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May 19, 2013
Phoenix Cop Daryl Raetz Killed by Hit-and-Run SUV-Driving Scum
There should be a special ring of hell devoted to hit-and-run drivers, if there isn't already. Not to mention that it must take a special kind of SOB to hit a cop and keep rolling. Authorities currently are looking for the driver of a dark gray or green SUV that struck and killed Phoenix Police Of ... More >>
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December 26, 2012
Nathan Dewitt, 23, Dies in Crash After Being Shot; Police Seek Info
Police are seeking the public's help in finding out who shot and killed 23-year-old Nathan Dewitt just before midnight on Christmas Day. The 1997 Ford Explorer being driven by Dewitt crashed into a tree off 28th Street, just south of Union Hills Drive, and rolled onto its side. Dewitt crawled fro ... More >>
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November 8, 2012
Charles Williams Accused of Murdering Elderly Man in 2011 for Taking Aluminum Cans
A Phoenix teenager has been arrested in the 2011 death of an 84-year-old man, in which the teenager allegedly beat the elderly man for taking aluminum cans from his backyard.Charles Williams, 19, allegedly punched Da Nguyen several times in the face during this, and although Nguyen died several week ... More >>
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September 28, 2012
Fox News Suicide: Man Carjacked People, Shot at Cops Before Shooting Himself on Live TV
The man whose suicide was broadcast live across the country on Fox News this afternoon had stolen a car in Phoenix and shot at police officers this morning, according to Phoenix police.Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that police have not figured out who this man is yet, but po ... More >>
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September 6, 2012
Keith Edward Allen, Sex Offender, Raped Ahwatukee Teen in '04, Cops Say; Evidence Took Years to Process
Phoenix police say they've solved a rape case from 2004 with the arrest of a convicted sex offender. That's the good news, which must bring tremendous relief to the victim, who was 17 when Keith Edward Allen broke into her home and subjected her to a lengthy, horrific attack. But the bad news, as ... More >>
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July 17, 2012
Medical-Marijuana Supporters Plan Rally at Phoenix PD Headquarters on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
See also: Arizona Cannabis Society Raided by Phoenix Police Two supporters of Arizona's medical-marijuana law say they have dozens of people lined up to join them for a rally on Wednesday in front of Phoenix PD headquarters. Rain Baker, who says she's a board member for the local office of NORML, ... More >>
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July 13, 2012
Phoenix Fivesome Accused of Holding Down Woman, Forcibly Injecting Her With Heroin
A Phoenix woman told police earlier in the week that she got her hair cut off, burned by cigarettes, and had some heroin. She did not want to do any of that.Five people are accused of holding down the woman and doing each of those things, as Phoenix Police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times tha ... More >>
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June 19, 2012
Ashley Buckman, James Edwards Plead Not Guilty to Abuse That Killed 4-Year-Old Girl
Ashley Buckman and her boyfriend James Edwards pleaded not guilty this morning to charges related to the death of Buckman's 4-year-old daughter, who died after horrific alleged abuse.Toryn Buckman was pronounced brain dead when she was brought to Phoenix Children's Hospital on May 30, after what Edw ... More >>
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June 4, 2012
Ashley Buckman Had No Prior Run-ins With CPS, and She Just Had Another Kid
Ashley Buckman and her boyfriend James Edwards -- in jail after Buckman's 4-year-old daughter died Thursday night -- had no prior contact with Child Protective Services before their arrests last week.Toryn Buckman was pronounced brain-dead when she was brought to Phoenix Children's Hospital on ... More >>
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June 1, 2012
Ashley Buckman's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dies From Injuries, Now It's a Homicide
Ashley Buckman's 4-year-old daughter died last night, just one day after Buckman and her boyfriend, James Edwards, were arrested for horrific alleged abuses of the girl.Toryn Buckman was pronounced brain-dead when she was brought to Phoenix Children's Hospital on Wednesday night, after what Edwards ... More >>
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June 1, 2012
Medical-Marijuana Clubs Busted in Tempe, Phoenix; Arizona Patient Education Center Sold Pot, Cops Say
The Tempe and Phoenix locations of the Arizona Patient Education Center, which provided medical marijuana to state-registered patients, were raided on Thursday by Phoenix police. "These guys applied for a (dispensary) license but didn't have one, but it doesn't matter anyway because they're not all ... More >>
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March 14, 2012
Phoenix Police Say a Guy Was Trying to Flag Down Cars in the Street Today -- and Shooting People Who Passed Him
Phoenix police say there was a guy standing in the middle of the street this morning trying to flag down motorists.He shot two people who decided to go around him instead.Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times this happened around 4:30 a.m. today on 16th Street, between Southern A ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2012
SB 1070 Redux: Phoenix Police Department Criticized for Post-1070 Operations Order
The Phoenix human rights group Puente is planning a press conference and rally for Friday March 9, to protest the Phoenix Police Department's current operations order on immigration enforcement, which allows crime victims and witnesses to be questioned about their immigration status.The operations o ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Search Continues for Mother of Newborn Dumped in Front of Phoenix Home
