We’re not sure what “turning into charcoal” would feel like (and we’re pretty sure it’s not even possible), but apparently it can cause a person to pull out his junk in public and attack a stranger.About 7:30 a.m. Saturday, police responded to a call about a fight in the area…
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning that it will decide on whether Arizona’s “Clean Elections” system violates the Constitution.The system was a hot topic during this year’s election cycle because several candidates — including Governor Jan Brewer and former Treasurer Dean Martin — were running as publicly funded, or…
Things could have been a lot worse for a Phoenix teen who thought it would be a good idea to play with her dad’s gun. The teenage girl shot herself in the hand while fiddlin’ around with it yesterday morning.Phoenix police say the girl, described only as a teenager from…
The Phoenix Coyotes’ impressive seven-game win streak came to an end, and so did the Anaheim Ducks’ six-game losing streak, when the Ducks rolled past the Howlers 6-4 Saturday night.The Coyotes didn’t play too horrible — at first (as usual, power plays aside). But when a team gives up five…
When Chandler police served a warrant at the home of 47-year-old Teresa Ramirez, an alleged meth dealer now charged with — among other things — child abuse, the stench coming from the refrigerator in the home was so revolting it “nearly caused involuntary vomiting to all serving the warrant.” That…
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking the public’s help in finding the person responsible for putting a shark in a Yuma canal.As you probably know, no shark species are native to Arizona, so when one’s found in a freshwater irrigation canal it tends to raise a few eyebrows.The…
Court orders for DNA samples of more than two dozen Phoenix police officers were served on Monday in regards to the death of Phoenix Sergeant Sean Drenth. The officers ordered to turn over their DNA are the same cops believed to be involved in a fraud scheme that resulted in…
A Phoenix man, with a long history of domestic violence, was arrested Sunday after he allegedly beat his wife with a weed-whacker and tried to set his house on fire with Molotov cocktails — all over some spilled champagne.According to court documents obtained by New Times, 49-year-old Roy Rodriguez and…
The man to your right is 56-year-old Homer Gambler and he has a pissing problem. The problem isn’t that he can’t piss, it’s that he pisses “wherever” he wants, no matter who’s watching, and it’s landed him in a bit of trouble.Gambler’s most-recent arrest was Saturday, when, while taking a…
A Phoenix woman won the lottery yesterday, which would have been great news if she hadn’t also been fatally hit by a car as she walked home from cashing the ticket.Don’t worry, we’ve embedded Alanis Morissette’s Ironic at the end of this post.The 60-year-old woman didn’t win a whole lot…
If the story of a 14-year-old mentally disabled girl is accurate, there are some real dirtbags roaming the streets right now, who need to be brought to justice.The girl told police she was raped and beaten by a gang of at least three thugs at gunpoint.The girl claims the rape…
Good news, you can all off the search — an officer from the Department of Public Safety has found an 84-year-old man reported missing yesterday.The officer found Edward Reed, who served in the Merchant Marines during World War II, on Hunt Highway last night. Reed left his house in Phoenix…
Not that we have any experience in the matter, but it seems a robbery suspect in Mesa broke one of the cardinal rules of robbing someone at gunpoint — after stealing some of the victim’s stuff, he left his gun behind as he made his getaway.This morning, 29-year-old Ruben Tellez…
The Department of Public Safety, and the Phoenix Police Department, needs the public’s help in tracking down an 84-year-old man who’s been missing since yesterday afternoon.Edward Reed, who served in the Merchant Marines during World War II, left his house in Phoenix yesterday around 3 p.m. He left in his…
In honor of Thanksgiving, officers from the Phoenix Police Department’s most scandalous precinct will be giving away Turkeys to some needy families tonight, and they really (really) want you to know about it. The South Mountain Precinct has been home to some of the worst cops the city has to…
As we reported last week, legally challenged rapper DMX is back behind bars in Maricopa County, this time for violating the terms of his probation. He’s now saying the reason for his violation was a sip of alcohol at a performance earlier this month.What DMX claims was just a sip…
The Phoenix woman accused of murdering a cab driving on Friday morning hid evidence — including the alleged murder weapon and a plastic bag full of underwear — in a dishwasher in her apartment, court documents obtained by New Times show.Corletha Sherie Davis, 33, told officers she had nothing to…
Hockey just got exciting again in the Valley.The Phoenix Coyotes are now one game out of first place in the Pacific Conference after winning their sixth straight game last night — a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.Coyotes winger Taylor Pyatt was let go by the Canucks two summers ago…
The Arizona Cardinals lost their fifth straight game on Sunday, this time in a 31-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. What caused yesterday’s loss? Same shit, different day.The Cards were bad on defense, the Cards were bad on offense — they dropped passes, got too many penalties, and quarterback…
As much as Arizona Cardinals fans probably want this football season to be over, sadly, it’s not. The next stop on the Cards’ shame-train is in Kansas City, where they will play the Chiefs on Sunday.The Chiefs are going through a bit of a rough patch. They’ve suffered back-to-back losses…
Since our earlier post about the arrest of DMX — a.k.a. Earl Simmons — we obtained some court documents that tell the real story of what the rapper allegedly did to violate his probation.Initial reports — ours included — were that X violated his probation by not checking in with…
A former Phoenix police officer accused of shakin’ down drug dealers pled guilty to theft charges in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning.Former Officer James Wren pled guilty to solicitation to commit theft, which is a hell of a deal considering the crimes with which he’d initially been charged.Initially,…
