The first cracks in the Berlin Wall have begun, but Comrade Montgomery’s unwilling to concede the inevitable. When it comes to those gaps in the concrete, he’d rather not discuss them at all. Surely that will make them go away. Forgive the Cold War metaphor, but like an apparatchik under…
Maureen Kerley believes that her son, Ty Thomasson, might be alive today if a local trampoline park had adhered to certain standards. Thomasson, 30, died on February 2, 2012, after jumping into the foam pit at the SkyPark Indoor Trampoline Park in Phoenix about one week after the park opened…
Arizona State University, the reformed party school, isn’t earning a passing grade in LGBT-Friendly 101. That is, its programs, practices and policies aren’t as friendly as they could/should be to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. See also: RIP, Arizona State University’s Party-School Reputation (1987-2012)…
It’s not exactly JFK’s rocking chair, but there’s some alleged historical political memorabilia — or something like it — for sale on Craigslist.Some guy says he’s moving, so he’s got to sell some portions of a rusty old fence he claims was owned by late U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican…
Anti-abortion fanatic/Republican Congressman Trent Franks is celebrating his latest abortion bill passing out of a House subcommittee, which really isn’t much to celebrate about.We understand it’s difficult to keep track of which abortion bill of Franks’ is the newest, since his bread-and-butter issue of abortion seems to be all he…
Black people in Arizona are 2.4 times more likely to get arrested for marijuana possession than White people, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.That’s not even the worst part. This ACLU report shows that even though Black people are more than twice as likely than White people to get…
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit an RBI single in the top of the 14th inning last night in St. Louis, which proved to be the game-winner in the second game of a four-game series against the Cardinals.There’s not much room to complain in a victory, but this game…
No matter how many police reports we read through on a monthly basis, the criminal creativity, stupidity, and craziness never ceases to amaze us.Just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s always something worse. From a restaurant owner murdering the co-owners in the dining room, to a woman squeezing…
As Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s attorney plans to appeal federal Judge G. Murray Snow’s ruling that found MCSO guilty of racial profiling, there are some questions you should be asking yourself as a Maricopa County taxpayer.Our colleague Stephen Lemons reported that the county’s shelled out $1,025,241.46 for legal defense in Melendres…
Ready and Pearce, tied at the hip for all eternity as far as I’m concerned It may be neo-Nazi mass-murderer J.T. Ready’s version of Valhalla. Flanked by revealing images of Jennifer Lopez, each promising that you can “See her nude,” if you sign up for something called “Playboy Plus,” Ready…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio seemed bored today as he talked about a U.S. citizen caught with more than 50 pounds of meth.”This is important right here,” he said as he twiddled his thumbs and looked at the packages of meth, following up his statement with a long pause.See also:MCSO Suddenly Not…
Both occupants of one of the planes involved in the midair collision last week north of Phoenix were flight instructors.Paul Brownell and Basil Onuferko, both employees of TransPac Aviation Academy, were killed in Friday’s crash, as were two occupants of another small plane, whose names haven’t been released.See also:Planes Collide…
Now that school is out for the summer, teens find themselves with more time on their hands. Apparently two teens living in the border town of Agua Prieta, Sonora, decided to find summer jobs smuggling dope over the border. In two separate and unrelated seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
Jesus Cabrera-Molina admits he was drunk and high on cocaine the night his SUV struck and killed Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz, but he denies he was behind the wheel, according to court documents obtained by New Times.Phoenix police have been fairly mum about the reasoning behind Molina finally being…
The Arizona Department of Health Services has released a database showing, among other things, which hospitals people tend to leave dead a little more than average.The database shows rates of dying at hospitals around the state, and it’s separated by the reason that someone’s admitted to the hospital. For example,…
Someone has finally been charged in the death of Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz, and it’s the guy cops suspected all along.Jesus Cabrera Molina, 24, has been charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident more than two weeks after his green SUV hit and killed Raetz, who…
The Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t catch a break last night against the best team in baseball as they were trampled 7-1 by the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday evening at Busch Stadium. Inning by inning, members of the D-backs roster weren’t able to get much going against Redbirds ace Lance Lynn…
When you’re the editorial board of the newspaper of record in a benighted patch of sand like Maricopa County, I suspect it’s easy to fall prey to self-deception and confuse 20/20 hindsight with omniscience. See Also: Judge Snow’s Decision Damns Not Just Arpaio, but All of Maricopa County Joe Arpaio’s…
Yesterday, we posted a video billed as supposed police “brutality” during a physical arrest in Mesa that doesn’t appear to be very brutal.The video, which has thousands of hits on YouTube, does include a pretty physical arrest, as well as a cop getting in a crash on his way to…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio suddenly no longer is an anti-immigrant tough guy, at least according to his newest press release, which is extraordinarily politically correct.Usually, a press release from Arpaio will describe how many “illegals” were arrested by the MCSO’s Human Smuggling Unit, with their names, photos, and sometimes even a…
After he broke into a Chandler home, police say, Francisco Moreno tried to rape a woman and attacked her with a hatchet, and when that failed, he settled on stealing a Sprite from the refrigerator before fleeing the house. Moreno, 19, admitted to police that on Saturday, just before 9…
A video of supposed police “brutality” during a physical arrest in Mesa looks more like a blooper reel, including one officer slamming what appears to be his personal vehicle into another car on his way to help fellow officers subdue a suspect.Mesa Police Sergeant Tony Landato tells New Times that…