Phoenix police said yesterday that the woman to the right could potentially be the mother of a newborn who was dumped in front of a Phoenix home on Tuesday. They've since contacted the woman, and it turns out she is NOT the mother of "Baby Kathleen." "The woman pictured in the photos has been con ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Newborn Dumped In Front Of North Phoenix Home "Affectionately Nicknamed Baby Kathleen" -- After Street Where She Was Dumped
Front lawns: No. Hospitals, Police Stations, Fire Houses: Yes.If you happened to have had a baby yesterday, and then dumped it in front of a home in north Phoenix, police would like to have a word with you -- and make sure you're not bleeding out after giving birth.Oh...and don't worry about nami ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
There Will Be No Criminal Investigation into Viral Racist Video, According to Phoenix Police
Less than 24-hours after a racist rant was re-posted (and flagged) on YouTube and spread across social media, more than 63,000 YouTube members have "disliked" the video, dozens of recorded responses have been posted, a high school principal has released a statement, and the Phoenix Police ha ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
John Landrum Jr. Busted With "Some of the Most Egregious Child Porn" Cops Have Seen in a While
www.icanhascheezburger.comA Phoenix man was arrested this morning after police found in his home hundreds of videos and images of kiddie-porn that investigators are calling "some of the most egregious child porn" they've seen in a long time.John Landrum Jr., 52, was booked into a Maricopa County ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
"Warrant Clear Up" Week in Phoenix Nets at Least 1,500 Misdemeanor Scofflaws; Hunt for Holdouts Begins
Logo for the city of Phoenix's New Opportunity Warrant Clear Up Program.The city of Phoenix convinced at least 1,500 misdemeanor scofflaws to come in to court this week and take care of their old warrants.Sergeant Tommy Thompson says the number is conservative and that he'll get an exact count on ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
"Warrant Clear Up" Program in Phoenix Gives Misdemeanor Offenders a Chance to Work With City Voluntarily, Rather Than Be Arrested
It's been a while since you blew off that fine or court date following a misdemeanor arrest.You've become an expert at spotting cop cars in the rear-view mirror as you drive, and you've ditched more than a few by making a quick turn into parking lot before your license plate could be seen.You hav ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Robbery Suspect Shot by Cops After Stealing Car and Threatening 4-Year-Old With Gun
A robbery suspects crime spree -- which includes threatening a 4-year-old with a gun -- came to an end last night after he crashed the stolen car he was driving into a wall and was shot by a Phoenix police officer.According to the Phoenix Police Department, just before 10 p.m. yesterday, the susp ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
"Thou Shalt Not Steal Bandit" Strikes Again?
Has the bandit struck again?It appears a thief the Federal Bureau of Investigation's bandit-naming department has dubbed the "thou shalt not steal bandit" may have struck again -- this time in Phoenix.Phoenix police say the First Fidelity Bank branch near 32nd Street and Lincoln Drive in Phoenix ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2011
Jeffery Hendershott, Son of Former MCSO Chief Deputy David Hendershott, Arrested on Suspicion of DUI and Hit-and-Run
Image: MCSOJeffery Hendershott, 29, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run. He's the son of David Hendershott, the disgraced former chief deputy under Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was fired in May.Jeffery Hendershott, son of former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy David ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Three Men Claim to be Cops -- Then Rob Phoenix Home at Gunpoint
The robbery took place on the 2200 block of East Virginia Avenue.Yelling "Police!" and banking on the element of surprise, three men kicked down the door of a Phoenix home early this morning, robbing the family inside at gunpoint. According to police, three Hispanic men rolled up to ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2011
Green Laser Pointed at Police Helicopter Results in Arrest of Phoenix Man
Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeConrad Rzewuski, 24, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of shining a green laser at a police helicopter. A Phoenix man who allegedly shined a laser at a police helicopter was arrested with the help, naturally, of the pilots. The chopper had been flying ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2011
Third Suspect in "Execution" of Buckeye Officer Located and Released; Second Officer Will Survive, Police Say
Buckeye Police DepartmentOfficers Christopher Paz (left) and Rolando Tirado. Tirado was senselessly killed by thugs during a traffic stop early Sunday morning.The second officer shot during the execution-style murder of a Buckeye police officer over the weekend is expected to recover, the Phoenix ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2011
Thieves Make Off with Bronze Statue from Phoenix Cancer Survivors Park
This statue was stolen from the Cancer Survivors ParkSometimes criminals defy the bounds of political correctness -- like whoever stole a statue depicting a cancer patient from a Phoenix park. Phoenix Police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that someone broke a 4-foot-high bronze statue f ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Phoenix DUI Suspect Makes it Easy for Cops -- By Driving Straight into Police Headquarters
