Meth-heads and other drug addicts are notorious for not showing up to court dates.Bucking that trend is 27-year-old Fredrick Perez, who actually showed up to the Agua Fria Justice Court in Tolleson to take care of a warrant out for his arrest. Problem is, Perez showed up to court with…
A 73-year-old Ahwatukee resident might know just about every female jogger in the neighborhood — because police say he groped a dozen of them.The females — 11 of whom are under age of 18 — were running on Chandler Boulevard, down the street from Desert Vista High School, where they…
Sigh. The sociopaths from the Westboro Baptist “Church” claim they’re picketing the funerals of the firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire.The closeted homosexuals delusional “church” members claim God sent the fire because gay folks exist, or something like that…
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 mom shooting up her toddler with meth, to another woman trying to hide…
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 and early next week:…
Sometimes the “don’t do meth” advertisements seem to go a little overboard, but the alleged actions of Glendale resident Yousif Benyamin go to show that meth helps make a lot of things possible.Benyamin, 29, beats his pregnant girlfriend, her 5-year-old kid, and her cats, when things don’t go his way…
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 would…
A Phoenix man who went for a jog around a neighborhood completely naked last week tossed shards of glass at people, police say.The nude jog for 22-year-old Jose Antonio Rodriguez-Caro came to an end after he tossed a river rock “wider than his head” at a police car, which led…
Bank robberies seem so blasé these days — the creepy man walking into the bank, handing a note to a teller demanding money, and taking off before cops arrive.But so much more goes into it: what to wear, how to conceal your face, and how to haul away your loot…
An officer-involved shooting Thursday evening in Glendale left bullets in a police officer, his police dog, and the man they were tracking down.Police spokesmen say they won’t be releasing the identities of anyone involved until later today, but the dog and suspect both died, and the cop is in stable…
A 29-year-old charter school teacher in Gilbert had sex with a student, according to police.Andrew “A.J.” Teaters, a sixth-grade teacher at the school, Gilbert Early College, admitted to having sex with a 17-year-old student at the school in his classroom, according to court documents obtained by New Times…
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 look…
Jonathan Mattox, a 30-year-old Phoenix resident, claims to be the “baddest motherfucker alive.”At least that’s what he told the cops after security guards at Talking Stick Resort’s casino prevented him from driving away from the casino plastered, according to court documents obtained by New Times…
A jury found Michael Turley guilty of charges Monday related to making a movie that was produced to “test” the Phoenix Police Department’s response to a terrorist situation.Turley was arrested in September after it was discovered that he had his teenage nephew wear a sheet on his body and a…
Ian McIntosh, a 27-year-old Buckeye resident, shoved a mentally handicapped man off his bicycle and stole his iPad, according to police.McIntosh also threw a beer can at the man before shoving him, breaking his glasses and trying to punch the man while he was lying on the ground, according to…
Like mother always said, nothing good ever comes of handing a bag of meth to a stripper at 2 a.m. on a Thursday.Friends Vernon Henry and Michael Clawson did not heed this advice while at Cheetahs Gentleman’s Club in Phoenix last week, according to court documents obtained by New Times…
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, our alleged offenders are all dressed…
An admitted meth user’s 5-year-old daughter tested positive for meth, after the girl complained about her mother sticking her with needles, police say.Jacqueline Trousdale, a 30-year-old Phoenix resident, was the subject of “several” ongoing Child Protective Services investigations, according to court documents obtained by New Times, which isn’t exactly hard…
The mother of the 2-year-old girl who was found wandering around an Anthem neighborhood around 4 a.m. yesterday has been arrested on a child-abuse charge.Turns out, yesterday was not 22-year-old Nikki Hockett’s first run-in with Child Protective Services.See also:-2-Year-Old Found Wandering Around Anthem Neighborhood at 4 a.m…
An Anthem man found a 2-year-old girl in his driveway around 4:30 a.m. today, and had never seen this little girl before in his life.Deputies eventually found one of the child’s parents, 22-year-old Nikki Hockett, more than two hours later. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joaquin Enriquez tells New Times…
A Phoenix couple tossed their meth and kids in the car to go on a ride to a Discount Tire store Friday night, where they stole seven tires. A witness watched as Kristina Francis and her husband, Michael, stole the truck tires from a Discount Tire store near 18th Street…
A 49-year-old Tempe resident who was kicked out of a friend’s house is accused of threatening to kill that friend, before attacking him with a hedge trimmer.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Jeffrey Bergstrom and the unidentified “friend” have been in several physical fights before, but the hedge…
