Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords wanted toast for breakfast this morning, and that’s reportedly what she verbally told those caring for her at a Houston hospital this morning.CBS’ The Early Show, and Politico have both confirmed that Giffords is speaking again as she continues to make a miraculous recovery after being shot…
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has nearly become a household name across the country following his emotional, public statements that talk radio and “vitriol” spurred the January 8 Tucson massacre. Right-wingers were driven to a frenzy by the implication that their side’s rhetoric somehow caused Jared Loughner to shoot 20 people. A campaign to…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in tracking down a missing Cave Creek man.Henry Morello, 84, was last seen in the Cave Creek area. He drives a pale green 2007 Lexus SUV with Arizona license plate 207-YXG…
Andrew Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, aspires to be one of the wealthiest ex-politicians in the United States, it would seem by his latest legal claim.The Arizona Republic reports that Thomas has filed a $23.5 million claim against the state, on top of the $23.5 million claim he already filed…
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled this afternoon that the execution of a convicted murderer — who’s been sitting on death row for nearly 24 years — can finally go forward.The court approved the death warrant for Daniel Wayne Cook, who was convicted of the 1987 murders of two men in…
A Glendale man who was shot in front of his home last night has died from his injuries, the Glendale Police Department announced this afternoon.The man’s family has not yet been notified, so the Glendale PD hasn’t released his identity but say they are treating the shooting as a homicide.About…
A Chandler meth head who put his 7-month-old baby in his freezer last year was in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning, where Judge Robert Gottsfield sentenced him to 10 years in prison and lifetime probation. Chance Kracke pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse following an August…
The Glendale Police Department is actively searching for the person responsible for shooting a man in front of his house last night.About 8 p.m. yesterday, 9-1-1 dispatchers received several calls reporting gunshots were fired near 53rd Avenue and Greenway Road…
Since our previous post about Carl Mosher, a gym teacher at a Catholic school in Phoenix who is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student, we’ve come across new information that shows Mosher admitted the sexual relationship to the girl’s mother during a confrontation call.According to court records obtained…
A teacher at a Catholic school in Phoenix was arrested over the weekend for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a now-14-year-old female student.Carl Mosher, 32, a physical education teacher at St. Gregory’s Catholic School, was arrested Saturday morning after the parents of a 14-year-old student at the school called…
A Phoenix man who brought his dead wife’s body to the police station last year was sentenced in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning.Dwight Wesley, 58, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last October, and this afternoon Judge Glenn Davis sentenced him to 22 years in prison for murdering his…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Pima County Attorney’s Office issued a joint statement this morning outlining how prosecuting Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner will go forward.Loughner, who authorities believe is the lone suspect in the January 8, shooting rampage at a Tucson grocery store, currently faces a three-count indictment…
The real conspiracy was on the other side.Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his lackey, Lisa Aubuchon, while alleging high crimes and conspiracies against county leaders, were conspiring criminally among themselves and Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s minions, says a formal complaint filed by the Arizona State Bar.Even a casual observer…
After weeks of consideration, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ astronaut husband has decided he’ll head to space in April on the space shuttle Endeavor’s final mission.Mark Kelly took a leave from training after Giffords was shot “through the brain” during the Tucson shooting rampage on January 8. Giffords was among 19 people…
Valley cop shops are asking the public’s help in tracking down a pair of thieves they say scammed numerous retailers out of about $27,000.One of the suspects has been identified as Ramon Angel Leon-Baron. His accomplice has not been identified.Cops say,starting in August 2009, the pair would go to Valley…
A member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, who authorities believe is responsible for “one of the most grisly” murders in recent American criminal history, has been captured in Argentina, the U.S. Marshals Service announced today. Paul Merle Eischeid, one of the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives, was captured…
The three dogs that attacked an Arizona City boy last month have been euthanized, Pinal County officials confirm to New Times.The dogs had been in mandatory quarantine after mauling the 10-year-old victim so badly he needed to be medevaced to a Phoenix hospital for treatment on January 19…
Arizona is home to many, many crappy drivers, and a 14-year-old kid police say was driving a stolen car drunk through Phoenix Wednesday night is only the latest.Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves tells New Times a highway patrolman spotted a white Ford Focus “driving erratically” northbound on…
A Pinal County pervert admitted to police that he can’t stop molesting little girls and he needs to go to jail — that was only after police suspected him of molesting a 9-year-old family friend.The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office got information that 72-year-old Salvador Valentin had molested the 9-year-old daughter…
When the Gilbert Police Department parked a “bait car” near 950 North Gilbert Road Sunday night, they probably thought they’d nab someone trying to steal a stereo, or maybe even the car itself. But 18-year-old Anthony Rubio upped the ante: he burned the car to a crisp.According to court records,…
A peaceful February afternoon was disrupted for a Phoenix family yesterday when a completely naked man hopped a fence and strutted around their backyard. After being taken into custody, the man had an interesting plan, which he described to police in way (way) too much detail.Cops got a call about…
The Arizona prison escapee who planned to commit suicide-by-bear while a fugitive last summer has pleaded not guilty to two murders he allegedly committed while on the run in New Mexico.Tracy Province was in federal court in Albuquerque this morning, where he pleaded not guilty to the murders of Linda…