Photo by Matthew HendleyIn a DUI even Governor Jan Brewer probably couldn't get away with, police say an allegedly drunk 56-year-old man crashed his truck straight into Phoenix police headquarters early Thursday. Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times the man was driving his 2003 ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2011
Tolleson Man Arrives Home to Find Robber(s); Gets Shot Several Times
Photo by Matthew Hendley Cops say the victim went from his driveway (right) to his neighbor's house (left) to get help.A 21-year-old man was shot this afternoon as he pulled up to his Tolleson home to discover it was getting burglarized. Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson says about 1 ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Qwest Truck Crashes into Phoenix Home; 4-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized
Photo by Matthew HendleyForget Qwest's "Heavy Duty Internet" commercials -- the Qwest truck that crashed into a Phoenix home Tuesday morning seems pretty heavy duty as well. Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that a worker driving a Qwest utility truck crashed into a home at ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Speeding Car Crashes Into Phoenix Home; Driver and Passenger Killed
musclecars.faketrix.comFor the second time this week, a Valley speedster put the pedal a little too much to the metal -- and the consequences were fatal. Police say two people were killed after their car crashed into a house on the corner of East Osborn Road and North 25th Street in Phoenix ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
"Riot" at Phoenix High School Actually Just a Chick Fight
FailThe appeal of a chick fight, as eloquently explained by Jerry Seinfeld, is that "men think if women are grabbing and clawing at each other, there's a chance they might somehow, you know... kiss."A chick fight, the Phoenix Police Department says, is all that went down at a Phoenix high s ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
U.S. Marshals Arrest California Man in Connection to 2001 Phoenix Stabbing Death. Too Much Meth in Victim's System Derailed Original Investigation
The U.S. Marshals have arrested a man wanted in connection to a 2001 stabbing murder of a 40-year-old Phoenix resident. The Phoenix Police Department announced today the arrest of Marc Salinas, 38, for allegedly stabbing Rishard LaPointe to death in his Phoenix apartment near the intersection of ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2010
Police ID Victim Found Dead at Phoenix Hotel
www.hotelplanner.comThe Phoenix Police Department has identified the man found shot to death in front of a Phoenix hotel on Sunday. The victim is 38-year-old Timothy Wallis, the PPD announced today. About 3 a.m. Sunday, people heard gunshots in the Premier Inns near Interstate 17 and Peor ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Man Found Shot to Death in Phoenix Hotel; Cops Need Help Finding Killer
A man was found shot to death in a Phoenix hotel room yesterday morning and police don't have a whole lot to go on in terms of finding out who did it.Around 3 a.m. yesterday, people heard gun shots in the Premier Inns near I-17 and Peoria Avenue.Security at the hotel checked the room where the gu ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Phoenix P.D.'s Killer Cop Indicted for Murder -- and We Got Some Video of the Accused Officer Planting Crack Pipe on Woman
Phoenix Police Officer Richard ChrismanThe Maricopa County Attorney's Office today announced that the officer involved in last week's shooting of an unarmed domestic violence suspect has been charged with murder.If you're unfamiliar with the case click here. It's nuts.The county attorney also pro ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Phoenix Cops Go Under Cover; Dressing as Grounds Crew to Catch Speeders at Sky Harbor Airport
What? We just really like Dick's Sporting Goods.There's a little-known shortcut to get from downtown Phoenix to Tempe during rush hour. Some of those in the know call it cheating. We tell those people to pipe down because it's our preferred way home from work. The short cut goes directly through ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2010
The Results Are In: Phoenix Police Announce Number of Arrests Made During Yesterday's Protests; We Were Way Off
angelzfunnyz.comThere were no water cannons or police dogs. No riots or cops beating people with batons -- you could probably say as far as protests go, yesterday's demonstration in downtown Phoenix over SB 1070 was a bit of a yawner.People did get arrested, though.The Phoenix Police Department i ... More >>
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July 7, 2010
Phoenix Woman Found Murdered in Home
www.abrokenlaptop.comThe Phoenix Police Department is asking the public's help in finding the person (or persons) responsible for murdering a 57-year-old Phoenix woman who was found dead in her home last night. Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that at about 9:30 p.m. ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Phoenix Man Arrested After Police Say He Tried to Lure 14-Year-Old Boy for Sex With Promise of $100
MCSORoy ShermanA Phoenix man was arrested yesterday after police say he tried to lure a 14-year-old boy for sex by promising him cash.Roy Sherman, Jr, 33, of Phoenix, was arrested yesterday after police say on June 2, he offered the victim $60 to go with him to his apartment for sex as the 14-yea ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Murder/ Failed-Suicide Suspect Identified; Unfortunately, Still No Mugshot
Yesterday, we posted a story about a Phoenix man who shot and killed his wife on Friday, failed to die after shooting himself in the head, and then lived in his house -- with his wife dead on the floor -- for four days before he called police.Today, the suspect has been identified as 56- ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
Phoenix Man Kills Wife, Shoots Self in Head and Survives, and Lives in House With Dead Wife for Four Days, Authorities Say; WTF?
