Scottsdale Police Department

Scottsdale Cop's Fatal Shooting of 72-Year-Old Preston Phillips Caught on Camera

The Scottsdale Police Department's second fatal officer-involved shooting this month was caught on camera, as a neighbor recorded the confrontation between the Scottsdale officer and 72-year-old Preston Phillips last month. Unfortunately, that 19-year-old neighbor released the video to KPHO Channel ... More >>

Michael Cohn Tells Scottsdale Cops He Strangled His Wife of 26 Years

Michael Cohn, a 61-year-old Scottsdale resident, called the Scottsdale Police Department Wednesday morning to alert them authorities that he had just killed his wife of more than 26 years, Linda.The way events are described in court documents obtained by New Times, Cohn sounds like one of the most n ... More >>

Scottsdale Cops Shoot, Kill Man Wanted for Questioning in Sex Crimes

Scottsdale police officers shot and killed a man this morning who was wanted for questioning in sex crimes.Police haven't released the 45-year-old man's name, but Scottsdale Officer David Pubins says in an e-mail that the man first pointed the gun at himself, then pointed it at officers, before firi ... More >>

Thomas Hawes Identified as Man Fatally Shot by Scottsdale Cops; Five Detectives on Leave

Scottsdale police have identified the man shot and killed this morning by officers as 45-year-old Thomas Hawes.As you could probably tell by the orange jumpsuit Hawes is wearing in the photo on the right, Hawes has a bit of a criminal history, including a short stint in prison.See also:-Scottsdale C ... More >>

Actor Jason London Took a Dump Inside a Scottsdale Cop Car, Said He's "Happy as Sh*t"

Actor Jason London best known -- and perhaps only known -- for his role as Randall 'Pink' Floyd in the movie Dazed and Confused, took a shit in a Scottsdale police car Sunday night.According to a Scottsdale Police Department report, this was only after London sneezed in a man's face at the Martini R ... More >>

Screaming, Expletives, and, Eventually, Police: All in the First Night of Kitchen Nightmares Taping at Amy's Baking Company

Yelpers went nuts over the weekend -- and guess who was the topic? Amy Bouzaglo of Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, who apparently cooked up a storm on Saturday. In fact, I reached out to one diner who was at Saturday night's taping of Kitchen Nightmares at Amy's. He got a very real dose of real ... More >>

Paul Penzone Can Beat Arpaio, If He Turns Up the Heat

Joe Arpaio, DeeDee Blase, and Her Shrill Attacks on Paul Penzone

Local activist and Mike Stauffer for Sheriff supporter DeeDee Blase has been of great assistance to Sheriff Joe Arpaio of late. Sure, she's garnered a spoonful of media interest for protesting the church Arpaio attends in Fountain Hills, along with a handful of others. But that's nothing compared ... More >>

Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff's Race or Forever Be the Goat

Arpaio Challenger Paul Penzone Comes Clean About a 2003 Altercation with Ex-Wife

Is Joe Arpaio Trying to Intimidate Opponent Mike Stauffer?

​The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office admitted yesterday that it asked the Arizona Attorney General's Office to "contact" Scottsdale Lieutenant Mike Stauffer -- Sheriff Joe Arpaio's opponent in this year's election -- and ask him about "inside information" he received about the December death of M ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Sicks AG's Office On Opponent Mike Stauffer; Candidate For Sheriff Says MCAO Won't Prosecute His Cases. Intimidation?

​The Arizona Attorney General's Office currently is investigating Scottsdale Lieutenant Mike Stauffer at the directive of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over last year's jailhouse death of Marty Atencio (the MCSO disputes it's an "investigation," but we got our hands on a recording of a voic ... More >>

Art Cars: American Folk Art You Can't Hang on the Wall

Joe Arpaio's Expectant Mom-Shackling Earns Him Another Lawsuit

Miriam Mendiola-Martinez, and her son angel, born Christmas week, 2009. Living in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County is like living in a medieval version of the movie Groundhog Day, where each morning one awakens with further reminders that we do not live in the civilized world.Two years ago, I fi ... More >>

Is Defense Attorney David Appleton a Murderer?

