Cheryl Chase, who represents District Two on the Pinal County Board of Supervisors, recognized Deputy Andrew Goode with a certificate of achievement for devoting many hours of community service to help troubled youth and families in crisis. We’ve got a call in to Chase’s office for specifics on Goode’s community…
Minuteman Chris Simcox could end up being Chris Simcox, 25-to-life man, if the allegations against him are true. Simcox’s new home is Maricopa County’s Lower Buckeye Jail, where he is being held nonbondable on several charges related to child molestation, attempted child molestation and sexual conduct with minors. Phoenix police…
Note: Please see update on the charges against Simcox. He once handed Sheriff Joe Arpaio an award, lauding his work as an anti-illegal immigrant lawman. Now he sits in Arpaio’s gray bar hotel, accused of child molestation. I’m talking about former minuteman leader, and one-time U.S. Senate hopeful Chris Simcox,…
Deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office are taking a vacation tracking down a wanted man in Southern California this week, after yet another non-credible “death threat” was directed at Sheriff Joe Arpaio.It appears that saying you “want” to blow Arpaio’s head off is the same thing as threatening to…
Have you just been racially profiled by one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s boys (or girls) in beige? Did a Phoenix cop ask to see your driver’s license — while you were in the back seat of someone else’s car?! See Also: Joe Arpaio B-Day Bomb: Judge Wants Monitor in Melendres…
In this new video from videographer Dennis Gilman, Gilman calls Deputy County Attorney Tom Liddy on the spin that the MCSO racially profiled Latinos because that’s what U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement taught the MCSO to do. Joe Arpaio Blames Feds for MCSO’s Racial Profiling, and Why He’s Full of…
Some disgusting human beings are bidding on a piece of used medical equipment that’s covered in elderly Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s dead skin cells.The eBay ad, which doesn’t include Arpaio’s jock strap as a free bonus, alleges that the money is going toward MCSO’s MASH unit for abused animals.See also:Joe Arpaio,…
Most of the media types in this town have no problem donning their kneepads for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. See Also: Joe Arpaio B-Day Bomb: Judge Wants Monitor in Melendres Al Sharpton: Joe Arpaio, “Arrogant,” Racial Profiling a “National Disgrace” Joe Arpaio and the MCSO Need a Court-Appointed Babysitter in the…
Marc Wichansky, the founder of a Phoenix-based healthcare staffing and home care firm, alleges in a federal lawsuit that his former partner beat him up and stole his company. Wichansky founded the company in 1994 and eventually took on as partner his friend, David Zowine. They created the Zoel Holding…
Phoenix videographer Dennis Gilman was on hand for the action outside the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Court, following Friday’s hearing before federal Judge G. Murray Snow in the ACLU’s big racial profiling case Melendres v. Arpaio. See Also: Joe Arpaio B-Day Bomb: Judge Wants Monitor in Melendres He caught some…
For Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 81st birthday, he’s not getting 81 whacks on the fanny from federal Judge G. Murray Snow. Rather, in a hearing today at the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse in downtown Phoenix, Snow signaled that he’s inclined to give the aged autocrat something even less welcome, for…
He’s raped public coffers, cost taxpayers tens of millions to pay for the lawsuits resulting from his malfeasance, swiped $100 million from voter protected funds for his pet projects, and now he wants the county to fork over more millions to appeal a federal judge’s finding that his office has…
In an overt act of intimidation reminiscent of his predecessor — disbarred, disgraced political pariah Andy Thomas — Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has moved to silence county Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox in all matters concerning Melendres v. Arpaio before the Board of Supervisors. See Also: Arizona Republic’s Lame, Naive…
Does the Arizona Republic give a flip about these victims of Arpaio and Montgomery? Their loved ones were nabbed in a work site raid, not a sweep The gaggle of physics professors over at the Arizona Republic’s editorial board have outdone themselves, this time with a solution to Sheriff Joe…
Dennis Gilman’s latest: Beto Soto vs. the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors As we get closer to June 14 — simultaneously Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 81st birthday and the date that parties in the racial profiling lawsuit Melendres v. Arpaio are to appear before federal Judge G. Murray Snow — the…
Earlier today, I happened to run into into well-known Phoenix activists Amy McMullen and Layal Rabat, each helping stranded travelers at the Greyhound Bus Terminal, and they informed me of a fundraiser going down at the Crescent Ballroom this Saturday evening, which sounds perfect for those who like their entertainment…
Elderly Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio claims he’s a victim of discrimination.Because of Arpaio’s age, he’s being targeted by MCSO deputies who are pulling over elderly drivers en masse. He’s being grilled about his citizenship because of how his skin looks, and is being held by deputies longer than people…
The first time I met Octavio Castaneda Flores, he was in county stripes, his hands cuffed to a desk where he sat in the visiting room of Durango Jail. See Also: Bill Montgomery Would Rather Talk About Jodi Arias Than Judge Snow’s Order, and Here’s Why After Nine Months in…
Ready and Pearce, tied at the hip for all eternity as far as I’m concerned It may be neo-Nazi mass-murderer J.T. Ready’s version of Valhalla. Flanked by revealing images of Jennifer Lopez, each promising that you can “See her nude,” if you sign up for something called “Playboy Plus,” Ready…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio seemed bored today as he talked about a U.S. citizen caught with more than 50 pounds of meth.”This is important right here,” he said as he twiddled his thumbs and looked at the packages of meth, following up his statement with a long pause.See also:MCSO Suddenly Not…
When you’re the editorial board of the newspaper of record in a benighted patch of sand like Maricopa County, I suspect it’s easy to fall prey to self-deception and confuse 20/20 hindsight with omniscience. See Also: Judge Snow’s Decision Damns Not Just Arpaio, but All of Maricopa County Joe Arpaio’s…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio suddenly no longer is an anti-immigrant tough guy, at least according to his newest press release, which is extraordinarily politically correct.Usually, a press release from Arpaio will describe how many “illegals” were arrested by the MCSO’s Human Smuggling Unit, with their names, photos, and sometimes even a…
