Dan Wise, a former Scottsdale accountant, was arrested yesterday for crimes related to allegedly running a $66 million Ponzi scheme, marking the fourth time he’s been arrested in connection with the same scheme.Wise, 55, was indicted earlier in the week on 102 federal charges for the alleged scheme, which the…
Australian professional golfer Matthew Giles took a drive into a Gilbert house on Monday, according to police.According to the “extreme DUI” charge Giles was booked into jail on, police are thinking alcohol may have had something to do with it.A little before 10 p.m. Monday, Giles “was traveling at a…
The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime last night, marking the team’s third win in the opening round, all of them coming in overtime.For the second time this series, Mikkel Boedker scored the game-winner for the Coyotes.Now, the Coyotes are one win away from winning the first playoff…
If you’re “desperate and humiliated” because you’re 35 years old and living with your mother, getting caught stealing more than $45,000 worth of merchandise from 25 different Walmart stores probably won’t remedy that.Still, that’s what police are saying Jason Dee Draper did to land him in jail on 28 felony…
Here’s a tip: If you’re planning on doing something that may be a crime, don’t tell the state’s largest paper before doing so.Apparently our tip is a little late, as it would seem that a fan of Tempe mayoral candidate Michael Monti did that yesterday.Legislative District 17 Republicans chairman A.J…
Arizona’s House Bill 2549 — which was derailed after a critic’s view that it was a “bill to censor electronic speech” caught on — now has some proposed changes.Based on the complaints from the main catalyst for the outrage on the Internet — the Media Coalition — the changes still…
After starting the season with seven wins and just three losses, the Arizona Diamondbacks just lost a home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.You know, the same Pittsburgh Pirates that lost 90 games last year while the D’Backs won a division title.The D’Backs couldn’t put runs together in yesterday’s matinee game…
Governor Jan Brewer signed House Bill 2563, which allows high schools to offer classes on “how the Bible has influenced Western culture,” although nothing requires youngsters to take the class.It also creates and exemption for the Bible from a law that says “all books, publications, papers and audiovisual materials of…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill the Buzzkill Montgomery announced today that he’s trying to help try to prevent kids from getting stoned out of their minds on April 20 — “420,” as it’s known to those with red eyes and the munchies.The date has been described as a “counterculture holiday,” in…
Before the Phoenix Coyotes’ Mikkel Boedker scored an overtime goal last night to give the team a 2-1 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round of the NHL playoffs, the Coyotes gave Chicago something else to complain about.The Coyotes’ Raffi Torres delivered a hit to the Blackhawks’…
Under Arizona law, “all books, publications, papers and audiovisual materials of a sectarian, partisan or denominational character” are prohibited from public schools and their libraries.Thanks to Governor Jan Brewer’s signature on House Bill 2563, that law now excludes the Bible.The Bible’s been declared OK, as the bill also allows high…
Despite ranking among the top 20 in TIME magazine’s reader poll of the most influential people in the world, Governor Jan Brewer didn’t make the cut for the magazine’s final list — even after soliciting votes a little late.On the other hand, a DREAM Act proponent and undocumented woman living…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is still trying to win a seat in Congress, despite the unflattering information about the sheriff that seems to come out with regularity during his campaign.First it was Babeu as Sheriff studboi1, and his ex-lover’s allegations that the sheriff threatened him with deportation — a…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release to say deputies found a lot of weed last night — Steven Seagal not included this time.In fact, the press release says deputies have “arrested more than 20 illegal aliens and seized nearly two tons of marijuana” in the last…
James Peters, the Scottsdale police officer who made headlines in February for shooting and killing the sixth person of his 12-year stint with the department, is applying for retirement.According to a meeting agenda for Scottsdale’s police board for the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, Peters has submitted an “accidental disability…
Sometimes God allegedly tells people to run for public office, and sometimes He’ll allegedly tell a Mesa man that his neighbors are “terrorists” trying to murder him with chemical weapons, so it’s probably best to kill them first.For some reason, the cops weren’t buying the terrorist-neighbor story allegedly proposed yesterday…
Former Democratic U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini — who’s currently on the Arizona Board of Regents — has been added to the roster of witnesses for next week’s Senate immigration subcommittee hearing on Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070.New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, the chair of that subcommittee, initially tried to peg…
If the season had ended last night, the Phoenix Suns would be headed to the playoffs as the eighth seed in the West after an easy 125-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.The performance from the Suns starters made the victory very unsurprising: 20 points and 10 rebounds from center…
Congratulations to the New Times reader known as Tommy Collins, you’ve won this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to write the caption for the above photo of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas holding a press conference after his disbarment.We picked the five…
Next week’s U.S. Senate immigration subcommittee hearing on Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 is shaping up to be more exciting than initially billed — at least as “exciting” as something aired on C-SPAN can get.Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce, the author of the bill, has already committed to being in…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a new excuse for his “employer sanctions operations,” after the boys in beige ran the 59th immigrant roundup this morning, and we’ll give you a hint — it still has little or nothing to do with sanctioning employers.Arpaio says deputies raided Circle B Grading…
Glendale resident Antoin Thurman — a man who once made an educational video describing his prostitute-management skills (more on that later) — was booked into jail Friday night after surviving gunshots from as many as four police officers.Thurman, 26, was allegedly in a domestic-violence situation with a woman on April…