MCSODefense attorney David Appleton​Scottsdale defense attorney David Appleton fatally shot a father of three during an apparent road-rage incident earlier this month. Yesterday, we learned that the second-degree murder charge against him has been dropped -- for now."We've asked the Scottsdale Pol ... More >>

Murder Charge Dropped Against David Appleton, Lawyer Who Fatally Shot Man During Road-Rage Incident

​The second-degree murder charge against David Appleton, a Scottsdale defense attorney who fatally shot a motorist during an apparent road-rage incident earlier this month, has been dropped, the County Attorney's Office confirms to New Times. However, that doesn't mean he won't eventually be charg ... More >>

Scottsdale Defense Attorney David Appleton Faces Murder Rap After Road-Rage Shooting

Scottsdale Police DepartmentDavid Appleton, the former president of the Phoenix Trial Lawyer's Association, fatally shot a man during an apparent road rage incident last night.​"Inconsistencies" in his story about fatally shooting a man during an apparent road-rage incident last night has led to t ... More >>

Julie Kuhns Got Hopped Up on Vodka Monday Morning and "Accidentally" Shot Her Married Boyfriend

Scottsdale Police DepartmentJulie Kuhns​Julie Kuhns' boyfriend might have some explaining to do...to his wife.Kuhns, 45, was arrested Monday after admitting to police that she drank a third of a bottle of vodka before "accidentally" shooting her boyfriend in the chest.Her boyfriend, it turns out, ... More >>

Brett Sutter, Calgary Flames (That's a Hockey Team, Zonies) Forward, Arrested for Assault in Scottsdale

Scottsdale Police DepartmentBrett Sutter​Are the Phoenix Coyotes so bad that their opponents think it's OK to stay out partying until 2 a.m. the night before a game? Calgary Flames center Brett Sutter apparently thinks so and it's landed him in a bit of trouble.The Flames are in town to play the C ... More >>

Convicted Scottsdale Bank Robber Possibly Lookin' at 80 Years in Clink

WTRF OhioMichael Yanni​It seems nearly every other day we get a press release from a Valley law enforcement agency asking for the public's help in tracking down someone who robbed a bank. It's rare that we hear any news of one of those robbers being caught or convicted.Today is one of the rare day ... More >>

PETA Public-Service Announcements to Run in Valley Movie Theatres -- Thanks, Dan Harkins

www.fugly.com​Thanks to an "unfortunate incident" involving Harkins Theatres owner Dan Harkins, his dog, his car, and this typical white-hot Valley summer, moviegoers at certain Harkins theaters must now sit through simplistic PETA public-service announcements b ... More >>

Though Pooch was Fine, Harkins Theaters Owner Cited After Leaving Dog in Hot Car

If there's one thing Valley dog owners  should know it's that dogs and hot cars don't mix -- just ask Chandler police Sergeant Tom Lovejoy. www.scottsdalerotary.org Dan Harkins, owner of Harkins Theaters, was cited for animal neglect over the weekend.​Enter Dan Harkins, owner of Harkins ... More >>

Mother Identified, 911 Tapes Released, in Case of Scottsdale Baby Found Dead After Apartment Party

​The Scottsdale Police Department announced today the name of the mother of the baby found dead in a Scottsdale apartment over the weekend, as well as the less-than-frantic 911 call placed by a neighbor who made the gruesome discovery."I'm telling you this baby is cold; this baby is dead," the ... More >>

Serial Flasher Nabbed by Scottsdale Police

www.caddylackgraffix.com​Scottsdale police arrested a man who is admittedly responsible for a string of indecent-exposure cases that stretch back to December.Police arrested 20-year-old Kiere Taylor yesterday on charges of public sexual indecency and disorderly conduct after witnesses identi ... More >>

