Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is trying to shave about a decade off the delay between verdicts and executions.It’s not exactly Horne’s idea, but he’s been trying to get the Justice Department to approve Arizona’s rules that expedite the post-conviction process in death-penalty cases…
A Phoenix couple tried to trade their food stamps to grocery shoppers in exchange for drugs, police say.Perhaps the drug use has done a number on couple’s brains, but people don’t usually carry bags of drugs while grocery shopping. Thus, they were unsuccessful in making any transactions…
After a Mesa woman tossed boiling water on her husband and child, the couple decided that only the husband should be hospitalized, as they feared that Child Protective Services might find out.CPS did find out, and that 4-year-old child has since been taken to the Maricopa County Burn Unit –…
A Phoenix man stabbed his roommate after hearing that his roommate was the one who recently sexually assaulted one of his relatives, police say.Unfortunately, 50-year-old Thomas Hults was acting on inaccurate information and stabbed his innocent roommate, according to police…
They’re not big-time bad guys, but according to Peoria officials, arrest warrants have been issued for these individuals since they allegedly skipped out on court appearance — failure to appear — for offenses such as driving under the influence of alcohol (or some other mind-altering ish) and shoplifting. Most Wanted…
Barry Jordan, the accused pervert whose red-light-running spree in 2011 resulted in a crash that killed an 11-year-old girl, has been found guilty but insane. The decision by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dawn Bergin means that Jordan will be incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison for a term yet…
A detention officer for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office was shot and killed outside his home early Thursday morning.Phoenix police are investigating the murder of the eight-year MCSO veteran, Jorge Vargas, who was gunned down in the driveway of his home near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road…
Police say the man who was grabbing butts in East Valley grocery stores has been arrested.According to the Tempe PD, 21-year-old Jesse Jimenez was arrested inside his home, and he admitted to committing the assaults…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, the “Rock Burglar” gets prison time, a terrorist hoax earns one man a stint in jail, another man is found guilty in a meth-fueled ambulance theft, and more:…
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 are…
A 78-year-old man who lives in the retirement community of Sun City is accused of fatally shooting his wife Wednesday morning.Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies initially proposed that it could have been a “mercy killing” of a terminally ill spouse, which would be the second one in Sun City in the…
A Mesa man who was found completely naked and covered in both Off! insect-repellent and Raid insecticide told police he was just trying to throw the police dog off his scent.Have we mentioned yet that there was no police dog?…
The man who has grabbed the butts of three women inside Tempe grocery stores has been linked to a fourth attack.Police in Gilbert and Tempe are now working together on the case, as a fourth woman has come forward, detailing her run-in with the butt-grabber at a Target store in…
If Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett actually bought a tiger cub, then he might be interested in knowing that the “mother” of that cub is a male.Dockett has claimed that he did buy a tiger cub, although it’s been hard to tell whether he actually did or he’s just…
Lance Wallis, a 40-year-old West Valley resident, will not be bringing home the “Father of the Year” award for 2013.That’s because police say Wallis, who was driving drunk, crashed his car in Sun City West, and ordered his passengers — his 4-year-old son and teenage niece — to run. According…
Former Phoenix Police Officer Richard Chrisman will go to trial this week on a murder charge in the 2010 death of Phoenix resident Daniel Rodriguez.Chrisman responded to a 911 call from Rodriguez’s mother, who asked that police remove her son from the trailer where they lived together. Another officer told…
Some creep in Tempe is grabbing butts (again).It may seem like a strange way for a butt-grabber to operate, but Tempe police say three women have now reported the assaults — at three different Fry’s grocery stores…
Among the FBI’s Most Wanted are individuals from Arizona (or with ties to the state) who have evaded authorities for decades in cases involving child porn, the sexual assault and sodomy of children and defrauding the public out of millions of dollars. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until…
A vendor who works inside Fry’s grocery stores admitted to secretly taking “thousands” of photos of women inside the store for “sexual purposes,” police say.According to court documents obtained by New Times, 32-year-old Timothy Millet is actually an employee of Nabisco but works inside Fry’s stores around the Valley…
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…
A gang member used an automatic rifle to shoot and kill a member of his own gang in the middle of Baseline Road, police say.The two alleged gangsters, who had arguments over a woman, were passengers in separate cars on Tuesday morning when 22-year-old Moises Gutierrez grabbed his rifle from…
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 cocaine-thieving plastic surgeon, to a guy barfing on a dog and shooting its…
