Recall the ancient schmuck at the beginning of this video? Count him as one more reason you can give posse members the raspberries with impunityEver wonder who the pathetic wannabes are that populate Sheriff Joe’s posse? You know, the semi-senile geriatrics who patrol the malls at Christmas time, and aid and…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard:Billionaires for Wealthcare Chase AFP’s Tom Jenney with $20M Check Up on the Sun:Arizona Fall Frenzy,…
We’ve now got the paperwork that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office filed in order to arrest Don Stapley — again. And one thing is now incredibly clear: At this point, this is a publicity stunt, not a legitimate criminal case.No charges have been filed against Stapley. There’s no indictment, no…
To be honest, we didn’t think he had it in him, but in a new Vitamin Water Web ad, Steve Nash proves that Shaq and Charles Barkley weren’t the only Phoenix Suns with a sense of humor.Nash plays himself, “Canadian celebrity Steve Nash,” as a gruff-voiced infomercial spokesman that would…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed information it apparently gave Channel 15 (KNXV-TV) earlier today about wanting Don Stapley charged with 93 felonies and seven misdemeanors. In a likely nod to suspicions about the timing of Stapley’s arrest on new charges so soon after his old ones were dismissed, Sheriff Joe Arpaio…
The wheels of international law are spinning as an American murder suspect, awaiting possible extradition to the United States from his native India, may have the Canadian government advocating for him.Authorities believe that in 2007, now 34-year-old Avtar Grewel murdered his wife, Navneet Kaur, who at the time was 30-years-old, in her Ahwautkee…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, via Channel 15 (KNXV-TV), says County Supervisor Don Stapley is being accused of 93 felonies and seven misdemeanors related to illicit finances. And we heard something interesting from our own sources: This arrest didn’t involve a grand jury indictment or even a prosecutor’s office. It…
The latest from the Arizona Billionaires, showing some love for Tom Jenney… Here’s the latest video from the Arizona-based Billionaires for Weathcare, as shot by activist Dennis Gilman for his YouTube channel Humanleague002. The first Billionaires video back in August lampooned the scores of anti-Obama crazies protesting at Congressman Harry Mitchell’s office in…
Honestly, how many “adults” in this town really own swords? At what point does someone say to them self “hey, this is a dangerous part of town, I should probably get myself a sword?”Hey idiots; this is not the Middle Ages. We no longer joust, women are no longer damsels,…
Don Stapley (pictured) was arrested this morning by Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies and booked into jail. What a difference a weekend makes! On Friday afternoon, it looked like Stapley’s legal troubles were all but over. The Yavapai County Attorney’s Office had moved to drop all remaining charges against Stapley related to his alleged…
When you’re a radio talk-show host, it’s fairly important that you’re capable of formulating rational thoughts and not speaking like Maricopa Community College’s Colleen Clark as she’s drunkenly reciting her ABCs.Not to say Darrell Ankarlo’s thoughts were ever all that rational, but someone ought to share this concept with the 92.3 FM…
The city of Scottsdale is on the verge a major shakeup that could leave City Manager John Little looking for a new gig. With Arizona’s unemployment rate hovering around 9.1 percent, good luck. The Scottsdale City Council will meet Tuesday to give Little his six-month review, and even Little seems to…
The Arizona Cardinals are off to a skitzophrenic start after yesterday’s impressive road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and last week’s embarrassing loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Make up your minds, fellas. Either be the Super Bowl-caliber team we saw last year or the lovable losers we saw last week…
The Arizona Diamondbacks did very little this weekend to stop the Colorado Rockies from steamrolling their way toward their third postseason berth in franchise history. The hometown zeroes won only one of the weekend’s three games (Friday night’s 7-5 thriller) and all but assured that the Rockies will go to…
Arizona attorney Pilar Thomas has been selected as the Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs for the U.S. Interior Department. Thomas is a member of the Pasqua Yaqui Tribe, and formerly worked for Phoenix-based law firm Lewis & Roca LLP…The Department of Public Safety has vowed to aggressively target people who…
ACORN’s passed along to me this subpoena that Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s been bragging about to the media, and though it’s a clear fishing expedition on the part of Arpaio’s attorney in the Melendres v. Arpaio case, let’s just say that it doesn’t exactly jibe with what the sheriff’s office has asserted in…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio’s Deputies Harass Activists with Cameras, but Arpaio Acknowledged Observers’ Right to Film in…
Don Stapley won. Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio lost. The Maricopa County Supervisor has been under a legal black cloud since December, when County Attorney Thomas slammed him with 118 felony counts of violating campaign finance law. But Thomas tossed the case to Yavapai County prosecutors after losing several key court battles,…
When 53-year-old Tucson native Edward Lighthart walked out of Seattle’s Discovery Park back in July, he knew he wasn’t from Seattle, but that was about it. According to Seattle police, Lighthart left the park confused early in the morning and flagged down a bus. He had no idea how he…
It seems the only thing separating Richard Mulligan, Chandler’s former director of economic development, from the dysfunctional hillbillies gracing the Jerry Springer Show are the number of teeth in his mouth and the fact that he’s employed.Mulligan pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after an incident with his ex-girlfriend, Sonya Banna, 46.Banna called…
Here’s something that ought to pump some life blood into moon-landing-conspiracy theorists everywhere.If you visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam over the last 17 years and thought you saw a genuine moon rock, get ready to be disappointed. Not only didn’t the rock you saw come from the moon, it wasn’t…
Remember the gimmicky “Click it or ticket” program, compliments of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration? Apparently there wasn’t enough clicking, or police departments across the country needed a reason to ask for more money, because the program is now new and “improved” and has been adopted by the Chandler Police Department.Welcome…
