New York Crime

Loose Cannons Motorcycle Club and Rival Gang Shoot it Out in Apache Junction

Two motorcycle gangs shot it out in the early morning hours of Sunday while at a party at the Loose Cannons Motorcycle club house in Apache Junction. Four people were injured, and one is in critical condition, according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. See also:Devils Disciples M ... More >>

Prescott-Area Cops at Bar Fight Claimed They Didn't Know Name of Fellow Cop, in Their Own Motorcycle Club, Who Threw Punch

A pair of high-ranking cops who were at a Prescott bar where a Glendale man was injured in a fight said they couldn't remember the name of the fellow cop who punched the man, although they went to that bar with this cop as part of their motorcycle club.According to the Prescott Police Department rep ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley's Mom Jerice Hunter Now Without a Lawyer After Not Paying the Bills

The court process for Jerice Hunter -- the woman accused of murdering her 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, before tossing her body in the garbage -- may take a bit longer now, since Hunter is short an attorney.The public-information office at the Maricopa County Superior Court says Hunter's ca ... More >>

Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler Denies Bar-Fight Allegations, But Resigns From Motorcycle Club

Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler released a statement over the weekend to quell rumors that he was involved in a December 22 Prescott bar fight in which a Glendale man was injured. The incident came to light after the 23-year-old victim showed up at a hospital with facial injuries, saying ... More >>

Off-Duty Cops at Prescott Bar Mistaken for Motorcycle Gang by Glendale Assault Victim

A group of off-duty cops at a Prescott bar were mistaken for violent motorcycle gang members by a Glendale man who says he was assaulted by them. Prescott police talked to the 23-year-old victim at about 11 p.m. on Saturday night while he was being treated at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center's w ... More >>

Inside Drenth: A Look at What Made a Fallen Cop Tick

Mexicans Pay in Blood for America's War on Drugs

Dominic Chagolla Will Spend His Life in Prison for Stabbing His Mom to Death

Dominic Chagolla will be spending the rest of his life in prison for murdering his mother in December 2010.A jury convicted Chagolla of first-degree murder in late April for stabbing Maria Chagolla to death, and Judge Sherry Stephens sentenced him this morning to natural life in prison.Maria Chagoll ... More >>

Carlos Sturgus Found Out It's Pretty Easy to Be Identified in a Shooting With the Yankees Logo Tattooed to His Forehead

If the description of a shooting suspect includes the New York Yankees logo tattooed to his forehead, it really cuts down on the guesswork.That's how 21-year-old Carlos Benito Sturgus got caught making another awful life decision last week in Mesa, as police say he admitted to shooting a guy from th ... More >>

Dominic Chagolla Found Guilty of Murder in His Mother's 2010 Stabbing Death

Dominic Chagolla was described as a bit of a mama's boy in court documents obtained by New Times detailing the death of his mother, Maria Chagolla, in December 2010.Turns out, he wasn't that much of a mama's boy, as a jury found Dominic Chagolla guilty today of first-degree murder in his mom's stabb ... More >>

Antoin Thurman, Retired Pimp, Survives Being Shot by as Many as Four Cops

Glendale resident Antoin Thurman -- a man who once made an educational video describing his prostitute-management skills (more on that later) -- was booked into jail Friday night after surviving gunshots from as many as four police officers.Thurman, 26, was allegedly in a domestic-violence situation ... More >>

Believe it or Not, a Police Officer Says He Found Meth in Moses Ulloa's Car

​According to a Glendale police officer, he found 10 grams of meth in a car being driven by the gentleman to our right.In court documents obtained by New Times, the officer says he was driving the opposite direction of a car on 59th Avenue being driven by 31-year-old Moses Ulloa.Police say Ulloa t ... More >>

Lesbian Lovers Quarrel Over Heroin Use Ends When Denise Lewis Fatally Shoots Girlfriend in the Face

​Denise Lewis, 27, had apparently had enough of her girlfriend's heroin use -- during an argument over the matter, Lewis shot her in the face, killing her.According to court records obtained by New Times, Glendale police were called to an apartment in the 6800 block of North 67th Avenue about 10:1 ... More >>

'Honor Killing' Conviction in Canada Evokes Memories of Horrific Local Case

News out of Canada a few days ago about the first-degree murder convictions and life sentences of a man, his wife, and their 21-year-old son: ​Their victims were the parents' three daughters, ages 19, 17, and 13, and the husband's first wife. Authorities found the bodies of the four fema ... More >>

Arizona Republic's Uneven Victim Protection Program: Sex Suspect's Name Omitted in One Case, but Not in Another