www.thebsreport.comWe just got word of a charming horror story in Phoenix this morning that includes a failed suicide, a murder, and a man living in a house with a dead body for four days before calling police.Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that cops&n ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Hispanic Neighbors of Suspect in White-on-Brown Homicide Say He's "Not a Racist"
The crime scene from today's shooting: Was race a factor?Police are saying that a 50 year-old white male shot his 44 year-old Hispanic neighbor in South Phoenix in what authorities have characterized as a "neighborhood dispute." The neighborhood? Near the cross streets of Alta Vista Road and Montezu ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2010
Building Fire Leads Police to Murdered Phoenix Man
www.indiainfo.comA building fire in a west Phoenix industrial building this morning led fire officials to discover a dead body and police say was the victim was murdered.At about 4:45 a.m., the Phoenix Fire Department responded to a fire alarm that went off in the 1200 block of south 35th Avenue. ... More >>
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April 16, 2010
Cold Case Files: Phoenix Police Have Suspect in 15-Year-Old Murder Case
www.creativealleyproductions.comThe Phoenix Police Department announced today that it's won an indictment for a suspect in a murder/sexual assault that happened in 1994.Who doesn't love a good cold-case file.On October 21, 1994, 35-year-old Eric Harmon was found murdered and sexually assaul ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
Valley Drivers Turning to Twitter to Warn of DUI Checkpoints
Phoenix police say that more and more drivers are turning to their Twitter and Facebook pages to warn other motorists of police checkpoints and stretches of road with a large police presence in order to help them avoid getting a dreaded DUI.As far as having their cover blown, police say they don' ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Valley Woman Dies After Being Hit by Three Cars; Nice of One of Them to Actually Stop
A 62-year-old woman died yesterday after being hit by three different cars near Cave Creek Road and Thunderbird. You would probably think that after hitting an older woman, the person who did it would at least stop -- or maybe the second person who hit her might call police -- you would be ... More >>
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August 5, 2009
Sal DiCiccio Veers Off Message -- "Worried" About Kidnapping in Phoenix
Sal DiCiccioPhoenix city officials have been going out of the way to assure residents that the whole "kidnapping capital of the world" thing is media hype -- and that you, your family, and any tourists who want to visit town are absolutely safe here.Someone apparently forgot to get the message to ... More >>
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April 27, 2009
Zack de la Rocha Talks 287(g); and a Desperate Letter from Inside Estrella Jail
Zack talks about Arpaio and 287(g) with artist Ernesto Yerena I'll give you two reasons why demonstrators will be marching May 2 in Phoenix from the Wells Fargo building downtown -- where Sheriff Arpaio maintains two floors of pricey executive offices -- to Joe's Estrella Jail, a hellhole that's ho ... More >>
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February 16, 2009
Kidnappers' Getaway Car Photographed in Phoenix; Man Snatched on Saturday From Clothing Store
Police today released a photograph of a car apparently speeding away from the armed kidnapping of a man from a Phoenix clothing store. The black, 1990s Lincoln Mercury was one of three getaway vehicles used by the suspects. While no evidence of the crime can be seen ... More >>
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January 16, 2009
Tag You're It: The First Pics of Phoenix Light Rail Graffiti
This tagger ain't no Basquiat, but then again, it's only a tag... As was recently mentioned in a report by my colleague Ray Stern, the Phoenix PD has released images of some of the first graffiti ever on the Phoenix Metro Light Rail. And for this historic occasion, wherein the PMLR gets ... More >>
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