Jodi Arias coverage has been in the doldrums since the May 23 non-decision by the jury on the death penalty. Some news media outlets are digging up crumbs leftover from the trial. Nancy Grace and CNN resorted to interviewing Arias’ fellow jail inmates; Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced last…
Aaron Smith, the former Tempe patrol officer who decided to steal from the most cop-filled building in the City of Tempe — the police department — was sentenced today to 90 days in jail.Smith lost his job, and now has a criminal record and has to serve jail time because…
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, you may notice something’s a little…
The number of people killed by drunk drivers in Arizona went down slightly compared to last year — but only because fewer people overall died on state roadways. As a percentage of the total fatalities, more drunk drivers were responsible for killing people in 2012 than the year before, according…
A man who kept his wife in kids in the same house as his meth lab, in the retirement community of Sun City, was sentenced today to 7 1/2 years in prison.Lancelot Lipe, now 30, claimed the meth lab in his garage wasn’t even his, and sent an e-mail to…
The first of three family members who pleaded guilty to horrific abuses of 10-year-old Ame Deal — who was murdered in 2011 — has learned his fate.Ame’s father, David Deal, was sentenced this morning to 14 years in prison as part of a plea agreement, and will spend time on…
The Scottsdale City Council agreed to pay $4.25 million to the family of John Loxas, who was unarmed when Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters shot him in the head in February 2012, killing him instantly.Loxas was the sixth man killed by Peters, who has since retired with an “accidental disability,”…
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 restaurant owner murdering the co-owners in the dining room, to a woman squeezing…
Jesus Cabrera-Molina admits he was drunk and high on cocaine the night his SUV struck and killed Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz, but he denies he was behind the wheel, according to court documents obtained by New Times.Phoenix police have been fairly mum about the reasoning behind Molina finally being…
Someone has finally been charged in the death of Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz, and it’s the guy cops suspected all along.Jesus Cabrera Molina, 24, has been charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident more than two weeks after his green SUV hit and killed Raetz, who…
A video of supposed police “brutality” during a physical arrest in Mesa looks more like a blooper reel, including one officer slamming what appears to be his personal vehicle into another car on his way to help fellow officers subdue a suspect.Mesa Police Sergeant Tony Landato tells New Times that…
Glendale police serving a search warrant recently at the home of a suspected meth dealer found a whole lot more than meth — including Scottsdale Police Department uniforms and a badge.The alleged meth dealer, 30-year-old Colt Weber, who’s also the owner of a pawn business, told police that he took…
The Gilbert mother who shoved feces in her 10-year-old son’s mouth and shoved his toothbrush in his anus in 2011, among other horrific abuses, will be spending some time in prison.A judge sentenced 41-year-old Jennifer Barnes today to more than 13 years in prison, which will be followed be a…
A Phoenix woman who stepped outside of her apartment to have a smoke Tuesday evening found her neighbor’s infant children sitting outside and eating pills — both prescription and over-the-counter — from six different bottles, police say.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the woman ran into the apartment…
Thomas Warner, a former fourth-grade teacher in the Paradise Valley Unified School District and avid child-porn collector, pleaded guilty to a few charges today related to that child-porn stash.Warner, 55, told police that he “use[d] his position as a teacher to compensate for the guilt he feels about viewing the…
A member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in Phoenix stole a car from a guy he believed owed him money, then turned around and tried to sell it to an undercover cop, police say.According to court documents obtained by New Times, James Day, a 47-year-old Hells Angels biker with…
The Arizona Supreme Court won’t be reviewing the Jodi Arias case based on her previous claim that prosecutors can’t use “especially cruel” as an aggravating factor for her sentencing. The ruling means that Arias, who was convicted on May 8 of premeditated first-degree murder, is still facing potential execution. See…
Most Arizonans chose not to drive drunk over Memorial Day weekend, but those who did were pretty loaded.According to statistics from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the average blood-alcohol level of people caught in statewide DUI enforcement this weekend was .153 — nearly twice the legal limit of .08,…
Police arrested a now former City of Phoenix employee, who worked for several years as a part time recreation leader in Ahwatukee, over allegations that he attempted to molest a 13 year old girl. Cops say that the suspect, 21-year-old Michael Hudson, resigned instead of getting fired after Parks and…
You try to be a good father and visit town for your daughter’s high school graduation, and what happens? The Police bust you, find Meth in your pocket, realize that even though the picture on your ID is you, the name is someone else’s. Finally, the cops dig up all…
David Talkington, the accused sex maniac busted this week for grabbing women in Scottsdale, is an aspiring rapper and — possibly — a Scottsdale hospital employee. The booking sheet for Talkington states he’s currently employed at Thompson Peak Hospital, but Scottsdale police don’t know what he does there. (Or should…
The failure of the Jodi Arias jury to agree on the death penalty sparked thousands of tweets and comments to various blogs and news sites. While many would prefer to see the vicious, calculating killer fry, we thought we’d check out one blog site that caters to Arias’ supporters and…
