Phoenix police officers have arrested a candy thief so prolific that detectives dubbed him the “Candy Man.”According to police, the “Candy Man,” 23-year-old Jordan Newman, pocketed nearly $3,000 worth of candy from Circle K stores over the past 10 months…
Over the weekend, someone dropped off a dog at a Florence animal shelter with a chain-link collar wrapped so tight, and for so long, around the dog’s neck that its skin was growing around the metal. The dog will stay in a foster home until she heals up, and then…
Animal-rights activists are blowing the whistle on Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett, who claims he recently purchased a pet tiger.The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida informed us about a few potential issues with Dockett’s purchase, including some laws about tiger ownership…
Police say that a Mesa man scaring people at a gas station was carrying several bags of (surprise!) meth with him at the time.The man, 38-year-old Nakia Laye, insisted to police that he had a permit for all that meth, according to court documents obtained by New Times…
Welcome to another installment of Most Wanted — New Times’ weekly post featuring scofflaws, including suspects in robberies, homicides and assault cases, sex offenders who’ve absconded, and even “dead beat” parents who aren’t shelling out court-ordered child support. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until a judge or jury…
A Phoenix man was hospitalized earlier this week after his wife allegedly yanked on his testicles during an apparent argument, causing his scrotum to tear open.Sylvia Yazzie, 39, faces two felony charges for the alleged attack…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says the New York man accused of stalking and threatening a pair of TV anchors admitted that he was “on his way” to kill Nancy Grace.However, court documents obtained by New Times reveal MCSO detectives went to New York to interview David Lee Simpson –…
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, all of our alleged offenders have…
An 8-month-old child died Wednesday after being burned with a cigarette lighter and “violently shaken,” according to Phoenix police.Adrian Ponce, the fiancé of the child’s mother, has been jailed on nine felony child-abuse charges, as police await the results of an autopsy on the child, Sabrina Santos-Vasquez…
There are only so many ways someone can try to avoid being arrested inside a second-story apartment.Judging by the cops’ account, Phoenix resident Keith Parton tried just about every single method possible, albeit unsuccessfully…
A motorcycle club called the “Sons of Hell” is suing several Arizona law enforcement agencies, alleging multiple violations of their constitutional rights.The bikers claim in a federal lawsuit that cops treat them as a gang “based solely on their associations and friendships with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club.”…
Kevin Ryan Upshaw Jr. of the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation has been charged with manslaughter following a Monday crash that killed a 5-year-old girl on a bike. Upshaw Jr., who manages or owns a rodeo-security business on the rural reservation north of Tucson, was drunk when his full-size 4×4…
Joseph Nicholas Aguilera told police he did not remember punching an elderly homeless man to death in Phoenix on July 11.Aguilera, a 30-year-old Army veteran, did not deny being the man captured on surveillance footage at a nearby gas station but told police he “did not remember assaulting anyone at…
A New York man who apparently is obsessed with Jodi Arias was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies for allegedly threatening two nationally known TV anchors over the Internet.David Lee Simpson, 48 — who used multiple Twitter handles, including “DaveLovesJodi” — allegedly made comments about slitting the throats of the…
Phoenix police have identified the man investigators believe punched an elderly homeless man to death on July 11.Joseph Nicholas Aguilera, 30, has been identified in the guy caught on surveillance footage at a convenience store near the scene of the crime and was booked into jail on a second-degree murder…
Here’s an easy way to identify a crackhead — if a guy actually has a rock of crack cocaine stuck to his head.Police say that’s how 52-year-old George Figueroa was arrested for possession of a narcotic drug for the sixth time…
Welcome to Most Wanted — New Times’ weekly post featuring scofflaws, including suspects in robberies, homicides and assault cases, sex offenders who’ve absconded, and even deadbeat parents who aren’t shelling out court-ordered child support. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until a judge or jury says otherwise…
Phoenix police are looking for the guy pictured above, who is accused of punching an elderly homeless man to death.Phoenix police Sergeant Darren Burch says the suspect seems to have confronted the man “for no apparent reason.”…
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, several of our alleged offenders look…
When a drunk man stumbled into a Tucson gas station and started pointing a gun at the clerk, there already was a cop inside.Unfortunately, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department says the cop was the drunk guy pointing a gun around…
Some media reports contend that a “reverse Trayvon Martin” case is about to be tried in Phoenix.The thought is that national media outlets are ignoring the Phoenix case because the shooter, Cordell Jude, is black — and that doesn’t fit some sort of media plot. In reality, there’s hardly anything…
From the big book of bad excuses, a Phoenix man caught lighting trash cans on fire told police he was just trying to keep warm.The main problem with his excuse was that he dropped it on one of the hottest days of the year — when temperatures hit 115 degrees…
