Why are there Mexicans in the Border Patrol? What a hypocritical thing to do to our people. Carne Asada Carlos Not only are Mexicans in the Border Patrol, but la migra’s own figures show that Latinos make up about 52 percent of its force, comfortably outnumbering gabachos (that pop you…
Suzi Dodt, who sees dead people, is speed-talking about one of her “unidentifieds.” “99-305 has a name, a family, a story, but we just don’t know it yet,” says Dodt, a death investigator with the Office of the Maricopa County Medical Examiner. “It’s amazing and sad to me that no…
By Sarah Fenske You can’t find anyone who’ll say a bad word about the National Center for Missing Adults. The Phoenix-based non-profit agency has been the adult version of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for more than a decade–serving as a national database and resource for families…
By Paul Rubin We love a good lawsuit around here, as long as it’s not us getting sued. We recently came upon yet another one, the July 1 opinion by the Arizona Court of Appeals that reversed and remanded the case of Lloyd F. Breshers vs. the City of Phoenix…
Video of the Tucson protest of Arpaio, from Jon Justice’s 1041TheTruth, showing a Sheriff Joe piñata being beaten and Isabel Garcia scooping up its head. Like you need more proof that times are way-way-slow down in the “Old Pueblo,” Tucson radio wing nut “Jon Justice” is hunting the head of…
Tears of a clown? Joe’s afraid of the big, bad Mesa police chief. So I return from my brief respite from the sad insanity of Maricopa County to see that mean ol’ Sheriff Joe’s still so scared of Mesa Police Chief George Gascon that our cowardly top constable won’t even…
Muon Speakers play for Jerry’s Video and Audio in Scottsdale Designed by the same man responsible for the Sony Walkman and Apple I-Mac, this pair of “Muon” speakers from UK-based KEF offers incredible sound for a mere $140,000. But is the sound quality worth the price tag? Unlimited Enthusiasm featuring…
By Paul Rubin When Jose Padilla hears about the latest local police “sweep” against brown people from south-of-the-border, he flashes back to his hometown of Brownsville, Texas, and the government program dubbed “Operation Wetback.” “I can remember the people running from the police yelling `Migra! Migra!” says Padilla, referring to…
Umm, not quite. By Sarah Fenske It was classic Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office goonery on Wednesday as deputies raided a South Phoenix recycling plant, looking for illegal immigrants in a hostage situation and stumbling onto a — gasp! — bomb. Naturally, the “explosive” was found just in time to make…
By John Dickerson According to a local source and Department of Justice documents now available online, counter-terrorism officials are training government employees and civilians to keep an eye on you. And few states are training Big Brother’s informants faster than Arizona. These unpaid spies are called TLOs (Terrorism Liaison Officers)…
By John Dickerson It’s all about perspective. Some voters see Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain’s torture in a Viet Cong prisoner-of-war camp as a badge of honor. Others claim the years of agony made him lose his mind. Still others, even in his home state, don’t even know he was…
Brandy au naturel, from her Web site brandysmassage.com. I’ll be out of pocket for the next couple of days, and so will not be able to blog as normal. There will be some catching up to do Monday, on the new Cave Creek raid and the series on Joe in…
What’s the fascination Mexicans have with Elvis? Good Roceando Tonight Your question is spot-on, but it’s taken a while for Elvis to achieve icon status amongst Mexicans. As recounted in Eric Zolov’s 1999 book, Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture, the King largely sparked the roots of rock…
BUZZ-WORTHY It’s no coke: Your recent article on Agwa de Bolivia (“Liquid Blow?” Niki D’Andrea, June 26) was interesting and funny. I went out and bought a couple of bottles of the stuff, downed it all, and I can attest that it has no relation to the high you get…
Two drivers stopped at a red light one night in April 2007. One driver was drunk — and not just a little drunk. Jonathan Hernandez was a convicted felon on probation, with enough alcohol in his blood to qualify for an extreme DUI. The other driver, 19-year-old Jacob Ritter-Clark, had…
The police chief had stolen the spotlight, and the sheriff was furious. It was a scorching hot day in late June, and dozens of demonstrators had turned up at a Maricopa County services complex in Mesa to protest the sheriff’s immigration-enforcement tactics. Dozens more Mesa police officers monitored the situation,…
By Sarah Fenske Six months ago, I wrote my first column about a Valley motorist who found his life turned upside down when he collided with a drunk driver. Bryant Wilkerson was arrested and charged with a host of felonies, including manslaughter, while the teenage girl he collided with –…
Will J.T. be at the big debate Thursday? And more importantly, will he be in uniform? The call’s gone out from ex-KIA peddler Rusty Childress’ United for a Sovereign America, the most militant outfit of racist knuckledraggers in the Valley: Their old buddy state Rep. Russell Pearce, aka, Mr. Ethnic…
Bruce Starr at the Super Bowl. The image is from the Honduras radio personality’s February report on his trip in Honduras This Week Online. Let’s return to Honduras for a moment and check in with Sheriff’s office pal “Roatan Bruce” Starr, a radio-personality in the Bay Islands, Honduras who also…
By Jonathan McNamara You’re stuffed full of grilled meats and your clothes still smell like fireworks, but alas, the weekend has drawn to a close. Before you head back to the grind stone, take a gander at these weekend activities. Did you hit them all or did you miss out?…
Senator Jesse Helms, no-longer-living evidence that the good die young… The caustic sensation of hatred and bile inching up the back of my throat: It’s the same feeling I used to get as a teenager in North Carolina, as I watched Republican Senator Jesse Helms play the race card over…
By Jonathan McNamara In a move that’s sure to bring a smile to John Walsh’s trademark serious mug, the Peoria Police Department has gone Web 2.0 by posting its top-10 most-wanted criminals on its their Web site similar to America’s Most Wanted Dirty Dozen. Have you seen these people? The…
