A naked meth-head in a Phoenix park told police he had a good reason he was walking around completely naked.Steve Charow, a 47-year-old Phoenix resident who just happens to be a registered sex offender (surprise!) tried to explain that a Good Samaritan he met in the park offered to wash…
It seems kind of rude to ask a random parent whether their 4-year-old child is a boy or a girl.It’s certainly rude to ask that question, then call the parent a liar, and stuff your hand down the 4-year-old’s pants to check for yourself — which is exactly what police…
Disbarred former prosecutors Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon want former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard’s testimony tossed from former Maricopa County Supervisor Attorney Don Stapleys lawsuit. Yes, that lawsuit — one of the larger pieces of detritus left over from years of county infighting. Stapley, who quit politics last year…
Police believe a 25-year-old Tempe resident fatally shot his 3-month-old son before committing suicide.Rajneesh Saini was at a family gathering at a home in Chandler when he went out to his vehicle and committed the murder/suicide, police believe…
A total of 10 Mesa police officers were involved in deadly shootings over the weekend.Phoenix police say the 10 Mesa officers were involved in either of two shooting incidents, both of which occurred in Phoenix…
A Tempe man abandoned an apartment full of cats last month, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.Almost all of the cats somehow survived without food, water, or air conditioning, but all of them didn’t make it — one cat was found dead in a kitchen drawer…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, the state rested its murder case against former Phoenix cop Richard Chrisman, Chris Simcox may be offered a plea deal, a frat boy may get off the hook in a flaming Everclear incident, 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, all of our alleged offenders have…
Lawyer for Jodi Arias filed a motion today seeking all the Twitter accounts and Twitter handles of jurors picked for her upcoming penalty-phase redo. Arias and her lawyers are concerned that jurors may be improperly influenced by Twitter conversations they received, or from tweets sent to them, the motion obtained…
A Mesa man is accused of pounding several beers before getting behind the wheel and hitting a man riding a tricycle, killing him.Matthew McIver, 36, has been arrested, a week after the fatal crash…
Brian Fortner, a Peoria man whose duffel bag with child porn and his wallet was found in a dumpster last year, was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison. Meanwhile, a plea agreement guarantees that another Valley resident, Graham Roberts Drewes, will serve only two-to-four years in prison for…
Absconders and armed robbers made this installment of New Times’ weekly post featuring scofflaws, including suspects in robberies, homicides and assault cases, sex offenders who’ve absconded, and even “dead beat” parents who aren’t shelling out court-ordered child support. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until a judge or jury…
Arizona prison escapee John McCluskey’s murder trial gets under way today in Albuquerque for the slaying of an Oklahoma couple during a three-week crime spree in 2010. Linda and Gary Haas, both 61, were General Motors plant workers on their annual trip to Colorado in August 2010 when they’re believed…
The Adrienne Salinas death investigation isn’t necessarily a homicide case, as police had indicated yesterday, Tempe police say this afternoon. Investigators saw no obvious signs of foul play during their preliminary look at the 19-year-old Tempe woman’s remains, which were found in Apache Junction last week, says Sergeant Mike Pooley,…
Ricardo Torres Marquez, the creep who broke into a westside home in 2011 and molested a 4-year-old girl, was sentenced to 24 years in prison today. He’s 22 now. When he gets out, he’ll be on lifetime probation…
Maricopa County’s most famous disbarred lawyers, Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon, were slapped down by the Ninth U.S. Circuit of Appeals today in a bid for immunity from a lawsuit. The ruling allows former Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley to proceed with his lawsuit against the former County Attorney, his…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, an ex-Phoenix cop accused of murder goes to trial, jury selection starts in re-trial of Buddhist temple massacre suspect, a youth minister is found guilty of molestation, 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, all of our alleged offenders have…
Skeletal remains found in a wash in Apache Junction may belong to 19-year-old Adrienne Salinas, a Tempe resident who’s been missing since June, police say.Although Tempe Police Sergeant Michael Pooley says the remains were found August 6, members of several police agencies and the FBI currently are out there looking…
The manager of a Fry’s grocery store in Phoenix took a rotisserie chicken to the face while chasing a theft suspect, police say.The alleged chicken-chucker, 46-year-old Carlos Ramon Guzman, tried to pull off his heist at the Fry’s at 67th Avenue and Indian School Road, according to court documents obtained…
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is trying to shave about a decade off the delay between verdicts and executions.It’s not exactly Horne’s idea, but he’s been trying to get the Justice Department to approve Arizona’s rules that expedite the post-conviction process in death-penalty cases…
A Phoenix couple tried to trade their food stamps to grocery shoppers in exchange for drugs, police say.Perhaps the drug use has done a number on couple’s brains, but people don’t usually carry bags of drugs while grocery shopping. Thus, they were unsuccessful in making any transactions…
