Crime & Police

Edward Schad, age 71, is the first Arizona inmate to be executed this year.Shad was executed today, more than 35 years after he killed a Bisbee man and stole his Cadillac…

This government shutdown seems to be causing very serious problems for some Americans.In fact, a 26-year-old Phoenix man arrested for marijuana possession told police that he was just smoking pot because the shutdown was stressing him out too much, according to court documents obtained by New Times…

Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, an attorney pleads guilty to driving away from the scene after driving over a woman, an accountant heads to prison, CNN tries to keep cameras on the Jodi Arias trial, and more:…

A trio of top-tier scam artists from Mesa who preyed on wealthy Mormons will spend a large part of their lives in prison. Duane Hamblin Slade and his pal Guy Andrew Williams, both in their mid-40s, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary on September 30th to 15 and…

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 make a few assumptions about…

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 naked meth-head’s chase of imaginary people, to a man playing in traffic, to…

Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week was big for women accused of murder — two women get trial dates for murder charges, Jodi Arias’ next court hearing will be closed, and more:…

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, almost all of our offenders are…

This year, two Valley 15-year-olds have been accused of murder, in two completely separate incidents.The two suspects, Ladajianna Mosely and Leonard Moreno, lived about a mile apart from each other…

The accused killer of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office jail guard is just 15 years old.Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia announced the arrest this afternoon, saying Leonard Moreno, a 15-year-old, drug-dealing gangster, is the one accused of shooting Officer Jorge Vargas outside his home last month…

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters has joined an exclusive club of Arizona officials whose spouses are convicted child molesters. The club has at least one other member: Former Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock…

Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, a cancer-faker pleads guilty to molesting a boy, a former youth pastor gets prison for molesting a boy, two more child abusers have their day in court, and more:…

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, some of our alleged offenders have…

An ominous phone threat to the office of Democratic Congressman Ron Barber has resulted in the indictment of a man from Arkansas. (Click here for update — Cummins apparently lives in Sierra Vista) Michael Wayne Cummins called Barber’s office in Sierra Vista on August 20th, court records state, spelling his…

Austin Del Castillo, the man shot by Tempe cops on Mill Avenue last week, died yesterday.A police spokesman said Del Castillo, 36, was shot in front of the Chili’s restaurant at Mill Avenue and University Drive — a stone’s throw from the edge of the Arizona State University campus –…

There seems to be an especially high number of people who get caught having sex with animals in Arizona.

A jury found former Phoenix Police Officer Richard Chrisman guilty of aggravated assault, but the jurors couldn’t decide on two other charges, including second-degree murder.Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says he has not ruled out a retrial on charges of murdering Phoenix resident Daniel Rodriguez in 2010, and killing his…

A 10-year-old Phoenix boy recently had what’s probably the crappiest day of his young life, after some creep exposed his penis to the boy, and proceeded to steal his bike.Police say 40-year-old Anthony Gerard Vigil is the alleged pervert/bike thief, who said he was too drunk to remember anything, according…

Lisa Aubuchon, the ethics-bending ex-prosecutor who filed bogus criminal charges against a judge, has lost her appeal with the state Supreme Court to get her law license back. Aubuchon and her former boss, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, were disbarred last year for abusing law-enforcement procedures in their fight…

Phoenix resident Hector Olalde does not like being called gay.He dislikes the accusation so much that police say Olalde, 28, pulled a gun on his girlfriend, and fired that gun all around his neighborhood after she called him gay, according to court documents obtained by New Times…

Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, two now-deceased children get their justice, jurors continue deliberations in the murder trial of former Phoenix cop Richard Chrisman, and more:…

If a valid excuse exists for biting a 9-month-old kid, “he bit me first” certainly isn’t it.However, police say that’s the excuse 23-year-old Chandler resident Justin Hornketh gave his girlfriend after his girlfriend’s son was hospitalized with bruising, swelling to his face, and several adult bite marks on his body,…