Forget Qwest’s “Heavy Duty Internet” commercials — the Qwest truck that crashed into a Phoenix home Tuesday morning seems pretty heavy duty as well. Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that a worker driving a Qwest utility truck crashed into a home at North 27th Avenue and West…
We never thought we’d say this, but this Sedona couple could have learned a thing or two from Wesley Snipes.William Steiniger and his wife Diane Steiniger were convicted on tax evasion and conspiracy charges in 2009, and were sentenced Thursday to prison terms of a combined 50 months…
When you have the urge to break things, urinate, and smoke cigarettes, where better to do it than a Mormon church, right? Wrong — just ask Minnesota native Jacob Jeffrey Schwartz, who broke into a Mormon church Friday morning to do each of the aforementioned activities.Scottsdale police say Schwartz, 20,…
It seems Nicholas Kenneth Izzi didn’t learn too much after spending four years and four months in the Arizona State Prison at Kingman — or maybe he’s just hoping for a reunion with that orange jumpsuit. Police arrested Izzi just after noon Wednesday, less than a month after cops say…
Three weeks after a trio robbed a CVS Pharmacy of thousands of prescription pills, Silent Witness is increasing its reward to anyone who comes forward. Purdue Pharma L.P., the owners of RxPATROL — a collaboration to stop pharmacy theft — donated $2,500 to Silent Witness for the case, bringing the…
Apparently Blake Obadiah Adams’ definition of “change” is a little different from Barack Obama’s — “change,” it seems, is what prompted Adams to inexplicably fatally shoot his girlfriend’s cousin on Valentine’s Day.According to court documents obtained by New Times, cops say Adams shot and killed Maxwell Henley on Monday, in…
From the wide world of tot-tickling and kiddy-cuddling, police accused a 62-year-old man of molesting his 8-year-old granddaughter. Police arrested Arthur Romero, 62, Tuesday after his granddaughter told her parents she had been molested by the man at his Buckeye home. The girl told the cops she has been sexually…
Police arrested six illegal immigrants in Phoenix Wednesday, accusing them of charges ranging from human smuggling, kidnapping for ransom, and extortion — and, for good measure, possessing 160 pounds of weed. IIMPACT, the Illegal Immigration Prevention & Apprehension Co-op Team, arrested six men in connection with their investigation: Francisco Ruben…
As if having a laptop full of kiddy porn wasn’t enough, cops say a man was sharing his cruel collection of exploited children with the rest of the Internet from his Laveen home. Police say they arrested 22-year-old Jeffrey Eberlein about 3 p.m. Wednesday, after an undercover investigation revealed he…
What’s the best way to lure a guy out of his house so you can shoot him? If you’re group of Midwestern gang members, a fire bomb is a good place to start. Cops say Tracey Nichol Wilkins was part of a group that threw a “fire bomb device” through…
Last week, we reported on the more than $215,000 worth of property stolen from Arizona State University between 2009 and 2010. There’s also another aspect of crimes against the university, bringing its two-year loss total to more than $285,000 — people are effin’ up ASU’s stuff. According to documents obtained…
What do 100 high-end computer CPUs, $1,660 worth of toilet paper, and a box of brownies have in common? They used to be property of Arizona State University – that is – until they were stolen. And those are just three of the 136 cases of stolen University property reported…
The good news: Arizona placed in the top 10 in a national ranking. The bad news: It’s a list of the top 10 states with the deadliest eating habits. According to financial news website 24/7 Wall St., Arizona has the ninth-deadliest eating habits in the country, a ranking based on…
A Cave Creek man accused of stabbing a woman to death and then setting fire to her house in July 2008 pleaded guilty to her murder Thursday. Justin Wade Lunsford, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and arson of an occupied structure in the death of 29-year-old Mary Elisabeth Polgar…
Medical marijuana dispensaries are still months from opening their doors, but Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is getting antsy. A press release from the Sheriff’s Office Wednesday says it has created a new enforcement unit that targets “medical marijuana frauds,” even though medical marijuana patients can’t even apply for privileges…
Phoenix police are searching for two unknown men believed responsible for the robbery and eventual death of a 90-year-old man. Police say the man, Seymour Sendrow, died on Sunday as a result of his declining health due to injuries sustained during the robbery…
Here’s another tip from the wide world of marijuana transportation: Apparently a bunch of expired juice boxes isn’t a good cover for hauling more than 1,300 pounds of weed. Nonetheless, police allege 45-year-old Wendell M. Stoddart of doing just that…
The man in the photo to the right is not Frank Castle in town to commit some vigilante killings, he’s just an alleged car thief in a Punisher t-shirt stealing beer from a gas station. Phoenix police are looking for a man who was caught on camera jacking two 30-packs…
For the second time this week, a Valley speedster put the pedal a little too much to the metal — and the consequences were fatal. Police say two people were killed after their car crashed into a house on the corner of East Osborn Road and North 25th Street in…
Joseph Bryon Lucas was planning on going on a trip to Europe with his best friend. That is, until he killed his pal by driving his car 90 miles per hour into a tree.Police say Lucas, 18, called 9-1-1 just after midnight Tuesday, saying that he had crashed his 2004…
Obviously not hip to the work of Dateline NBC’s To Catch a Predator, a 24-year-old Phoenix man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly trying to solicit sex from a 14-year-old in an online chat room. Police say Godfrey Exal Pinho was trying to solicit sex from a person he believed to…
Arizona is home to many, many crappy drivers, and a 14-year-old kid police say was driving a stolen car drunk through Phoenix Wednesday night is only the latest.Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves tells New Times a highway patrolman spotted a white Ford Focus “driving erratically” northbound on…
