Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Andrew Thom Ass, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest. On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo. We picked…
According to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s ghost-“tweeters,” the sheriff and presidential hopeful/Texas Governor Rick Perry chatted over the weekend about “immigration and other matters.”Again, that’s according to the sheriff’s Twitter page — whether the alleged conversation actually took place has not yet been confirmed by Perry’s campaign staff (Arpaio’s…
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According to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s ghost-“tweeters,” at least two big-name Republican presidential hopefuls have sought his input in the past few days regarding “immigration and other matters” — and Arpaio’s lovin’ the (alleged) attention.According to Arpaio, over the weekend, he “received phone call at my house from TX…
Vincent Michael Tarvin probably wouldn’t have been busted with a pocket full of what police believe to be cocaine early this morning — but he decided to go into a Valley telemarketing business and pull out his penis. He then advised employees at the business that it was time to…
It appears a thief the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s bandit-naming department has dubbed the “thou shalt not steal bandit” may have struck again — this time in Phoenix.Phoenix police say the First Fidelity Bank branch near 32nd Street and Lincoln Drive in Phoenix was robbed this morning by a gun-wielding…
Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke’s apparently forced resignation last week stemmed not only from the “Fast and Furious” scandal, but also from a botched case involving grenades.The Wall Street Journal reports today that Burke may have approved an attempted sting in 2009 by the U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms bureau…
A former Tempe cop accused of stealing evidence from the agency’s evidence room — including a refrigerator — has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.Initially, former Tempe Officer Elliot Campbell was booked on two counts of theft of a credit card, 10 counts of tampering with evidence, and one count each of…
An Arizona company formerly known as iCloud Communications has dumped its trademark lawsuit against Apple and apparently changed its name.The Phoenix-based iCloud caused a ruckus in the tech world earlier this summer with its federal complaint, which was filed just days after Steve Jobs officially unveiled Apple’s iCloud, an online…
The bizarre death of Rebecca Zahau — the girlfriend of Scottsdale-based Medicis CEO Jonah Shacknai, whose death was ruled a suicide last week — just got more bizarre; the results of Zahau’s autopsy make it seem even less likely that she took her own life.Aside from being found bound behind…
Arizona State University police arrested a man last month who may be the infamous ride-by serial-groper, whom police believe may be responsible for nearly a dozen gropings around the university’s Tempe campus.Filiberto Salgado Cirilo, 26, was reportedly arrested on August 30, after allegedly riding his bike next to a woman…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the above photo we stumbled upon of a cool-looking off-road machine and a bored deputy, who evidently has too much time on his hands, for this week’s New Times’ You Write the Caption contest.Once again, you didn’t…
He’s swiped $100 million from taxpayer-protected funds to use for his own pet programs, engaged in high-profile shenanigans with former fellow Sith Lord and ex-County Attorney Andrew Thomas — monkeyshines rivaling Watergate in corruption, and still can’t do his job and serve tens of thousands of outstanding warrants.But he can…
[jump] Gerardo Parra proceeded to nail a single and pinch-hitter Geoff Blum got the base on balls treatment, which set the stage for a two-run triple by Willie Bloomquist’s and an RBI single by Aaron Hill. The scoreboard was then 4-1 in favor of the Diamondbacks. Arizona’s dugout was nothing…
Following my column this week regarding the Associated Press’ flubbed piece on the sentences received by 13 anti-SB 1070 protesters arrested outside the Fourth Avenue Jail on July 29, 2010, attorney Antonio Bustamante, one of the lawyers for the defendants, wrote the AP asking for a correction or retraction of…
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According to Governor Jan Brewer, GOP presidential candidates will be coming to Arizona to debate.The debate, Brewer says, was awarded to the state by the Republican National Committee, and has apparently persuaded the governor to not seek a “louder voice” for Arizona nationally by moving the state’s primary date to…
For the second time this year, we have the pleasure of bringing you an actual man bites dog story.The latest human to turn the table on man’s best friend: 33-year-old John Kroll, who allegedly bit a police dog as he was getting arrested earlier this week.According to court records, Police…
Maricopa County is now safe from six illegal immigrants who were allegedly using stolen identities to work at a Mexican restaurant in Chandler.That’s right, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office conducted its latest illegal immigrant roundup at Moreno’s Mexican grill in Chandler this morning. It netted a total of six arrests.The…
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department today released its findings on the bizarre deaths of both the girlfriend and son of Scottsdale-based Medicis CEO Jonah Shacknai.The death of Shacknai’s son Max, 6 — who fell down a flight of stairs at the family’s Coronado mansion in July — was ruled…
According to a Hispanic woman with a video camera, comedian Katt Williams is a “racist” “uncle Tom” who’s “kissing white ass.”If you ask “Maria,” he’s apparently a (black) white supremacist, too (click here to see a documentary on the only other black white supremacist we’ve ever heard of).The woman’s six-minute…
Assault rifles, a cool-looking off-road machine and a bored deputy who evidently has too much time on his hands — what’s not to love about today’s shot for “You Write the Caption?” The photo features a “Deputy Templeton,” who apparently submitted his picture for humor’s sake to a fitness Web…
