No good deed goes unpunished — for example, you could let a panhandler borrow your cell phone, only to have him stab your friend in the neck almost immediately afterwards, which is apparently what happened to a Phoenix man last weekend.According to court records obtained by New Times, a woman…
Getting stopped for DUI seems to be all the rage at the Pinal County Assessor’s Office these days — just seven months after County Assessor Paul Larkin got pinched for driving tipsy, Assistant County Assessor Jacqueline Minto was nabbed for extreme DUI.Last night, Minto was involved in a serious injury…
Brian David Mitchell, the Utah street preacher convicted of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart, has begun serving his life sentence in an Arizona prison.Mitchell, who kidnapped Smart — who was then 14 — from her bedroom in 2002, was brought to a prison about 10 miles south of Tucson. The prison is…
If you plan to steal beer from Mike’s Mini Market in Prescott, you better bring a gun — there’s a chance you’ll get shot. Scott LaFonte, 35, learned that lesson the hard way — he only brought a knife when he attempted to steal a 12-pack of beer last night,…
An 18-year-old Phoenix woman was arrested yesterday for molesting a 10-year-old girl who is the daughter of her one-time foster parents. The suspect, Yolanda Silva, was 16 at the time.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Silva was in the custody of Child Protective Services in 2009 and placed…
Valley real estate mogul Michael Pollack’s son was killed over the weekend when he was hit by a truck while crossing a Scottsdale street. The driver didn’t stop — and now Pollack is offering up to $50,000 for info about who killed his son.Daniel Pollack, 31, was standing in the…
Hooker-murdering rapist Trent Benson was found guilty Monday of two counts of first-degree murder, four counts of kidnapping, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of attempted sexual assault.Benson murdered two prostitutes — Alisa Marie Beck, 21, in 2004, and Karen Campbell, 44, in 2007 — after going berserk…
For 22-year-old Justin Adrian Garcia, a night of heavy drinking and cocaine use led to the violent sexual assault of his fiancee — which, in turn, led cops to the drug den he was living in with his victim and her young son.According to police, the place just reeks of…
You may recall when last month the Phoenix Police Department asked for the public’s help in tracking down 74-year-old Chamel Cabrera. Well, they found him — and now he’s missing…again.For the second time in less than 30 days, the Phoenix P.D. needs your help in locating Cabrera, who suffers from…
If you’re running from the law, posting your exact location on Facebook probably isn’t the best idea — just ask 36-year-old Matthew Ledbetter, who was arrested in Chandler on Friday on a warrant out of Oregon.Chandler Police Department spokesman Seth Tyler tells New Times Ledbetter has an active warrant for…
State Bar disciplinary proceeding against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and former deputy county attorneys Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander are currently underway.Both Thomas and Aubuchon face disbarment, and Alexander could have her law license suspended, if the three are found responsible for several alleged ethics violations.See our stories…
id a cabal of county supervisors, judges, lawyers and others work together to block legit police investigations into allegations of public corruption?Or did a political hack and his underlings join forces with a corrupt sheriff to trample over civil rights and legal ethics in order to retaliate against their political…
Joseph Jamie Larosa is apparently so impressed with his “big cock” that he’s spent that past several months cruising around Tempe offering to show it to children, which is what led to his arrest last week.Larosa, it turns out, not only has a thing for little kids, but crystal meth,…
For the first time since getting shot through the brain during the January 8, Tucson shooting, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will give her first televised interview. That reporter who landed the interview: ABC’s Diane Sawyer.Giffords has only appeared once publicly since the shooting — she traveled to Washington D.C. last month…
Living with an ex is never a good idea. Living with two exes is an even worse idea — and when you throw a meat clever into the mix, it’s a recipe for disaster.However, in the case of Daytona Johnson, her two live-in baby-daddies got along just fine, it seems;…
The hearings that may result in the disbarment of former Maricopa County Andrew Thomas begin this morning with opening statements from each side. Thomas and two of his ex-henchwomen, former deputy county attorneys Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander, are in for the fight of their professional lives as an investigator…
If you know someone who looks the illustration above, call the cops — according to Tempe police, he’s been trying to lure kids into his SUV in several separate incidents dating back to March.Tempe Sergeant Steve Carbajal says two girls — ages 11 and 13 — were walking to Kyrene…
Jennifer Barnes, 39, of Gilbert, adopted a little boy. She then allegedly committed some of the most depraved acts of child abuse we’ve ever heard of. They involve feces, a toothbrush, and the boy’s anus.The kicker: as has been the case in several recent Valley child abuse cases, Child Protective…
A Chandler meth head who pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder in the death of his 3-week-old daughter was sentenced to 22 years in prison this morning.In addition to the 22 years for second-degree murder, Brian Hopf was hit with 14.95 years for child abuse.The sentences will run consecutively,…
A Chandler dad who burned his 5-year-old son with a cigarette lighter because he thought the boy was possessed was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded guilty to child abuse.Johnny Salazar, 25, was arrested in July after he admitted to relatives that he’d burned the boy…
A Phoenix man charged with murder in the shaking death of his 5-month-old daughter pleaded not guilty this morning to charges related to the baby’s death.Amos Andreas, 25, is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of child abuse for the alleged July shaking incident. On July 22, police were…
Remember last week when a publicist for comedian Katt Williams issued a statement saying how sorry the comedian was for an anti-Hispanic tirade he went on during a performance in Phoenix last month? About that…Williams was on CNN over the weekend where he not only didn’t apologize for the tirade,…
