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…
Jury members in the Jodi Arias case wrapped up nearly five months of work today, causing a mistrial due to their failure to reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty. Some women jurors were crying and one even said “sorry” to the family of slaying victim Travis Alexander, according…
Photo courtesy of Mercy for AnimalsOne of the nearly 3,000 pigs at Country View Family Farms in Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania. The far mis a supplier for Hatfield Quality Meats, which is sold in twelve Northeastern states.This week’s story, “The Ag Gag War,” goes behind the scenes of the guerilla fight between…
The jury in the Jodi Arias case announced just before noon today that they can’t reach a unanimous decision on whether Arias should be executed. Maricopa County Judge Sherry Stephens sent the jury back to try again. Under Arizona law, the jury will be dismissed and a new jury convened…
Just watched the interview of Jodi Arias by Mark Curtis of Channel 12 (KNXV-TV), Troy Hayden of Channel 10 (KSAZ-AZ) and Ryan Owens of ABC News. In what may be one of the last TV interviews of Arias, since prison interviews aren’t normally allowed, Curtis and Hayden — who’d been…
The jury in the Jodi Arias trial will continue deliberating this morning about whether the murderer should be executed.Arias, always the drama queen, changed her talking points while addressing the jury yesterday, as she pleaded with the jury to let her live — despite previously saying she would “prefer to…
Jury members in the Jodi Arias trial have begun deliberating whether to sentence the cold-blooded killer to execution. The jury was dismissed just after 3 p.m. to begin their decision-making. With nearly five months of their lives invested in this trial, jury members probably can’t wait to finish up. It’s…
Jodi Arias asked the jury in her long-running murder trial to spare her life, contradicting previous statements that she preferred the death penalty to life in prison. She failed to apologize for killing ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in her highly anticipated statement to the jury today. See below for live blog…
While everyone’s caught up in the hype of the Jodi Arias trial, we’ll point out a quieter case that ended on Friday with a Scottsdale woman being sentenced to life in prison.Shari Tobyne shot her husband of 35 years, Dwight, then chopped up his body, and left most of his…
Police have identified the owner of the SUV that hit and killed Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz on Sunday.The problem is, at the time of this post, neither the owner of that SUV, 24-year-old Jesus Cabrera Molina, nor anyone else has been charged in Raetz’s death.See also:-Phoenix Cop Daryl Raetz…
The jury in the sensational trial of boyfriend-slayer Jodi Arias is expected to hear testimony today from Arias’ defense attorneys, who’ll try to argue that Arias doesn’t deserve execution. Arias has said she prefers life in prison. As we reported last week, state officials say Arias could be executed in…
Believe it or not, Amy’s Baking Company may not be the biggest “kitchen nightmare” in the Valley.That honor goes to Phoenix Vietnamese restaurant Pho 35, where the owner allegedly stabbed two of the restaurant’s co-owners to death in the dining room Thursday…
A Phoenix mother tried to give away her 6-month-old baby to four random people at a gas station before just giving up and calling 911 on herself, in hopes that she’d be jailed, and her child would be taken away, police say.Rozeanna Luna, 36, actually has several older children, including…
A volunteer dance teacher who’s worked with kids at several Valley high schools and a private dance studio is accused of having sex with a then-underage boy who was a student at Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee.David Trujillo, 26, is accused of having sex with the boy beginning when…
The engrossing saga of convicted slasher Jodi Arias is wrapping up after the jury took about an hour on Wednesday to decide her fatal attack on Travis Alexander was “especially cruel.” Next up in the marathon trial that’s gone on since January 2nd: impact statements by Alexander’s family and the…
