Peoria resident Richard Maloney is upset that a California woman told police he’d threatened her and was in the Hells Angels, so he’s suing her for $100,000. Maloney filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday, acting as his own attorney. In it, he states that Lois Kropp of Oceano,…
The Tempe Police Department has solved a murder that occurred 12 years ago, and police didn’t have to search too hard to find the guy — he’s been on death row for more than nine years.Alfred Carreon is charged in the murder of 20-year-old Jose “Joey” Gonzalez, who was last…
One week from today, the San Francisco Giants will be going all out during the National League Division Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks, however, will be going on vacation until the spring. The playoff-bound Giants pummeled the D-backs — who are one game away from being eliminated from postseason contention –…
It seems that not everyone has the same opinion on what’s going on in the picture to our right.Some say it’s an attempted joke for a photo opportunity, while others seem to think that it’s a baby chugging beer. Arizona State University’s police department is going to find out which…
I’ve rarely read a legal document so delightful. The one I’ve just received from the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct indicates that Lester Pearce, former Justice of the Peace and brother of recalled ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce, now faces various charges of ethical violations, in part, because he stumped…
Did anyone else get the question to this answer right on Jeopardy on Tuesday evening?…
A guy in Kearny couldn’t fill his prescription for Oxycontin and Xanax at the local pharmacy, cops say, so he called a couple of buddies to work out a deal: They drive him to a Mesa drugstore, he gives them some of the pills, they give him $20 and some…
A Mesa man allegedly broke into a Chinese restaurant through a glass door, hopped over the counter, and stole…ice cream.According to information from Mesa police, a witness saw the break-in happen, and an officer arrived at the Big Bowl Chinese restaurant as Anthony James Lee Richards was on his way…
We’ve spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we’re finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix. Joe Arpaio’s Maricopa…
“Peace be with you,” is a phrase often heard in Catholic churches. But it’s election season, and not all Catholics are feeling at peace. See also: Catholic Conundrum: What’s an Anti-Abortion, Pro-Immigrant Voter to Do? See also: The Mormon Delemma: What About Mormon Latinos?…
After rounding up Mexican restaurant workers and patio-furniture repairmen, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has carried out its third “employer sanctions operation” in the last two weeks, by arresting some construction workers this morning.That marks Sheriff Arpaio’s 67th “employer sanctions” operation”/illegal-immigrant roundup, as 15 workers at the Glendale-based United Construction…
A traveler at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport shot video last week of TSA employees subjecting passengers to a “freeze drill.” The passengers already had cleared a security checkpoint in Terminal 4 when Transportation Security Administration officials stopped them from proceeding. The video uploader, who captured the last 24 seconds (see below)…
Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever’s memorial service was held yesterday in Sierra Vista. Dever died last week after he lost control of his truck on a dirt road near White Horse Lake.See also:-Larry Dever Is a Real Arizona Sheriff-Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County Dies in One-Car Wreck on Dirt…
CPLE scores with this animated skewering of Sheriff Joe Citizens for Professional Law Enforcement, the bi-partisan group headed by Democratic Arizona state Representative Ruben Gallego and Republican operative Carlos Sierra, have just released the hilarious, blistering animated video above, which takes Sheriff Joe Arpaio to task for his unnatural obsession…
A baby tailgating at an Arizona State University football game was either chugging beer while doing a keg-stand or was subject to a photo-op, and the university’s police department is trying to figure it out.That photo was posted by someone on TheDirty.com, and not only did “Nik Richie” act like…
The Arizona Diamondbacks are now two games away from playoff elimination, after getting blanked 6-0 by the San Francisco Giants last night in the Bay Area.Starting pitcher Wade Miley didn’t quite make a great case for himself in his bid for rookie of the year, as he gave up four…
Not all conservatives want to lock up sick grannies and other medical-marijuana patients, a fact proven by the thousands of right-wingers who in 2010 voted “yes” on Arizona’s Prop 203. Yet in polls, Republicans and conservatives do tend to favor penalties for the plant’s growth and use more often than…
Hey, mojado: Since when do you think it’s okay to fuck up the facts of your wretched culture and concentrate on the few who have done something with their lives? For the most part, Mexicans are perverted, short, dark, little disgusting animals. You fit into that category. They shit out…
Michael Lacey and his business partner, Jim Larkin, acquired the New Times building at 1201 Jefferson Street in 1985. They rescued the historical former Booker T. Washington Elementary School from developers who wanted to tear it down. Lacey’s roomy office in the editorial section of the sprawling structure has wood…
It used to be that playing the state fair circuit meant you were a has-been, that your rock ‘n’ roll career had gone belly-up (you know, like billed after the puppet show, Spinal Tap-style). Maybe it’s still like that in most places, but the Arizona State Fair always manages to…
We’ve almost weathered the ’80s revival without anybody rear-ending the morons stalled at the intersection listening to Spandau Ballet, but it’s official: The ladle’s scraping barrel when it comes to that decade’s nostalgia. The Winona Ryder/Christian Slater movie Heathers is getting turned into a series on Bravo. (Bitchy fictional teens,…
Some ideas should just register as idiotic the second they pop into your head.For example, take Michael Turley’s alleged idea to have his nephew run around one of the most populous cities in America pretending to be a terrorist.See also:-Michael Turley Allegedly Put His Own Nephew Up to the Task…
