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Occupy Phoenix Group Criticizes Phoenix PD for "Spying" on Protestors, Investigative Groups Report

Local cops spying on vocal community protestors? That's part of the conclusion reached by Beau Hodai, the Center for Media and Democracy, and DBA Press after poring over thousands of public records in a yearlong investigation examining law enforcement officials' response to organizing and protestin ... More >>

Family Questions Why DPS Officer Had To Shoot And Kill 16-Year-Old Alexander Wilson

Alexander Wilson's family wants to know why the 16-year-old had to die after a DPS officer stopped him while driving a stolen vehicle.  Yesterday more than 30 people marched at the Capitol and demanded answers. They swarmed the normally quiet hallways wearing shirts that read, "Fuck the Police. ... More >>

Police Charge Christopher Chevalier With Hit and Run Death of Anna Blaze

Police have arrested a man they suspect was the driver during a fatal hit and run accident weeks ago.  Phoenix PD have charged Christopher W Chevalier with manslaughter, tampering with physical evidence and leaving the scene of a fatal collision.

Marine Accused of Starring in Secretly Recorded Homemade Porn Video With 15-Year-Old

Marine Donald Linville's career as a pornographer has not been very successful.Phoenix police arrested him and seized his computers in October after discovering that he'd broken into a woman's apartment and set up a hidden camera. Now, Phoenix police say found not only child pornography on the compu ... More >>

Jennifer Dempsey's Accused of Lying About Her Age...and Being Pregnant...and Having Cancer

If you know the woman in the picture to the right, Jennifer Dempsey, we have news for you -- no, you probably do not know her.According to Phoenix police, Dempsey, 35, lied about her age to teenage boys she had sex with, then lied about being pregnant, and for the past five years, she's been lying a ... More >>

Brandon McCabe ID'd as Suspect in Shooting of Phoenix Cop Pete Bennett

The man accused of shooting Phoenix police Officer Pete Bennett six times Sunday night has been identified as 28-year-old Brandon McCabe.McCabe, whose name was withheld until he was released from the hospital, is pictured in the photo to the right, in a prison jumpsuit.See also:-Phoenix Cop Shot Six ... More >>

Gay City Officials Accused of Meddling in Phoenix PD Investigation

Sex With Minors: Supervisor of Detective Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Teenage Boys Claims Top City Officials Protected the Cop

Phoenix police Sergeant Mark Schweikert, supervisor of a now-former Phoenix police detective accused of having sex with two teenage boys, claims that two city officials meddled in his efforts to deal with the detective's work problems. In the 22-page memo, first obtained by CBS 5 reporter Donna Ros ... More >>

Joe Arpaio-Wannabe Mike Stauffer Flips Out, Calls Non-Threat "Vaguely Threatening"

See also: Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff's Race or Forever Be the Goat See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Joe Arpaio Foe Mike Stauffer's Twitter Account Filled with Questionable "Followers" (w/Update) Well, if you were waiting for the race for Mari ... More >>

Topless Women Will Be Walking Around Phoenix This Weekend

Topless women will be walking around downtown Phoenix on Sunday as part of what's being billed as a protest against gender inequality."Go Topless Day" apparently exists on an international level, in an effort to make laws about showing woman-boobs and man-boobs the same.

Anthony Parrinello, Accused of Running Over Man After Argument at Elementary School, Has Had a Few Run-ins With the Law

Anthony Parrinello -- the man accused of running over and killing a man after an argument at a North Phoenix elementary school -- had a few run-ins with law enforcement before his arrest on a murder charge Monday.Parrinello, 31, is accused of running over 42-year-old Carmelo D'Alessandro on Monday, ... More >>

Anthony Parrinello Accused of Killing a Man Who Wouldn't Fight Him at Walmart

A man who declined to show up to an agreed-upon fight at a Walmart store near Anthem was run over and killed by the man he was supposed to fight after he didn't show up, police say.Anthony "Tony" Parrinello, 31, is accused of running over 42-year-old Carmelo D'Alessandro on Monday, after the men dec ... More >>

Juan Garcia, Alleged Kid-Killer, Back in Maricopa County After Turning Himself in

