Robert Moorman, who sat on Arizona’s death row for nearly three decades, was executed today at the state prison in Florence.Moorman, 63, was originally in prison for a kidnapping conviction out of Coconino County in 1972.During that prison stint, Moorman was granted a 72-hour “compassionate furlough” from the prison so…
A ruling on potential punishment for former Maricopa Attorney Andrew Thomas may be put off until April 2.Citing the extensive filings and thousands of pages of exhibits in the ethics case, Arizona State Bar Disciplinary Judge William O’Neil decided to extend the time to make the ruling by 30 days. O’Neil…
We used to love to check out the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team when they skated around the arena in downtown Phoenix. The crowds were enthusiastic, even if the team itself never could get past the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Then they moved out to the hinterlands of…
Yesterday, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that his detectives found people on Craigslist trying to have sex with dogs — again.The plan, according to Arpaio, was that the three people arrested by the MCSO Monday night were using Craigslist to find a dog to “fornicate” with the woman, while…
With more than 91 percent of the precincts reporting to the Secretary of State’s Office, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s going to win Arizona’s presidential primary.Shortly before midnight, Romney had 48 percent of the vote from Arizona Republicans, with Rick Santorum lagging behind him at more than 26 percent.A poll…
A judge wants to know whether a criminal investigation is open on Joel Fox, the fired Maricopa Sheriff’s Office captain at the heart of the infamous “SCA” campaign-financing scandal. Which is great, because so do we. Fox has been fighting to get his job back in a lengthy appeal proceeding…
Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer is now Officer Pat Shearer after posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who’d apparently just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Obama.You can read about the incident from our colleague Stephen Lemons by clicking here.According to Peoria police public-information officer Jay…
Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley has filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for Congress in Arizona’s newly created 9th District.The County Supervisor has served as one of five members of the Board of Supervisors since 1996, and is currently suing the county for $15 million due to his…
Paul Babeu is on the defensive — again. This time the embattled Pinal County sheriff has hired the Rose Law Group to defend him from a second round of allegations from his sister, Lucy, that he engaged in a sexual relationship with one of the students from DeSisto School in…
The decision between not wearing clothes or hitting a woman and a cop must be a difficult one, because cops say 21-year-old Kyle Seaman went with both.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Chandler police got a call Saturday night from Seaman’s neighbors about the gentleman wandering around the…
Two San Diego police officers are lying to cover up evidence of last summer’s illegal “attitude arrest” of former Mesa Police Association president Fabian Cota.At least, that’s what Cota claims. The officers, on the other hand, say they detained Cota because he was yelling at them drunkenly from a pedicab…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and company say they’ve found more people surfing Craigslist trying to find dogs that are DTF.The plan, according to Arpaio, was that the three people arrested by the MCSO last night were using Craigslist to find a dog to “fornicate” with the woman, while her…
Here’s a feature of the Arizona Legislature that Republican state Rep. Kimberly Yee is happy about — how her bill regulating contracts between the state and private attorneys, passed by the House a month a go, went to the Senate and magically turned into her abortion bill that was previously…
A Gilbert homeowner followed three burglary suspects in his car to a park yesterday afternoon, watching as they chucked his snowboard from their vehicle’s window.The excitement began at about 12:20 p.m. in the 3800 block of East Battale Avenue, when a woman noticed some dudes who had pulled in a…
Congratulations to the New Times reader known as scobob, you’ve won this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.Last week, we asked readers to write the caption for the above photo of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio shaking a carrot at things.We picked the five best captions, and put…
Organizers of an awards ceremony for the Tulsa Police Department have nixed Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu as a guest speaker for the event because they didn’t want the embattled sheriff to taint the event. The Tulsa World reports that more than 40 Tulsa, Oklahoma police officers will receive awards for…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is clinging to his Congressional campaign, despite being embroiled in what he has described as a “very messy situation.” Since New Times broke the story on February 17, Babeu has continued to deny allegations that he and his attorney threatened Jose Orozco, Babeu’s ex-boyfriend…
Maricopa County Manager David Smith announced today that he’ll retire on April 27 after 17 years on the job. Smith, 65, was at the helm during countless storms, guiding the county through severe fiscal crises and years of emotional legal battles with Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew…
UPDATE: We played phone-tag with Patterson for a few hours last night, but while we had him on the phone, he very much denied what he called “false” accusations.Sixteen Democrats in the Arizona House signed off on an ethics complaint against fellow Democratic Rep. Daniel Patterson, of Tucson, following a…
If anyone can match the millions raised by six-term congressman Jeff Flake in his bid to replace retiring Senator Jon Kyl, it’s Valley businessman Wil Cardon.It was Cardon’s family that provided $10 million to help build the Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa, and Cardon has put more than a…
Henry Eric Young — who beat an 81-year-old man into critical condition in Mesa last year — was sentenced to 21 years in prison.Young, now 42, beat 81-year-old Gene Fitzsimmons so badly that he could only respond with moans to police when they found him bruised and bloodied in his…
A local news station has reported that while Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu was headmaster for the now-defunct DeSisto School in Stockbridge, Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001, the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services launched an investigation into repeated claims of physical and sexual abuse from students at the private…