The arrest of men on suspicion of sexual misconduct with their own family members makes for a journalistic conundrum: Name the suspect, and you've all but identified the victim.Local media was presented with this challenge yesterday -- twice. Court records show that two men -- Jose Alfredo Rivera of ... More >>

Bruce Branscom, Jose Alfredo Rivera Arrested in Two Separate Molestations of 12-Year-Olds; Rivera Claims Girl Forced Herself on Him

Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeBruce Allan Branscom​Jose Alfredo Rivera of Glendale and Bruce Allan Branscom of Mesa likely don't know each other, but they've got something in common:Both were arrested on New Year's Day for allegedly molesting 12-year-old girls.The situations are separate, ... More >>

Cops: James Polinori Found Pissing on Himself During DUI Stop -- Which is Hilarious, According to His Facebook Friends

Cops found James Polinori pissing on himself during a DUI stop over the weekend. ​When you gotta go, you gotta go -- even if you're getting stopped for a DUI.When police found 36-year-old James Polinori stopped on the side of the road Saturday night, he was pissing all over himself -- and his .254 ... More >>

New Research Demolishes the Stereotype of the Underage Sex Worker

Jahessye Shockley's Mother: "I Want to Talk to Jan Brewer." Continues to Bash Glendale P.D., CPS

James KingJerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, went to the State Capitol today to criticize the Glendale Police Department.​The Glendale Police Department tells New Times its investigation into the disappearance of 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley is its "number on priori ... More >>

Iraq Native Faleh Almaleki Gets 34 Years in Prison for Murdering His Americanized Daughter

Honor Killing Dad Gets 34 Years in Prison at Emotional Hearing

Just back from downtown Phoenix's county courthouse, where Faleh Almaleki has been sentenced to 34 1/2 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of his daughter Noor and near-murder of another woman. Faleh Almaleki: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" ​We'll be writing in more detail about th ... More >>

Mother Turns in Son and His "Bad" Friend for Dragging Death of Glendale Teen

Anita Munoz died yesterday after suffering head injuries during a robbery attempt last week.​Glendale police have arrested two men in connection with the death of a high school sophomore who police say was either pushed from or dragged by a moving car during a robbery attempt last week.Lino ... More >>

Afghan War Vet Fatally Shot by Glendale Cop -- After Shooting at Female Officer

www,facebook.comJeremiah Pulaski​Jeremiah Pulaski, 24, returned to his home in Glendale from Afghanistan -- where he served in the United States Army -- in February, and it appears he's had some trouble readjusting to society.According to his latest Facebook status update, he was thinking about do ... More >>

Afghan War Army Vet Shot Victim Because He Said Marines Were the Best. Parents Claim PTSD's to Blame

www.facebook.comJeremiah Pulaski​The Afghan war veteran fatally shot by a Glendale police officer early Saturday morning suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism, his parents told police after the shooting, and, as an Army man, he apparently isn't too fond of the Marine Corps.Ac ... More >>

Heineken Thief Who Stabbed Good Samaritan Identified; Still Loose

If you know where 29-year-old Matthew Papanek is, call the cops.​The Peoria Police Department says it has identified the man responsible for last week's Heineken heist, during which the suspect stabbed a good samaritan who tried to stop him. Unfortunately, the alleged thug's still on the loose.Pol ... More >>

"Honor Killing" Case UPDATE: Faleh Almaleki Convicted of 2nd-Degree Murder and Other Charges

The jury has rendered its verdict in the high-profile murder case of former Glendale resident Faleh Almaleki, accused in the so-called "honor killing" of his oldest child, 20-year-old Noor.Faleh Almaleki is likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars,​Guilty of second-degree murder in the Oct ... More >>

"Honor Killing" Jury Still Deliberating Faleh Almaleki's Fate: UPDATE

Maricopa County jurors went home yesterday without reaching a verdict in the "honor killing" case of Glendale man Faleh Almaleki, who stands accused of killing his daughter Noor and seriously injuring a former family friend.Waiting game continues for Faleh Almaleki​The 12-person panel deliberated ... More >>

Honor Killing Murder Trial in Home Stretch as Lead Detective Hangs Tough On Stand

Assistant public defender Jeffrey Kirchler tried to suggest at Faleh Almaleki's murder trial yesterday that the lead detective in the case invented the "honor killing" angle that turned this Maricopa County case into an international sensation. Faleh Almaleki: Will he take the witness stand ... More >>

Branded: Can Tucson Ever Live It Down?