Juan Garcia -- who's accused of killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in February -- is back in Maricopa County, winning a trip to the 4th Avenue Jail for a fresh mugshot.Garcia, 18, turned himself in to immigration-enforcement authorities near the border crossing in Lukeville on Friday, and was b ... More >>

Juan Garcia, Alleged Kid-Killer, Turns Himself In to Authorities Near the Border

Juan Garcia -- who's accused of killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in February -- turned himself in to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents near the border crossing in Lukeville on Friday, the Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed.Garcia, 18, has been wanted by Phoenix police since g ... More >>

Pedro Reyes-Lopez, Cockfighting/Murder Suspect, Was Also an Elementary School Crossing Guard

​Pedro Reyes-Lopez, who was arrested by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over the weekend for allegedly hosting a cockfighting party -- then rearrested on a first-degree murder charge Tuesday by Phoenix police -- may have also been known as your child's crossing guard.ABC15 got the scoop, but ... More >>

Sex Offender Devon Anderson Blames Lack of Meditation for Allegedly Molesting Little Girls at Library

​Sex offender Devon Anderson allegedly told police he "fights the urge" to molest kids by meditation.He apparently forgets to meditate quite often, as Phoenix police say he molested two 4-year-old girls at a public library -- his third and fourth alleged molestation victims.According to court docu ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Attacks Democratic Opponent Paul Penzone Over Phoenix P.D.'s Bungled Sex-Crime Investigations

James KingWhat are you hassling me for? Phoenix cops suck at investigating sex crimes, too!​As Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pointed out when a story about his office's bungling of hundreds of sex-crime investigations resurfaced late last year, other Valley law enforcement agencies had "way w ... More >>

Sergeant Sean Drenth Death a Suicide?

The County Medical Examiner determined that Phoenix Sergeant Sean Drenth committed suicide. Phoenix police aren't as convinced.​The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office today will issue its official ruling in the October 2010 shooting death of Phoenix Sergeant Sean Drenth.As we reported last ... More >>

Occupy Tucson: 351 Total Arrests. Now That's an Occupation, Phoenix "Occupiers"

www.carlolfe.com​Tucson's "occupiers" can straight-up occupy.According to the Tucson Police Department, 20 arrests were made yesterday during the "Occupy Tucson" demonstrations at two different parks in the city.The 20 arrests made yesterday make a grand total of 351 arrests since the "Occupy Tucs ... More >>

Occupy Phoenix: Bonus Army, Redux

Part one of Gilman's report from the front lines of Occupy PhoenixMy focus is, and must remain, through November 8, the recall of state Senate President Russell Pearce in Legislative District 18. That means there's a lot going on that I won't be able to cover till after the recall election, includi ... More >>

Skull of Human Child Up For Grabs on Craigslist

www.craigslist.com​If you're in need of the skull of a human child, you're in luck; one is currently for sale on Craigslist.According to the Craigslist post, the skull is "missin' most teeth," and likely is that of a 12 to 14-year-old child.

Mark Spencer Coasting at PLEA Till He Retires in February

Spencer, on easy street at PLEA till retirement...If you're wondering why you haven't seen media hog Mark Spencer flapping his lips on TV in a while, it's because Spencer is no longer president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, the union that represents rank and file Phoenix cops.His ... More >>

Two Thugs Wanted in Sexual Assault of 70-Year-Old Phoenix Woman

​Phoenix police are looking for two thugs who forced a 70-year-old Phoenix woman into her apartment where one of the men sexually assaulted her early yesterday morning.According to the Phoenix Police Department, the woman was walking back to her apartment about 12:45 a.m. when she was approached b ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is Dave Hendershott's Son Getting Special Treatment After Second DUI Stop in Two Weeks?

