick Berry claims his bankruptcy services are cheaper than an attorney's, and just as effective. While court officials and many customers agree it's a scam conceived by white-collar felons, those who would shut him down are discovering they don't know Dic

Death of an Heiress

Why was socialite Jeanne Tovrea shot to death? Investigators believe a lust for her huge inheritance is a distinct possibility.

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.

THE OBJECT OF THEIR DESIRE

WOULD-BE POWER COUPLE TOM AND LINDA RAWLES WANT VOTES MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE

ARCADIA'S CLASH OF '93WHEN DIVERSITY CONFRONTS GENTILITY, SCHOOLS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES

LIFE OR DEATH DECISION

JERRY'S SECRET BATTLE PLAN

CHERCHEZ LA FEMME

One More Death In The Bolles Case

Tales from the funeral service for Brad Funk, 57, the shadowy figure of the 1976 Don Bolles murder case