In late February, Brent Ian Anderson decided the best way to avoid paying child support was to take his 3-year-old daughter to Mexico and not tell the kiddo’s mother about it.Turns out, Anderson was incorrect about that, because the authorities just flew him and the youngster from Mazatlan, Mexico, to…
Michael Brown, a former CVS pharmacy employee who was busted on child-porn charges in June 2010, pleaded guilty today to five related charges.Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Brown after they received a tip that he had left several pornographic images of children in one of the store’s photo kiosks.Maricopa County…
Given the headlines about an FBI investigation into Attorney General Tom Horne, he’s requesting the same “media prominence” be given to the fact his accuser said his complaint was not based on “direct evidence.”There ya go.The news came Monday from the Arizona Capitol Times that Horne was being investigated by…
The National Republican Congressional Committee has been increasing press-release blasts to some of its targeted districts recently, including two already today.The releases mostly tie local candidates to the Obama administration and the current Democrats in Congress, just plugging in the name of the local Democratic congressional candidate.In Arizona’s newly formed…
The report from an ethics investigation into state Representative Daniel Patterson was released Monday, as team of lawyers selected by House Speaker Andy Tobin found quite a few reasons as to why they believe Patterson should be expelled from the House.Among several other things in the report, investigators claim Patterson…
After reading the investigation done on behalf of the House Ethics Committee, a handful of legislators were ready to punt state Representative Daniel Patterson out of the House today, but that didn’t happen.Among several other things in the report released yesterday, investigators claim Patterson routinely ignores House rules, “verbally abuses,…
Arizona’s House Bill 2549, which was labeled by one critic as a “bill to censor electronic speech,” has been stopped, according to one of the bill’s sponsors.As we’ve already mentioned twice before, the bill was never transferred to the governor, contrary to the numerous media reports saying it has. The…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he may be taking heat for breaking up families and going on illegal-immigrant hunts, but when he gets the chance, he’ll still save the lives of illegal immigrants.The sheriff’s office says it got a hot tip on Saturday about six illegal immigrants, abandoned by…
Angela Simpson, the Phoenix woman who impaled, stabbed, strangled, beat, and extracted the teeth from a disabled man — then dismembered him and set pieces of his body on fire — was sentenced today to life in prison for the 2009 murder.Simpson pleaded guilty on March 22 to first-degree murder…
There’s a Rodney Dangerfield joke in here somewhere, but Scottsdale police say Dudley KwokTak Chan was going around pretending he was a Chandler police officer to “get respect.”Getting “respect” for wearing a police badge is typically reserved for actual police officers, so that didn’t work out too well for Chan.According…
Governor Jan Brewer’s being considered for TIME magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, and according to its reader poll, she’s doing better than President Obama.The governor dropped from 13th place to 15th by the end of the day yesterday — leaving her one spot above Stephen Colbert…
Update: H.B. 2549 has been stopped.Way to go, Arizona legislators, you officially pissed off the Internet.One of the most popular Twitter accounts associated with the Anonymous community, “YourAnonNews,” got wind of Arizona’s House Bill 2549, which was labeled by one critic as a “bill to censor electronic speech.”The response –…
A couple weeks ago, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio sent a letter to the director of the Selective Service System, asking to let his “birther” posse play detective with President Obama’s registration card.Arpaio laid out his whole stamp conspiracy-theory in the two-page letter, and demanded a response within 30 days.As…
The video above (language probably not safe for work) seems to be very similar to what was released today in a report on Democratic state Representative Daniel Patterson.What everyone assumed was a ethics complaint filed over domestic-violence allegations against Patterson has turned out to be much, much more.Simply, the investigation…
Update 2: H.B. 2549 has been stopped.Update: Anonymous advocates are sending Jan Brewer and legislators a “butthurt report form” in response to House Bill 2549. It has been brought to our attention that there’s a bill cruising through the Legislature that, according to some critics, could cause people like myself and…
If you think annual lists by TIME magazine are still relevant, get a load of this — Governor Jan Brewer’s being considered for the mag’s “100” list of influential people, and according to its reader poll, she’s doing better than President Obama.According to TIME’s website, only the number one vote-getter…
In the last couple of months, Governor Jan Brewer has issued official responses to two parties critical of Senate Bill 1070, brushing both of as mere “political” ploys.The first was New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, who asked Brewer to show up to his Senate subcommittee hearing on immigration in…
Actor Steven Seagal added another cameo to his list of appearances with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office last night, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio says Seagal somehow helped real deputies find a bunch of weed.Seagal’s starring role in MCSO raids seems to be going down the toilet, as he’s gone from…
Governor Jan Brewer has issued her official response to a brief filed by California and 10 other states opposing Senate Bill 1070, and Brewer’s calling the brief “pure politics.”Apparently everyone wants to play politics, as groups of former police chiefs, attorneys general, members of Congress, cities and counties, former Immigration…
Kevin J. Augustiniak, one of the Hells Angels charged in the 2001 murder of Mesa resident Cynthia Garcia, was sentenced yesterday to 23.5 years in prison.Augustiniak pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in October, nearly eight years after his 2003 indictment.Sentencing for second-degree murder is typically capped at 22 years, but…
It’s probably safe to say plenty of butts are touched just every night at Arizona State University, but cops say someone was doing it illegally on Wednesday.This isn’t the first booty problem at the University, as ASU police had to deal with a serial booby- and booty-gripper starting in August 2010.Police…
Yesterday, we let you know infamous conspiracy-theorist Jerome Corsi was mingling among Scottsdale’s Republican socialites as part of the “Politics on the Rocks” event.That announcement pretty much gave anyone the green light to have a drink or two with a guy who believes the President of the United States is…