MCSOJeffrey Hendershott, son of ousted former MCSO Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott, stopped for DUI...again.​As you may have heard, the son of Dave Hendershott, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's shamed former chief deputy, was stopped over the weekend for his second (alleged) DUI in two weeks.T ... More >>

Arizona Submits Bid for 2015 Super Bowl. Again, Bring on the Underage Hookers!

www.funnybabytshirts.com​National Football League officials will receive Arizona's official bid to host the 2015 Super Bowl today, which -- as we noted in April -- means one thing: thousands and thousands of underage hookers will invade the state to cash in on the testosterone of Super Bowl weeke ... More >>

Phoenix Police: Abuse of 10-Year-Old Ame Deal "Makes You Sick to Your Stomach"

Phoenix PDJohn and Samantha Allen (left) have each been charged with first-degree murder for the death of Samantha Allen's cousin, 10-year-old Ame Deal. Judith Deal and Cynthia Stolzmann (right), Deal's grandmother and aunt, have been charged with kidnapping and child abuse.​We got our hands on th ... More >>

Faux-Armed Robbery of Payday Loan Store Foiled When Clerk Spills Her Guts

Lincoln Knight (left), Jeremy Parker (center), and Simone Parker (right) faked an armed robbery that would have netted about $37,000 -- if Knight had stuck to the plan.​First rule of staging an armed robbery: don't tell police it's fake. Second rule of staging an armed robbery: DON'T TELL POLICE I ... More >>

Officer Sean Drenth Death: Phoenix Police Department to Release "Massive Amount of Information" in Coming Days

Officer Sean Drenth​The Phoenix Police Department is holding a press conference this afternoon to give some context to the "massive amount of information" they plan to release in the next few days regarding the death of Officer Sean Drenth.According to the department, "There are no new case ... More >>

Arizona One of Two Finalists for 2015 Super Bowl. Bring on the Underage Hookers!

www.funnybabytshirts.comIf the Super Bowl comes to Arizona in 2015, you won't have any trouble finding beer. Hookers might be a little tougher to come by.​The National Football League announced today that Arizona is one of two finalist cities to host the 2015 Super Bowl, which means one thing: tho ... More >>

Billy Shields Says His Family's "Stunned and Saddened;" Police Investigating Embezzlement Allegations Against His Daughter

Billy Shields and his daughter, Mindy. ​UPDATE: Billy Shields tells New Times that he's "stunned and saddened" as Phoenix police investigate allegations that his daughter, Mindy, embezzled money from a campaign account belonging to Greg Stanton.New Times posted the story earlier today about ... More >>

Wife of Super-Dad Admits to Killing Husband Because "She Was Angry With Him;" Threatened to Kill Kids, Too

MCSO Larisa Garcia​We got some new details about the Phoenix woman who was arrested yesterday for the 2005 murder of her husband -- a veteran of both the Army and Navy and father of what police estimate to be about 30 children -- and she claims she murdered the man because "she w ... More >>

SB 1070 Shooting? Phoenix Police Release Report on White-on-Brown South Phoenix Slaying Some Have Linked to SB 1070

A small memorial for Juan Varela at the site of his killing, nearby his houseThe Phoenix Police Department has released its report on the May 6 fatal shooting of Juan Varela in South Phoenix, allegedly by his neighbor Gary Kelley. Some have suggested Arizona's new "papers please" law was a moti ... More >>

Councilman Michael Johnson Gets Support From Hispanic Community; Latinos Call for Examination of Abuse of Force in Phoenix Police Department

James KingPhoenix attorney Danny Ortega and other Hispanic leaders have called for an investigation into the Phoenix Police Department over abuse of power complaints​With members of the Phoenix Police Department looking on, members of Phoenix's Hispanic community gathered in Caesar Chavez Plaza in ... More >>

Councilman Michael Johnson's Phoenix Police Altercation Taken Seriously Because of "Who He Is," PPD Says

www.phoenix.gov Phoenix City Councilman Michael Johnson​An unnamed Phoenix police officer may have messed with the wrong bull. The Phoenix City Council will hold an executive session on Monday to try to get to the bottom of an incident this morning, where one of its members was handcuffed a ... More >>

Dave Barnes, Onetime Hotshot Murder Cop, Fired by Phoenix PD Today

David Barnes, a onetime homicide detective with the Phoenix Police Department who is now under criminal indictment on perjury charges, was fired this afternoon.   ​Sergeant Trent Crump, a spokesperson for the city agency, said Barnes (in the photo) learned of his termination from a ... More >>