Despite the bad juju ordinarily associated with the number 13, the 13th time truly turned out to be a charm for downtown Phoenix’s annual Chaos Theory exhibition. The one-weekend-only annual invitational show — started by an art consortium then known as 3CarPileUp, consisting of artists Randy Slack, James Angel, and…
Not too long ago, I ran across a line in a letter signed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio, one recently obtained through a standard public-records request. It’s highly unlikely Arpaio actually wrote it, but this sentence stuck in my mind all the same: “The investigation of a homicide is one of…
President Bill Clinton was on his game Wednesday night in Tempe as he stumped for Arizona’s Senate candidate Rich Carmona. More than 5,500 people turned out to Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Performance Lawn for a Get Out The Vote rally for Carmona — and more would’ve packed in…
A Flagstaff woman’s puppy was killed this weekend, which she discovered after she returned home and saw the pup hanging from a noose in her backyard.Flagstaff police Sergeant James Jackson tells New Times that the 4-month-old puppy was found hanging from a rafter in a shed that was being used…
Elias Johnson wasn’t a sworn officer — but he apparently played one while off duty. Johnson was a mouthpiece for Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu. New Times has learned details about the July incident that led to Johnson’s resignation on Friday. Sources tells us that Johnson, a former television reporter, apparently…
Jeffrey Higgins, a now-former detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced to probation for a January incident in which Higgins pointed a loaded handgun at his 19-year-old son.According to court documents previously obtained by New Times, Higgins pointed the gun at his son’s face as the teenager…
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office public Information officer Elias Johnson resigned Friday after an investigation into allegations that he, although not a sworn deputy, participated in a U.S. Marshals Service bust in his Gilbert neighborhood, according to the Casa Grande Dispatch. Johnson apparently violated multiple department policies during the July…
According to a group that calls itself a “strategy center for the progressive movement,” Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl are the worst for the proverbial middle class.They’re actually in a 19-way tie among Senators for being the “worst of the worst,” which, as you can imagine coming from a…
Earth to Joe: You look like you should be in a morgue in this, your worst ad yet Sheriff Joe’s Democratic challenger Paul Penzone is gaining on the aged autocrat, with a new poll by Switchboard Communications (commissioned by the Penzone camp, natch) showing Penzone within 4.7 points of Arpaio…
Councilwoman Joyce Clark is making some twisted comments about Latinos in her campaign literature as she seeks re-election to the Glendale City Council. In her campaign fliers, Clark criticizes fellow Glendale Councilwoman Norma Alvarez because she “has endorsed and is solely supporting Latino candidates for mayor and council.” See also:…
Judge Warren Granville has ruled that Michael Lee Crane cannot represent himself in his murder trial.Crane’s accused of killing three people — Paradise Valley couple Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro, as well as businessman Bruce Gaudet — and while Granville found Crane competent to represent himself, it’s Crane’s goofy behavior in…
For the second time, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office put out a press release to complain that Immigration and Customs Enforcement “refused” to take custody of a suspected illegal immigrant.The story from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is that the Human Smuggling Unit pulled over a car, and the driver didn’t have…
The U.S. Senate race between Democrat Richard Carmona and Republican Jeff Flake is starting to get some national attention, as the Washington Post asked itself this week, “Can Democrat Richard Carmona win the Arizona Senate race?”Maybe not, they said.See also:-Richard Carmona Promises Dems a Senate Seat-Bill Clinton To Rally for…
About four years ago, Todd Fries, the owner of Burns Power Washing, was shorted $200 for a power-washing job because his customers didn’t think Fries’ employees did such a great job.Fries responded to this lack of payment by spreading things outside the customers’ home including (but not limited to) motor…
Does Sheriff Joe Arpaio really think it’s unnecessary to debate his opponent, Paul Penzone, or is the Sheriff…chicken?According to Randy Parraz and Citizens for Better Arizona members who brought live chickens to Arpaio’s office on the 19th floor of the Wells Fargo Building in Phoenix, the Sheriff’s chicken…
The high blood-alcohol content found in Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever’s body after his fatal crash last month suggests the sheriff had a strong tolerance for booze, experts say. In other words, Dever — known by many as a Mormon who didn’t drink — may have been a problem drinker…
Despite what the Center for Arizona Policy is telling its supporters about Proposition 204, the Yes on 204 campaign says it won’t create $100 million “slush fund” to pay for abortions — or any sort of fund for abortions.In fact, Yes on 204 campaign officials say the estimated $100 million…
Former U.S. Surgeon General Rich Carmona and Congressman Jeff Flake are fighting hard to win the senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jon Kyl…
State Representative Ben Arredondo has become the fourth member of the state Legislature’s current class to resign because of some sort of scandal.Arredondo, who pleaded guilty to two felony charges last week, was ordered to resign from the House as part of his plea agreement.See also:-Ben Arredondo Pleads Guilty to…
Proposition 204, also known as the “Quality Education and Jobs Act,” is a sales-tax measure that would keep the tax at the same level as the temporary increase voters approved in 2010.A common criticism is that the ballot language doesn’t describe exactly where the expected $1 billion in revenue goes,…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s insatiable desire to stand in the limelight has once again bitten him in the keister. This time, he latched onto the death of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie as a way to get center stage and deliver his anti-President Obama sentiments. See also: Babeu Blasted…
Governor Jan Brewer said last week that Arizonans should be angered at the “kind of evil” and “federal failure” that left a Border Patrol agent dead near Bisbee.Since Brewer said that, it’s been discovered that Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie apparently was killed by friendly fire.See also:-Jan Brewer May Have Paul Babeu’d Herself-Border…
