If you’re chasing the American dream, get out of Pima County — quick. Among the country’s 100 most populous countries, Pima ranks 91st for economic mobility, just ahead of Bronx County in New York, according to new research from Harvard professors Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren, and Lawrence Katz. Low-income children…
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. 10. Charges: Forgery It’s the thought that…
A Phoenix man survived repeatedly stabbing and slicing open his own neck with a knife last Friday, as police were attempting to arrest him. According to court documents obtained by New Times, the Phoenix Police Department’s auto-theft unit was keeping watch on a stolen car in an area off of…
If you gave money to Free Methodist Churches between 2011 and 2013, some of it likely ended up in the pockets of Mark and Marie Ann Stoltz of Phoenix. Marie Stoltz served during that time as secretary and treasurer of the Arizona Light & Life Conference of the Free Methodist…
A Phoenix woman is accused of faking cancer so she could get a taxpayer-funded, late-term abortion, authorities say. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office just filed several felony charges against the woman, who got the abortion more than five years ago. According to the AG’s office, she was found out after…
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, we analyze various symbols on…
Drunk driving is bad. That said, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this Cinco de Mayo:…
A 24-year-old Phoenix man was shot and killed by his girlfriend early Sunday morning in an apparent domestic-violence incident, police say. According to court documents obtained by New Times, Erasmo Gonzales and his family were hosting a party at their house Saturday night for the Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match, and his…
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, it’s starting to warm up…
Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner is entering a diversion program that would result in charges being dismissed if she successfully completes the program. Griner was arrested just last week along with fiancée and fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson after a physical fight at the couple’s house in Goodyear. A Goodyear…
A jury found Jerice Hunter guilty Monday of murdering her 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, in 2011. Hunter was the one to report Jhessye missing to police and even went to the state Capitol to bash police for not finding the girl. “I really think they should take the focus off…
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, we bring you a little…
The Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner was booked into the Maricopa County Jail Wednesday after an alleged domestic-violence incident. Goodyear police spokeswoman Lisa Kutis says Griner and fiancée Glory Johnson were arrested following a physical fight. Johnson also plays in the WNBA, as a forward for the Tulsa Shock, and was…
Sankey Jim Reid of Kayenta was sentenced to 35 years in a federal prison last week for the brutal rape and murder of his friend’s 18-year-old girlfriend. As New Times reported last year, an FBI investigation showed Reid, 31, raped Nix anally in April 2014 after driving her to a…
A Phoenix woman forced into an arranged marriage was brought against her will to her “husband’s” apartment on Monday, where police say she was violently sexually assaulted. According to court documents obtained by New Times, the woman’s parents “married” her to 30-year-old Mohamed Abdullahi without her knowledge in November. Court…
A Phoenix man was caught on camera fatally shooting a Circle K clerk Saturday night, police say. After police sent out stills from the video over the weekend, two people called police identifying the shooter as 35-year-old Seth Martin, 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, we look into the hobbies…
A man who fatally shot a tenant on his father’s property in Mesa this weekend was arrested Wednesday after recanting his story about shooting the man in self-defense. According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, 39-year-old Scott Stradling initially told deputies that he had tased and shot Bill Harrison, who’d…
Infamous boyfriend-killer Jodi Arias was sentenced today to spend the rest of her natural life in prison for the 2008 slaying of Travis Alexander. The sentence handed down by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens comes after two juries deadlocked on whether Arias deserved a death sentence. Stephens could…
Three people were shot early this morning in a drive-by shooting in Phoenix. According to Phoenix police, the three adults shot were hospitalized, but are expected to survive. Though police haven’t tracked down the shooter, Phoenix Police Sergeant Trent Crump tells New Times the victims know him…
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, we look for the folks…
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, we find a whole range…
