Phoenix police counted 125 murders in 2013, two fewer than last year. The preliminary figure released today at the request of New Times shows the city hasn’t had the large reductions seen last year in many other major U.S. cities. New York City, for example, experienced 20 percent fewer homicides…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, we ring in the new year…
No matter how many police reports we read through on a monthly basis, the criminal creativity, stupidity, and craziness never ceases to amaze us.Just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s always something worse. From a pair of seriously disturbing murders to a cop gone wild to a lonely…
Connie Villa killed her 13-year-old daughter with her bare hands after the girl refused to take pills like her siblings in a plan to deprive her ex-husband of the children, police say. Citing “significant progress” in the investigation of the Christmas Day mother-on-daughter smothering of Aniarael Macias, Casa Grande police…
Barry Jordan, who killed an 11-year-old girl in a 2011 red-light crash in Phoenix, has been sentenced to 23 1/2 years in the state hospital. Jordan also received a sentence on Monday of lifetime probation this week for a 2009 case in which he offered to pay a woman to…
Drunk driving is bad.With that out of the way, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend:…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week was a bit light due to the holiday, but former Phoenix Suns player Richard Dumas gets a day in court, and more:…
The State Bar of Arizona spent $616,571 for the disciplinary proceedings related to former Maricopa County Andrew Thomas’ unethical acts. Rick DeBruhl, spokesman for the lawyers’ organization, says the State Bar came up with the final bill total today. As our previous story today on the topic of Thomas relates,…
Krysta Douglas, a Chandler group-home caregiver, took three disabled adults on an angry, wild ride in a van that injured a wheelchair-bound woman, police say. The alleged crime happened almost three months ago, but Douglas was arrested on December 26 at her home and booked into jail on suspicion of…
Andrew Thomas, Lisa Aubuchon, and Rachel Alexander have been ordered to pay back $101,294 in restitution for the cost of their disciplinary proceedings. Thomas, a former Maricopa County Attorney, and Aubuchon, his go-to deputy, were disbarred last year in high-profile proceedings that followed several years of intrigue and corruption committed…
Two men have been arrested in connection with cockfights taking place in the backyard of their home near Seventh Street and Southern Avenue. Ademir Avalos, 20, and his brother, Jesus, 24, face three counts each of animal cruelty, according to Phoenix police…
Drunk driving is bad.With that out of the way, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend:…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, we bring you our favorite mugshots…
A Phoenix grandfather was arrested last week after having child-porn pictures developed — as well as photos featuring kids he’s suspected of molesting. Brian Neal Wallace, 51, went to the CVS Pharmacy at 7499 West Bethany Home Road in Glendale and used a kiosk to download hundreds of photos from…
Robert Curtis Milliron, a 22-year-old from Phoenix, told police he kidnapped an 8-year-old girl in Mesa on Sunday because he was “lonely” and wanted companionship. Police identified the man this morning in a news release, calling the brazen, broad-daylight kidnapping a “terrifying incident for the family that strikes a cord…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, Debra Milke gets a break in her murder retrial, former Phoenix cop Richard Chrisman is headed to the can, an ambulance thief is also headed to prison, and much more:…
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors didn’t just settle with New Times’ former top executives today — the panel also settled with former Supervisor Don Stapley. The county (or rather, its insurance company) will shell out $3.5 million to Stapley, who represented the east Valley on the board from 1994…
Drunk driving is bad.With that out of the way, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend:…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, the jail’s looking a whole lot…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, former Phoenix cop Richard Chrisman pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a teacher got probation in a student-sex case, and more:…
Drunk driving is bad.With that out of the way, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend:…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, it looks like we got the…
