UPDATE: Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona will be filing a lawsuit against the City of Scottsdale, related to Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters’ sixth kill on the job.The officer-misconduct lawsuit will be based on the fatal shooting of…
The Arizona Diamondbacks kept up their quest for a spot in the upcoming MLB playoffs by running roughshod over the Colorado Rockies during the past three days. The Snakes swept the Mile High City squad over the weekend by winning three straight against the Rox at Coors Field in Denver…
The Arizona Cardinals wrecked the Philadelphia Eagles 27-6 in Glendale yesterday, and quarterback Kevin Kolb is still the messiah of the National Football League.This was Kolb’s first start against his former team, and it couldn’t have gone better for him.See also:-Arizona Cardinals, Football Jesus Kevin Kolb Defeat New England Patriots-Kevin…
Late last week, Sheriff Joe Arpaio claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement “refused” to take custody of two suspected illegal immigrants that MCSO deputies found in the desert.Arpaio suggested that he saw this was coming, and had discovered a back-up plan to keep turning over immigrants to federal agents.See also:-Joe Arpaio…
Why didn’t Arpaio do something? He was too busy kibbutzing with the birther idiots Devin Fleenor, Phoenix musician and longtime activist against the tyrannical rule of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has produced a powerful new video that blasts Arpaio’s biggest failure to date: his agency’s mishandling of more than 400 sex…
A new holding company out of Denver, Voice Media Group, announced today that it has agreed to purchase Village Voice Media, owner of Phoenix New Times and 12 other alternative newspapers across the country. The purchase includes the newspapers, their websites, and VVM’s national-advertising component. Scott Tobias, VVM’s chief operating…
Video of a Mesa PD stop of Andiola’s mom, recently posted to YouTube Well-known Arizona DREAM Activist Erika Andiola claims her mom was racially-profiled last night by the Mesa Police Department, resulting in the 54 year-old woman being arrested, cited and released after being stopped, allegedly for speeding. Andiola admits…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been frittering away his remaining days on this planet by glomming onto the birther idiocy for publicity and chasing dishwashers and gardeners while dangerous sex offenders roam free. Meanwhile, a small army of high-school kids (mostly), funded by union bucks and led by veteran organizers has…
Republic Monetary Exchange, a precious-metals firm founded by two ex-cons that’s the subject of a New Times’ feature article this week, is putting some customers at risk, says a Phoenix document preparer. Tim Schubert of Blue Diamond Documents says he’s helped people prepare Individual Retirement Accounts, (a.k.a. IRAs) for about…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release today boasting about how he outsmarted Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which “refused” to take custody of two suspected illegal immigrants that deputies found in the desert yesterday.In reality, ICE didn’t refuse to take custody, and Arpaio’s boys actually took the directive from…
A legal battle over whether Phoenix police union leaders should be able to perform union-related duties while collecting their taxpayer-funded salaries has pitted two uber-conservative groups — Goldwater Institute and Judicial Watch — against each other. At the crux of the debate is Goldwater’s contention that a municipal government paying…
Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever wasn’t wearing a seat belt when his body was found on Tuesday night by a deputy following Dever’s fatal rollover crash near Williams. Dever was killed when his 2008 three-quarter-ton Chevrolet pickup slid off a forest road and rolled just after sunset. He’d been on…
Scottsdale-based GoDaddy.com was having a rough time last week after it experienced some technical difficulties, which the company had to explain was not due to some sort of “hack,” despite claims to the contrary.Now that everyone’s websites are up and running again, the company has been hit with a class-action…
UPDATE: Mesa police confirm the theft charge is the only charge against Graham. Despite Scott Graham telling Mesa cops that he “played” with 30 to 40 cats he stole — three of which were found dead an mutilated — he may not be charged with animal abuse.Instead, it seems pretty…
Speaking before a crowd of seniors in Sun City Wednesday morning, Democratic sheriff’s candidate Paul Penzone took aim at a new campaign ad for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, one in which Arpaio asserts that Tent City has been a money-saver for county coffers. Currently in heavy rotation on local cable channels,…
Death has an odd way of manipulating memories. While the death of Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever is evoking standard heartfelt condolences to his surviving family members, reactions from two particular camps in neighboring Pinal County also are altering reality. See also: Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County Dies in…
Some inmates got in a fight yesterday at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson. By “some inmates,” we mean about 200 inmates brawled for good half-hour.According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, approximately 200 Hispanic and African-American inmates kicked things off around 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Rita Unit,…
A Tempe missing-person case has turned into a homicide case, as the co-owner of an auto-body repair shop is accused of killing his business partner, although the man’s body has not been found.Chad Norris, 33, was arrested on a second-degree murder charge in the presumed death of 45-year-old Jason Johnson,…
Although the playoff chances for the Arizona Diamondbacks are slim this late in the season, it almost looked like they were turning things around after winning two in a row at home against the San Diego Padres.As has been the story for much of the D-backs’ season, the streak ended…
Chris Martin had an idea for a business in Arizona, where voters passed a law that legalizes medical-marijuana “edibles” under certain conditions. Last year, the Zonka Bar was born: available in flavors including chocolate and sugar-free peanut butter, and infused with marijuana extract. Like other edibles, it was perfect for…
Yesterday, we brought you a story by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” chief Mike Zullo in his own words, describing his nursing-home pursuit of a 95-year-old woman.Not only did Zullo get the cops called on him while his was seeking Verna K. Lee — who worked at the Hawaiian registrar’s office…
A man described as a bush-league version of the “Rock Burglar” is probably responsible for “at least” 42 burglaries that occurred in the Valley this summer, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.Kilian Hale — a 50-year-old guy who lives with his mommy in Sun Lakes — is accused of…
