The widow of a man beaten to death by his Aryan-hating cellmate last year in a jail operated by Sheriff Joe Arpaio has filed a lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office alleging that deputies altered jail records that warned of a potential conflict between the two inmates.Wietse Ten Boden,…
Should recently retired NBA star Shaquille O’Neal run for Maricopa County Sheriff?That’s the seed the Arizona Republic has planted in the minds of observers of county politics — and sports fans.Republic sports writer Bob Young penned an article yesterday suggesting that the “Big Shaqtus” competing for the job of sheriff…
Since our earlier post about a Youtube video featuring a woman who freaked out at Sky Harbor International Airport, the Transportation Safety Administration has issued a response.In case you missed it, during a routine security pat down, the woman claims the TSA officer grabbed her breast — then she goes ballistic,…
Larry Miller, 38, tried to rob medical marijuana from a Phoenix man yesterday afternoon, which was a colossal mistake — the man he tried to rob fatally shot him.According to the Phoenix Police Department Miller and another man contacted a guy who’d been advertising himself as a medical marijuana salesman.The…
A 14-year-old Pinal County boy told police someone tried to abduct him last month. The only problem with that is it never happened. After telling his brave tale of escape to authorities about three weeks ago, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office now says the boy’s admitted to making the whole…
The United States Department of Justice announced today that two former Pima County Sheriff’s deputies have been indicted on charges that they used their positions as law enforcement officials to help three other men rip off drug dealers and steal government-seized narcotics.Francisco J. Jimenez, Jr, and Miguel Arvizu — both…
A Youtube video has gone viral. The setting: Sky Harbor International Airport. The plot: a woman freaking out after she claims she was “molested” by a Transportation Security Administration officer.During a routine security pat down, the woman claims the TSA officer grabbed her breast — then she goes ballistic, and…
Wanna know what happens in Phoenix when people stop being polite, and “start getting real and shit?”A spoof of MTV’s the Real World, set in Phoenix and starring Governor Jan Brewer, is making the rounds on the Internet.It’s pretty funny — frozen toaster strudels are considered “ethnic food” for black…
A Mesa woman took the term “deep-tissue massage” way (way) too far.After a night of drinking, smoking weed, and sex, 22-year-old Linda Burchfield offered the owner of the Maricopa trailer in which she was partying a massage. Then she tried to slit his throat with a fishing knife…
Arizona is notorious for its lax gun laws, and every time there’s a shooting like the one that happened in Yuma yesterday, the debate begins: could stricter gun legislation have prevented the tragedy?The investigation by the Yuma Police Department is ongoing, so it’s unclear how 73-year-old Carey Hal Dyess obtained…
America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” is finally cooperating with the federal government in its investigation into discrimination practices within his office — but only thanks to months of litigation. The United States Department of Justice announced this afternoon that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has entered a “court-enforceable” agreement with the…
Danny Stuart, 30, brought his girlfriend to church last Sunday and found it necessary to make out with her in front of other parishioners, which is a little bizarre. When you add the fact that the girl was only 14, it goes from bizarre to criminal. But the Sunday morning…
The suspect in this morning’s shootings in Yuma has been identified as 73-year-old Carey Hal Dyess — and he’s dead. Yuma police confirm earlier reports that after killing at least five people, Dyess killed himself.Another victim was injured during the attack and airlifted to a Phoenix-area hospital, police say.The shootings,…
Details are emerging about this morning’s shootings in Yuma that have left at least five people — and potentially the shooter — dead.Clint Norred, Yuma police spokesman, didn’t immediately get back to us this afternoon, but tells the Yuma Sun the shootings happened at different locations throughout the city and…
A shooting in Yuma this morning has left at least five people dead and forced a school and a courthouse to go into lockdown.Details about the victims and shooter are unclear at the moment.One of the victims is reportedly an attorney and he was shot in his office…
An Anthem doctor accused of hosting naked tickle parties for a 9-year-old boy has been formally charged for molesting the boy.Dr. Don Underwood — the Anthem naturopathic doctor (N.D.) — was hit with 11 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for abusing the boy.According to court documents obtained by…
America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” has been ordered to turn over an unredacted copy of the damning report on the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation into his office to a judge for review.The MCSO released the 1,022-page report and more than 20,000 supporting documents in April, much of which was blacked…
Shamed former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ strategy for his upcoming state Bar ethics hearing is becoming clear: he’s going to attempt to vindicate himself by trashing County Supervisor Don Stapley.County sources tell New Times Thomas’ attorney, Don Wilson, has subpoenaed Gila County Attorney Daisy Flores, asking that she turn…
As disgraced former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas continues to piss away taxpayer money preparing for his upcoming state Bar ethics hearing, his apparent defense is becoming more clear: attack Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley.County sources tell New Times Thomas’ attorney, Don Wilson, has subpoenaed Gila County Attorney Daisy Flores,…
Emergency medical responders at Arizona prisons have had a busy week — four inmates have died while in Arizona Department of Corrections custody in four days.One of the deaths, DOC spokesman Barrett Marson tells New Times, is a suspected homicide.Marson says the other three deaths are currently under investigation, but…
An arrest has been in the 2010 murder of a man fatally shot as he tried to thwart a beer theft at a Phoenix convenience store.Manuel Salazar III was arrested in Durango, Mexico, over the weekend for the February 2010 murder of 23-year-old Lance Taylor.Salazar was trying to steal beer…
Four of the seven Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office employees suspected of having ties to a drug-and human-smuggling operation have been cleared of any criminal conduct following an investigation conducted by an outside agency.The four unidentified employees have returned to work, and now face an internal investigation.No other officers are being…
