Fermin Leon and “Jane Doe 1” are worried about the impact of Arizona’s new immigration law and teamed up with the http://www.conlamic.org/ to sue Arizona in a lawsuit filed yesterday. They’re among the dozen individuals claiming, with the religious group, that SB 1070 will mean racial profiling by police, and…
We had a momentary heart palpitation after reading this headline on the AzCentral site today: …
A second suspect was arrested in the brazen, daylight kidnapping last week of four family members in Phoenix, and the victims were released unharmed. Yesterday, we told you how two kidnappers hijacked a car with four people last Wednesday morning on 35th Avenue. (All the victims were adults). Cops arrested Cesar Angeles-Ballester…
Bill Montgomery, a potential candidate for Maricopa County Attorney backed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio, disparaged the sheriff in an hour-long talk with County Supervisor Don Stapley, a county official says. The whole thing was caught on tape without Montgomery’s knowledge. County officials plan to release a digital version to the…
Valley members of a labor union’s Arizona chapter got out their picket signs and stormed the streets of Kingman on Monday in protest of — the labor union. The demonstration was the latest move in the union civil war we told you about last week. As we reported, the Laborers’ International Union of North America Local…
Four family members kidnapped in Phoenix last week remain missing despite the arrest of a man who allegedly tried to pick up the ransom money. Phoenix police believe that victim Roman Mendez drove to east Phoenix from California last Wednesday morning to pick up some of his family members. (A…
Scottsdale weightlifter Tim Isaac was sentenced on Monday to five years in a federal prison for selling a Viagra-type drug without prescriptions, cheating on his taxes, and fraudulently obtaining government benefits. Isaac, who ran a company called Ultra Health Products, and his business partners imported sildenafil citrate — the active…
Owen “Buz” Mills “fraudulently” deceived his former business partner in a lucrative cell-phone tower deal, the Florida Court of Appeals ruled back in 2002. The court ruling didn’t mean much to Arizonans back then. But now that Mills is running for governor, his political foes have dug it up to help push the idea that Mills isn’t…
About 1,500 to 2,000 people who descended on the State Capitol today to protest anti-illegal-immigrant legislation were mostly peaceful, and state troopers arrested only four people. Three of the arrests were sparked in part by ice cream, of all things. At about 3:30 p.m., an ice-cream vendor reported to police…
The Centerpoint towers at 6th Street and Maple in Tempe are going back up for sale, this time listed by realtor CB Richard Ellis. The history of the five-acre property and towers, and their financial collapse, were covered extensively in our October 15 edition. Earlier this month, ML Manager LLC, bought…
Does Nik Richie’s new wife know about his legal bills? Richie, founder of the Scottsdale-based thedirty.com Web site, lost a $1.5 million judgment last year for posting a La Porte, Texas, woman’s picture with snide comments about her herpes infection. More lawsuits could be on the way, one Canadian magazine reports…
With the future of Luke Air Force base in doubt, the Fighter Country Partnership sees a powerful ally in Senator John McCain. The coalition of air base supporters, headed up by local developers and establishment-types, endorsed McCain today in his battle against former Congressman J.D. Hayworth for the Senate seat…
A 27-year-old murder suspect was busted at a Tempe elementary school with a handgun on Wednesday as she picked her daughter up from school. Damaris Shayna Davy, who’s unemployed and homeless, was also under investigation for two instances in the past week or so when she pointed the same…
The west Valley city of Surprise will begin mailing photo-enforcement tickets to scofflaw motorists starting Monday — and we expect many of them to be in the trash by next Friday. As most Arizonans — and many out-of-state visitors — should be aware by now, mailed traffic citations aren’t valid…
Governor Jan Brewer announced this afternoon that she won’t take any action today on a contentious anti-illegal-immigrant bill. Instead, Brewer says she’ll unveil a new border security plan at a news conference scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the Papago Park Military Reservation, 5636 East McDowell Road. An e-mail sent to the media…
Rick Romley had several interesting announcements today at his news conference, besides slamming a proposed law that some believe would turn Arizona into something resembling Nazi Germany of the 1930s. Here’s the lowdown on the staff changes: *Paul Ahler will be returning to his role as Romley’s chief deputy. *Carol…
The harsh anti-illegal-immigrant law before Governor Jan Brewer is “tearing our community apart” and should be vetoed, Interim Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said today. Romley, in his first major news conference since replacing Andrew Thomas, said that besides the negative consequences in Valley neighborhoods, he also has “significant”…
A local chapter of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 383, is suing its parent organization in a fight over territory. LIUNA’s general president, Terence M. O’Sullivan, based in Washington D.C., informed the Local 383 last month that it was giving Mohave County to a Nevada-based subsidiary, Local…
A Phoenix couple arrested on Monday for trying to sell pirated movies and music advertised their illegal products on Craigslist, cops say. That’s gotta rank right up there with leaving your wallet at the scene of a crime. Stormie and Eric Howard, who had just moved to Phoenix three months ago from…
Interim Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley released a list the folks at his office who were “let go” in the wake of Andrew Thomas’ resignation. *Miguel Martinez, Thomas’ brother in law, hired by Thomas despite not being a lawyer. Supposedly, he worked as a “community liaison.” *Phil MacDonnell, Thomas’ No. 2…
The third member of a group of karate instructors who burned down the Young Champions of America headquarters last June, killing a fourth arsonist in the process, has pleaded guilty in the case. Jeffrey Otto, 20, entered a guilty plea last week to charges of manslaughter and arson of an…
Apparently, Leyva didn’t learn his lesson. And he got no respect as King of the Roost — his ex-wife turned him in, according to court documents. …
