Brilliant new anti-Pearce ad from CUPCitizens United for Progress, the group responsible for sending out fliers targeting state Senate President Russell Pearce in the Legislative District 18 recall election, will begin running the above anti-Pearce attack ad on local TV either Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.The info in the…
For the second time this month, a federal agent in Arizona has been charged with a corruption-based crime.The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that U.S. Border Patrol agent Abel Canales has been indicted for accepting a bribe to allow a U-Haul truck he thought was filled with either drugs or…
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies claim to have delivered a “death blow” to a Mexican drug trafficking ring that was running $33 million worth of drugs through Arizona every month.Authorities announced this morning the results of “Operation Pipeline Express,” a 17-month investigation into a drug trafficking ring that…
The jury in the case of accused serial murderer Mark Goudeau continues to deliberate his fate this morning in downtown Phoenix. Goudeau, 47, is charged with 72 major felonies, including the killings of nine people (eight women and one man) during an alleged crime spree that terrorized the city…
Despite having a 21-point lead with about three minutes left in the second quarter, the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Baltimore Ravens yesterday by a final score of 30-27. For anyone counting, that’s the Redbirds’ sixth straight loss.The Cards managed to score 24 points in the first half of yesterday’s…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for an appropriate caption for the above photo we snapped of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, recalled Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, and fagala-fearing Congressman Trent Franks for this week’s New Times’ You Write the Caption contest..We had more than 50 responses…
Department of Public Safety officials confirm to New Times that a stack of fliers was found at the “Occupy Phoenix” demonstration at Cesar Chavez Plaza in Phoenix yesterday. The fliers basically explain when it’s OK to shoot a cop, hence the title of the document: “When Should You Shoot a…
Cops trashed James Patock’s trailer, which served as his home.They threw him in jail for 45 days, where he was pelted with excrement.They even seized his 10-year-old German Shepherd, Lobo, and gave it away for adoption.All because police searched his trailer, thinking incorrectly it was a bomb, and found a…
Forget China, the national debt, the failing economy, terrorism, and various other legitimate threats to the survival of the United States, according to fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks, letting gay people tie the knot is the real danger. Franks recently appeared on the Washington Watch Weekly radio show to talk about…
Christopher Quaratino, who was 7 when he lived in the home made famous by his parents’ stories of a demonic haunting, has a spooky story to share.We profiled the 43-year-old Phoenix man in this week’s edition of New Times and mentioned his plans to tell the story in a live…
To borrow a line from The Blues Brothers, state Senate President Russell Pearce’s got the band back together. But it’s a band with more extremists than teeth. So to speak.Take the case of Elton Hall, onetime stormtrooper for American Nazi Party führer George Lincoln Rockwell. The ancient Hall is well-known for…
When burglary suspect Marshawn Floyd Phillips broke into the home of a Phoenix woman demanding “pussy” early Wednesday morning, he probably didn’t expect to get beaten with a prosthetic leg — but that’s exactly what happened.According to court records obtained by New Times, Phillips broke into the victim’s 24th Street…
Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hegarty has been replaced as Highway Patrol chief for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, in part due to concerns about his perceived effect on employee morale.The new boss of the DPS’ Highway Patrol division is Major James McGuffin, says DPS spokesman Bart Graves.Hegarty, as we reported…
The occupation of downtown Phoenix may not have shut down Wall Street (shocking, we know), but it’s definitely putting a burden on city resources — to the tune of more than $200,000.Phoenix police tell New Times that since the “Occupy Phoenix” demonstration began at Cesar Chavez Plaza on October 15,…
The body of Rebecca Zahau, girlfriend of Jonah Shacknai, CEO of Scottsdale-based pharmaceutical company Medicis, will be exhumed so a private pathologist can conduct a second autopsy to try to determine whether her bizarre death at a California mansion was a suicide or a homicide.Read all about Zahau’s strange death here.Police in San…
We swiped this terrific photo from the Facebook page of Rachel Alexander, former henchwoman for shamed former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas (which you can see here). Plus, we’ve been sitting on the above photo of Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and Congressman Trent Franks for more than a week.It’s time…
As we reported yesterday, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have some “shocking” information about whether President Barack Obama is eligible to be president.As we also reported yesterday, we don’t believe it for a friggin’ second.As you probably know, last month, Arpaio bent over for his far-right-wing-nut base and…
The Arizona State Bar’s independent counsel team rested its case today in the disciplinary proceeding against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former employees. The Bar’s lawyers announced their decision after Thomas gave his second day of testimony in the case that could cost him his…
I’m on my way to a function I must attend tonight, but I just saw that Matt Tolman’s anti-recall committee Citizens Who Oppose the Pearce Recall has filed its financials with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.Total receipts: $72,610, with one of the largest contributions coming from a union, specifically…
Earlier this week, we posted a video of a woman getting kicked in the face (repeatedly) by another woman in a Scottsdale parking garage during one of the more-brutal chick fights we’ve seen.Turns out, two of the female brawlers — and six other men — were arrested in the melee, according…
There’s good news and bad news regarding Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” posse’s “investigation” into whether President Barack Obama is eligible to be president.The good news: the investigation will be finished by early next year, so Arpaio’s team will soon be able to tackle other non-existent issues like illegal…
Tucson’s “occupiers” can straight-up occupy.According to the Tucson Police Department, 20 arrests were made yesterday during the “Occupy Tucson” demonstrations at two different parks in the city.The 20 arrests make a grand total of 351 arrests since the “Occupy Tucson” demonstration began October 15, Tucson Sergeant Maria Hawk tells New Times.Of the…
