A Sheriff’s Office deputy gives a citation to a Hispanic man during an April “crime sweep” in Guadalupe By Ray Stern The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Friday that an investigator from the agency had called employees at the East Valley Tribune last month, after the newspaper had published a…
Side one of the new anti-Pearce flier. Side two, featuring Pearce and the Ernst Roehm of the East Valley. I’ve been screaming in the wilderness about the links between avowed neo-Nazi J.T. Ready and state Rep. Russell Pearce for well-over a year. Now Republican consultant Nathan Sproul has taken up…
By Stephen Lemons Fulton Brock’s Dick Nixon move. Not too swift, Sherlock. Arpaio probed by the Feds. Here’s hoping they ain’t gentle. Steve Berman’s wife wants a divorce. Can’t imagine why. The Saints trash Cards in preseason opener. D-Backs decimated by Braves. The MCSO claims its crime stats are down,…
Kudos to the Maricopa County Democratic Party for this kick-ass repository of anti-Joe info. Today the Maricopa County Democratic Party formally unveiled a brilliant new weapon in the ongoing war against corrupt old Sheriff Joe: A Web site called Joesgottogo.com. The site bills itself as, “The best source of Joe…
Dr. Ross Lavatter, accused of helping run the largest prostitution ring in state history By Ray Stern It’s been two days since Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced that “big name clients” were among the suspected johns of an alleged prostitution ring busted this week. Another newspaper article quotes authorities…
By Stephen Lemons The Rep finally reports on the Russell Pearce domestic violence story, long after New Times and the bloggers. Gordon and Arpaio do the man dance in print. An El Mirage chick confesses to slaying boyfriend on Tom Leykis, of all places (allegedly). The Cardinals play New Orleans…
Dear Mexican: Where I recently started working at, Latinos make up about 95 percent of the work force. We are, however, prohibited from speaking Spanish. We are constantly being threatened about it. My manager constantly makes racial remarks about all cultures and always says that we live in America, and…
TEXTING HELL Enough with the text-messaging: I always appreciate Robrt L. Pela’s honest reviews. I’ve been a theater director and teacher since 1962 in the Valley and I become especially enraged when audience members disrupt. Your depiction of the young girl [in the audience] is so true today — text-messaging…
I once stood in John McCain’s kitchen and watched Cindy cook eggs for their kids. It was still dark outside when I arrived at the McCains’ north-central Phoenix house on a winter day in early 1994. I remember terra cotta tile and overstuffed plaid couches and wondering whether Mrs. McCain…
PENGUIN PRAYER This week, Bird lovers, the Taloned Tallywacker begins his column with prayer. Please bow your heads. Great Falcon God on High, this otherwise truculent tweeter asks you to bless all the hypocrites, self-serving media personalities, and corrupt public officials across Maricopa County. That’s right, cast your powerful, protective…
Side one of the Nathan Sproul-authored mailer. The reverse of the same flier, which began hitting Mesa mailboxes today. It’s better than ESPN, better than football, better even than those pay-per-view Girls Gone Wild ads on late night cable. (No, really.) I mean the kvetching and donnybrooking on the conservative…
By Ray Stern As many savvy readers know, the scrappy East Valley Tribune published a five-day series in mid-July that really socked it to Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his illegal immigration enforcement efforts. The Sheriff’s Office appeared stunned by the whole series and has never issued any formal response to…
By John Dickerson The court won’t hear arguments about when to resume monthly checks for investors until late September, said U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randolph Haines in his opening statement at today’s hearing in Mortgages Ltd.’s bankruptcy. The announcement came to a courtroom packed with more than a dozen attorneys and…
By Ray Stern The Bashas’ grocery store chain still hasn’t presented any direct proof that union workers planted expired baby formula on store shelves, but a showdown over the issue now seems assured. Last week, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Douglas Rayes ruled that the defamation lawsuit brought by Bashas’…
By Ray Stern Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas went out of his way to try to connect New Times to the announcement of the local bust of a large prostitution ring. Chloe Magouliotis, Kursta Luna and Kari Fager, who were among those arrested in connection with an alleged prostitution ring…
By Stephen Lemons Kidz in the Hall’s Double O beat down by Cherry Lounge bouncers. (Don’t the dopes know not to mess with the talent?) Valley pimps and hos paddy-wagoned by P-town po-po. Joe Arpaio’s numbers tumble in new Rocky Mountain Poll. (Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.) The Rep…
Tomorrow another issue of your favorite alternative weekly will hit the stands and the Web. Let’s take this opportunity to pick Phoenix’s collective brain on last week’s stories. Below you will find a choice selection of comments left across our articles and blogs. Be sure to check them out, Phoenix…
With three months to go, a glimmer of hope for Arpaio-foe Dan Saban. Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s a wounded animal tonight. And challenger Dan Saban ‘s on the hunt and smelling fresh blood. A new Rocky Mountain/BRC poll shows Joe’s numbers trending downward like they’ve been doing since last year. Currently,…
By Stephen Lemons Phoenix PD nab suspect in 7/11 homicide. The Bonnie and Clyde of identity theft. Latinos say, “No way, Jose,” to Grampa McCain. The D-Backs blow Pirates out of the water. Anquan Boldin won’t tussle with Saints. Gordon remains “neutral” in general election contest for Prez. Nickel Bag…
Sylvia Stocking and Matthew Skaggs By Ray Stern The couple pictured above not only allowed their 2-year-old daughter to ingest marijuana, police say, but exposed the kid to “horrendously unhealthy” conditions inside their El Mirage home. Bill Louis, El Mirage’s assistant police chief, says the home barely had any furnishings…
Absolutely not Darrell Ankarlo…but this guy did have leprosy. Last week, while I was listening to KTAR’s far-right lip-flapper defend his sorry ass in the whole Ankarlo book tour controversy — you know, where KTAR took $11,500 in RICO funds from County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ office to promote Ankarlo’s brown-bashing…
By Ray Stern The front of this preschool building on McDowell just east of 44th Street doesn’t look much better — a blotch of painted-over graffiti stains the wall near the front door. Sadly, this sign symbolizes the state of too many homes in the Valley, both in terms of…
