A 74-year-old Chandler man has been missing since yesterday afternoon. Aside from being missing, Vito F. Duda also is a registered sex offender.Chandler Detective Seth Tyler says Duda was last seen by his son at the home the two live in in the 1200 block of Manor Drive in Chandler…
The Glendale Police Department announced yesterday that it plans to move forward with plans to search a landfill for the remains of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who’s been missing since October and is presumed dead.Since Shockley’s disappearance, the case has gone from a missing person investigation to a homicide investigation –…
It’s often good to quit while you’re ahead — for example, if you almost beat a child molestation rap, you might want to think about not molesting kids anymore.Christian Turcios, a 26-year-old custodian at the Highlands Church in Scottsdale, didn’t quit while he was ahead — after basically beating the…
The Glendale Police Department says it will move forward with plans to search a landfill south of Phoenix for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who’s been missing since October.Glendale police told New Times last month that the case is now a homicide investigation, with Shockley’s mother, Jerice Hunter, as…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced this morning that the murder of MCSO Deputy William Coleman was committed by the same man who murdered a New Hampshire couple near Sedona last week.The sheriff says the same weapon — an AR-15 assault rifle firing “military-grade, green-tip” ammunition — was used in…
In Governor Jan Brewer’s State of the State Address yesterday, she bragged about her plan to do something that apparently is unusual for a politician: keeping a campaign promise.To quote comedian Chris Rock, “you’re supposed to, you dumb motherfucker!”…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio this morning will brief the media on any updates in the murder of Deputy William Coleman.We expect to find out two things: whether Coleman’s murder is related to the murder of a New Hampshire couple found shot to death near Sedona, and if the killer,…
Governor Jan Brewer yesterday gave her third State of the State Address, during which she credited herself with taking “the helm” of the sinking ship that was Arizona’s economy and saving the entire state.At least she’s humble.See our post on Brewer’s speech here.Despite what she has to say about it,…
In case you were wondering why Arizona hasn’t fallen further into the depths of economic catastrophe, Governor Jan Brewer’s got the answer: Governor Jan Brewer.This afternoon, in her third State of the State Address (her second since using an immigration bill to get herself elected) Governor Glug-Glug discussed how “Arizona…
The man authorities say is responsible for murdering a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy over the weekend has been identified as 30-year-old Drew Ryan Maras — which happens to be the same name as a “UFO-ologist” who wrote a book titled Open Your Eyes: To 2012 and Beyond. The Sheriff’s Office…
Taylor Basilio, the Phoenix man who last month admitted to beating his 7-week-old son so brutally that the boy’s skull was broken in two places, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges.Basilio and his wife, Candace Basilio, were arrested last…
As you’ve probably heard, a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot with a high-powered rifle over the weekend. As you also may have heard, a New Hampshire couple was found shot to death in their car near Sedona on Friday, also shot with a high-powered rifle.Now, investigators are trying…
When many of us see Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doing so well after getting shot in the head during last year’s shooting rampage at a grocery store just outside of Tucson, we’re relieved, inspired — even uplifted.Not 77-year-old George Morris, who also is one of Jared Loughner’s victims, and who lost…
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic day when a 23-year-old, severely mentally ill man named Jared Loughner shot 19 people at a Safeway just outside of Tucson, killing six.Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, despite getting shot in the head during the rampage, led an estimated 3,500 people in the Pledge…
*CORRECTION: The boy is actually only 7 years old. Mesa police had initially told us the boy was 8.How does an 8-year-old manage to get a loaded handgun on a school bus full of children? Well, just ask the 8-year-old who brought a loaded handgun on a school bus full…
Roughly 50 guns were stolen from a San Tan Valley pawn shop early yesterday morning in two separate burglaries. Now authorities want your help in tracking down the alleged thieves.The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the Perfect Pawn and Jewelery pawn shop at 40975 North Ironwood…
State Senator Scott Bundgaard resigned from the Senate this afternoon just minutes before he was supposed to testify in front of the Senate Ethics Committee regarding a scuffle he got into with his former girlfriend on the side of a Valley freeway.Bundgaard’s attorney, Andre Merrett, tells New Times that the…
*UPDATE* Bundgaard confirms to New Times that he has resigned. He says he’ll speak with us about it later today.State Senator Scott Bundgaard was scheduled to testify this afternoon during the Senate ethics hearing over the freeway fight he got into with his former flame Aubry Ballard. That didn’t happen,…
Gentlemen, the next time your girlfriend spouts off about how horrible you are at being a boyfriend, just tell her it could be much, much worse — she could be dating 32-year-old Ramon Eligio Alva.Alva was arrested Tuesday night after beating the crap out of his girlfriend because she greeted…
According to a new survey, Tempe, the home of Arizona State University’s largest campus, is the second-worst college town in America — worse even than places like Waco, Texas, Ruston, Louisiana, and Poughkeepsie, New York.However, the survey was conducted by a group urging people to get an online education, rather…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is 79 years old. He’s also running for a sixth term as sheriff, as he announced yesterday.”For all those critics that demonstrate in front of my office for three years, calling me every name in the book, I’m going to announce right now on your…
Larry Lee Thompson, a transient ex-con with a long history of domestic violence, felt that his 48-year-old girlfriend got a little lippy with him last night as the two were hanging out on the streets of Phoenix. So he stabbed her 16 times.It should be noted that last night was…