"Dirty Harry" in Scottsdale? Badass Cop Bags Five Bad Guys in 10-Year Career

Image: KPHO-TV Scottsdale police Officer James Peters has shot and killed five people in his career. Looks like they all deserved it.​ Most cops never shoot anyone, and even fewer will kill more than one crime suspect in their careers. Scottsdale Officer James Peters is different: He's ... More >>

"Salon Bandit" Joe Watson Faces 25 Years to Life, Trial Date Set for December 14

Ex-journo Joe Watson could be looking at 25 to life...Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Susan Brnovich has set a "firm trial" date of December 14 in the case of alleged "Salon Bandit" and former New Times scribe Joe Watson. Brnovich ordered all subpoenaed witnesses to appear in court on that date ... More >>

Al Sharpton Whups Sheriff Joe, and Courtney Bisbee’s Innocence Claim Is Shot Down by a Judge

Courtney Bisbee and County Pettifogger Gerald R. Grant

Courtney Bisbee with her daughter Taylor Lee, from whom she's been separated since 2005. How do deputy prosecutors sleep at night, when they are charged by their elected bosses to rack up as many warm bodies in prison as possible, to overlook exculpatory evidence, to cull only those facts from ... More >>

The Wily Warbler Visits Ciria Lopez-Pacheco and Courtney Bisbee Behind Bars

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, November 20, 2008

Andrew Thomas Ignores Evidence That Courtney Bisbee Was Wrongly Convicted of Child Molestation As Supporters Work to Free Her

Police State: How the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency Turned All Local Authorities Into La Migra

The Bird pummels the MSCO, Scottsdale PD, and saves some licks for both Anonymous and Scientology

Walking on Water

Fred Unger's idea of gondolas on Scottsdale's canal went under. Now he's back with a bridge and $250 million

Afraid of the Dark

The "Salon Bandit" never used violence, but the troubled talent still terrorized a community

Dueling Mormons

Marshal Jeff Flake goes toe-to-toe with Russell Pearce, and a former New Times staffer's popped for armed robbery

Switching Gears

Cousins of the Wize turn from musical enthusiasm to coping with tragedy

Raging for Guffman

Way off Broadway-and even further off the topic-with stage renegade Tim Hart

Venetian Blind

Will Scottsdale voters preserve "The West's Most Western Town," or opt for "a little bit of Venice"?

Rivera's Edge

After a year on the job, U.S. Attorney Jose de Jesus Rivera looks to be in the right place at the right time

Rx for Arson?

A doctor suspected of torching his own house is arrested at license hearing

Oscar Performance

Letters

Driving While Black

Flashes

DEAD and GONE

DEAD is what Angela Maher is -- struck down in her prime by accused drunken driver Gloria Schulze. GONE is what Gloria Schulze is-- allowed to escape by a judicial system that might as well have booked her flight.

DEATH IN THE DESERT

IN HER SEARCH FOR ANSWERS, KIMBERLY NILSON DABBLED IN MYSTICISM AND POSSIBLY PEYOTE. NOW, EIGHT MONTHS AFTER HER DISAPPEARANCE TRIGGERED NATIONAL HEADLINES, EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE ASU STUDENT'S QUEST INTO LIFE'S MYSTERIES MAY HAVE LED TO HER OWN DEATH.

TIFFANY'S EXPOSED?STATE INVESTIGATOR SAYS TOPLESS-CLUB OWNER LIED ON HIS LIQUOR-LICENSE APPLICATIONS

A FIXER TAKES OVER UNDER HOWARD ADAMS, ARIZONA'S LIQUOR DEPARTMENT HAS BECOME USER-FRIENDLY

THE BOB CRANE MURDER CASE PART TWO

IN 1978, THE SCOTTSDALE COPS HAD A DEAD CELEBRITY AND A GREAT SUSPECT. WHAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE WAS PROOF.