Arizona's Lax Gun Laws Helped Make Tucson's Jared Lee Loughner Possible

Ten Rampages by Mentally Ill People Who Bought Guns That Can Teach Lawmakers What to do Next

Seung Hui Cho slipped through a loophole in Virginia law when he bought his gun. Lawmakers in that state fixed the problem​ The deadly mass shooting in Tucson on Saturday was by no means the first to raise questions about how mentally ill people bought firearms. In some cases, state or federa ... More >>

Maria Chagolla Death: Son Arrested for Murder

Police say Dominic Chagolla murdered his own mother.​Two days after her body was found dead in her SUV in Glendale, the son of Maria Chagolla has been arrested for her murder.Dominic Anthony Chagolla, 32, was arrested yesterday after police say they found evidence that linked him to the murder.Mar ... More >>

SWAT Team Called in to Track Down Woman Suspected of Shooting Cab Driver

www.theazon.com​If you noticed a section of 27th Avenue was shut down this morning, not to worry -- it was just the Phoenix Police Department's SWAT team trying to find a woman who may have shot and killed a cab driver. Around 6 a.m. today, Phoenix police got a call that a man had been shot near t ... More >>

Vinlanders Vanquished: Phoenix PD's Career Criminal Squad Crushes White Supremacist Gang in Arizona

The Vinlanders Social Club, out of business in AZ because of the Career Criminal SquadAccording to records on file with the Maricopa County Superior Court, the investigators of the Phoenix Police Department's elite Career Criminal Squad, with the assistance of the local Anti-Defamation League,& ... More >>

Rabbi Cleared of Rape Charges Speaks Out About Ordeal

Rabbi Bryan Bramly​Rabbi Bryan Bramly's had a nightmarish few months. Since March, he was suspected of raping a 7-year-old girl, publicly asked by his temple to resign, and considered by many to be just another religious leader to have a thing for little kids.On Wednesday Rabbi Bramly was vindicat ... More >>

Argument Over UFC Fight Leads to Gilbert Shooting

Kemonte Tremayne Wesson​There's an argument to be made that violence on TV leads to violence in the real world. A Glendale man may have contributed to this argument.Police say 32-year-old Kemonte Tremayne Wesson was arrested early Sunday morning for shooting a 37-year-old man with whom he ha ... More >>

Heroin-Filled Hiking Boots Earn Mexican Doctor Seven-Year Prison Sentence

www.nrainsights.com​Two Mexican men, one a medical doctor, were sentenced to prison yesterday for their participation in a heroin-trafficking conspiracy that stretched from a drug cartel in Colombia, through Arizona, and all the way to New York City.Dr. Jose David Portillo-Lopez, 39,&nb ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 15

Gilbert Rabbi Arrested in Decade-Old Rape Case of 7-Year-Old Girl

U.S. Marshals Services Rabbi Bryan Bramley was arrested today on first degree rape charges.​A Gilbert Rabbi was arrested today in the 2000 rape of a 7-year-old girl in New York City.The U.S. Marshals Service tells New Times that its Child Predator Apprehension Team and detectives with the N ... More >>

Shirtless DUI Suspect Passes Out in Front of Cop During Stop

www.yeah-oops.com Feelin' a little wobbly?​If you're too fucked up to stay conscious when getting questioned by a cop, you're too fucked up to be driving a car, stupid.A California man learned that lesson the hard way after passing out in front of a Yavapai County Sheriff's deputy ... More >>

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

Is Nothing Sacred?: Apparently Not in Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas’ Wacked Legal World

Hot Links: Homemade Bombs at NAU, a Reattached Hand, and the Phoenix Suns

​The Phoenix Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-111 in Phoenix Wednesday night. The win was the Suns 15th consecutive home victory this season and gave the team the best record in the NBA at 12-3...A West Valley Mayo Clinic has stopped accepting a certain types of Me ... More >>

Hot Links: Crystal Meth, John McCain's House, and Park Fees

​The former home of Senator John McCain is going up for auction. The home, near Glendale and Central avenues, has 13 bedrooms, two guest houses, and 14.5 bathrooms. The auction price will start at $5.9 million...Queen Creek officials are asking residents to help decide on a slogan for the city ... More >>

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

There's no good proof the real Medium, Allison DuBois, has ever cracked a case, but her fans don't care

Noise in the 'Hood

Good listeners make bad neighbors

The Case of the Two Abigails

One infant dies with her head in a noose, another dies inside a toy chest. Each was in a father's care, and homicide cops want answers

Risky Business

Two teens are murdered, as violence escalates at West Valley house parties. Some blame party-crew rivalry

Double Crossed

The Church of Scientology has a reputation for ruthlessly going after its enemies. Robert Cipriano claims Scientologists rewarded him for helping them do just that. Now he's turned on them.