A judge has allowed two private lawyers to quit representing child-abuse suspect Shanesha Taylor, and has assigned a public defender to her renewed felony case. One of the lawyers says Taylor stiffed him on his fees. The development is the latest in the failed deferred-prosecution deal for Taylor, who raised…
A new defense motion in the Jodi Arias penalty-phase trial claims that pornography files had been deleted from victim Travis Alexander’s computer while it was in police custody. Arias, who was convicted of first-degree murder last year, wants all charges dropped. But even if the allegations in the new motion…
A 20-year-old north Scottsdale man arrested on Thursday is suspected of two brazen, attacks on women in his neighborhood. Scottsdale police arrested Addison John Reyna in his filthy home on Thursday afternoon following an investigation into the attacks, the latest of which occurred on Monday. Court records indicate that the…
A Phoenix man admitted he shot his 1-year-old American bulldog in the hind leg with a .22-caliber rifle on Sunday night because he was “upset” with it, cops say. The wounded dog was reportedly “extremely friendly and in good spirits” when cops arrived at the man’s residence at 401 West…
The judge in the Jodi Arias penalty-phase re-trial can’t prevent the public and news media from watching the show, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled on Monday. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens, who oversaw the lascivious first-degree murder trial that ended in May with Arias’ conviction, kicked members…
Drunk driving is bad. That said, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend:…
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 have costume suggestions for…
A Phoenix police officer was arrested and booked into jail on Tuesday, accused of pulling a gun on people during an apparent road-rage incident while transporting prisoners. Jeremy Sweet, 51, has worked for the department’s Central Booking Unit for about seven years. On Monday at about noon, he was transporting…
Shanesha Taylor, the Scottsdale mom who left her kids in a hot car in March while on a job interview, has blown today’s deadline to fund trust accounts for her kids. In July, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery signed off on the deal to keep Taylor out of jail as…
UPDATE October 28, 11:25 a.m.: The above video has been updated to include exclusive video of the incident, plus an interview with one of the people arrested. Phoenix police shot protesters with pepper balls and arrested six people downtown on Saturday night. The 40 to 50 protesters who were demonstrating…
Armando Jay Ramirez, a former Phoenix cop and state medical-fraud investigator, has been indicted on suspicion of defrauding veterans’ groups and state and federal agencies. Ramirez, 40, worked for the Phoenix Police Department’s South Mountain Precinct for about five years until his 2011 domestic-violence arrest in Casa Grande. Despite a…
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 inmates are the types…
Shaneshsa Taylor may no longer have enough of her donated money to fund trusts for her children as required under a deferred-prosecution deal, a court motion states. Taylor became an Internet sensation after her March arrest for leaving her kids in a hot car during a job interview, in part…
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. There’s a reality TV show called Ink…
Sean Quaid was just another Arizona gun owner on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he became a hero. Police say Quaid thwarted a bank robbery in north Phoenix on Wednesday by first swiping the keys out of the robbers’ getaway vehicle, then shooting one of the thugs who carjacked a pickup truck…
A grand jury has indicted the four principal suspects, including the son of Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, in the deaths of more than 20 dogs at a Gilbert dog-boarding facility. Austin Flake, his wife, Logan, and the owners of the facility, Jesse Todd and MaLeisa Hughes, now face multiple felony…
John Hauskins, the award-winning transportation chief for Maricopa County, has been ousted from his job following a series of wide-ranging misconduct allegations. Hauskins, also the county engineer, submitted a letter of intent to retire from his position on October 9, two days after he was put on paid administrative leave…
A Buckeye police officer threatened to shoot and kill a man during a traffic stop that was captured on video. The officer, who wasn’t identified by police, said during the stop that he’d shoot the driver, Teodulo Sanchez, if he did something, and later said he’d kill him if he…
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, the 1990s called, and it…
See updates at bottom of this article Phoenix police have arrested two women in Wednesday’s shooting of an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer, but still seek three other people. Police put out a bulletin tonight with pictures of the three suspects who have “information pertinent to the investigation.” The…
Shayla Jeanne Brattin, nicknamed “Batgirl,” is the second person to be arrested in connection with the June 24 murder of a Glendale church janitor. Police listed the 23-year-old woman as homeless in court records, though most of her Facebook selfies appear to have been taken in a home. She’s accused…
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 amateur hour. To quote…
