A jury found Michael Turley guilty of charges Monday related to making a movie that was produced to “test” the Phoenix Police Department’s response to a terrorist situation.Turley was arrested in September after it was discovered that he had his teenage nephew wear a sheet on his body and a…
Ian McIntosh, a 27-year-old Buckeye resident, shoved a mentally handicapped man off his bicycle and stole his iPad, according to police.McIntosh also threw a beer can at the man before shoving him, breaking his glasses and trying to punch the man while he was lying on the ground, according to…
Like mother always said, nothing good ever comes of handing a bag of meth to a stripper at 2 a.m. on a Thursday.Friends Vernon Henry and Michael Clawson did not heed this advice while at Cheetahs Gentleman’s Club in Phoenix last week, 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, our alleged offenders are all dressed…
An admitted meth user’s 5-year-old daughter tested positive for meth, after the girl complained about her mother sticking her with needles, police say.Jacqueline Trousdale, a 30-year-old Phoenix resident, was the subject of “several” ongoing Child Protective Services investigations, according to court documents obtained by New Times, which isn’t exactly hard…
The mother of the 2-year-old girl who was found wandering around an Anthem neighborhood around 4 a.m. yesterday has been arrested on a child-abuse charge.Turns out, yesterday was not 22-year-old Nikki Hockett’s first run-in with Child Protective Services.See also:-2-Year-Old Found Wandering Around Anthem Neighborhood at 4 a.m…
An Anthem man found a 2-year-old girl in his driveway around 4:30 a.m. today, and had never seen this little girl before in his life.Deputies eventually found one of the child’s parents, 22-year-old Nikki Hockett, more than two hours later. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joaquin Enriquez tells New Times…
A Phoenix couple tossed their meth and kids in the car to go on a ride to a Discount Tire store Friday night, where they stole seven tires. A witness watched as Kristina Francis and her husband, Michael, stole the truck tires from a Discount Tire store near 18th Street…
A 49-year-old Tempe resident who was kicked out of a friend’s house is accused of threatening to kill that friend, before attacking him with a hedge trimmer.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Jeffrey Bergstrom and the unidentified “friend” have been in several physical fights before, but the hedge…
Jodi Arias coverage has been in the doldrums since the May 23 non-decision by the jury on the death penalty. Some news media outlets are digging up crumbs leftover from the trial. Nancy Grace and CNN resorted to interviewing Arias’ fellow jail inmates; Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced last…
Aaron Smith, the former Tempe patrol officer who decided to steal from the most cop-filled building in the City of Tempe — the police department — was sentenced today to 90 days in jail.Smith lost his job, and now has a criminal record and has to serve jail time because…
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, you may notice something’s a little…
The number of people killed by drunk drivers in Arizona went down slightly compared to last year — but only because fewer people overall died on state roadways. As a percentage of the total fatalities, more drunk drivers were responsible for killing people in 2012 than the year before, according…
A man who kept his wife in kids in the same house as his meth lab, in the retirement community of Sun City, was sentenced today to 7 1/2 years in prison.Lancelot Lipe, now 30, claimed the meth lab in his garage wasn’t even his, and sent an e-mail to…
The first of three family members who pleaded guilty to horrific abuses of 10-year-old Ame Deal — who was murdered in 2011 — has learned his fate.Ame’s father, David Deal, was sentenced this morning to 14 years in prison as part of a plea agreement, and will spend time on…
The Scottsdale City Council agreed to pay $4.25 million to the family of John Loxas, who was unarmed when Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters shot him in the head in February 2012, killing him instantly.Loxas was the sixth man killed by Peters, who has since retired with an “accidental disability,”…
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 restaurant owner murdering the co-owners in the dining room, to a woman squeezing…
Jesus Cabrera-Molina admits he was drunk and high on cocaine the night his SUV struck and killed Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz, but he denies he was behind the wheel, according to court documents obtained by New Times.Phoenix police have been fairly mum about the reasoning behind Molina finally being…
Someone has finally been charged in the death of Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz, and it’s the guy cops suspected all along.Jesus Cabrera Molina, 24, has been charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident more than two weeks after his green SUV hit and killed Raetz, who…
A video of supposed police “brutality” during a physical arrest in Mesa looks more like a blooper reel, including one officer slamming what appears to be his personal vehicle into another car on his way to help fellow officers subdue a suspect.Mesa Police Sergeant Tony Landato tells New Times that…
Glendale police serving a search warrant recently at the home of a suspected meth dealer found a whole lot more than meth — including Scottsdale Police Department uniforms and a badge.The alleged meth dealer, 30-year-old Colt Weber, who’s also the owner of a pawn business, told police that he took…
The Gilbert mother who shoved feces in her 10-year-old son’s mouth and shoved his toothbrush in his anus in 2011, among other horrific abuses, will be spending some time in prison.A judge sentenced 41-year-old Jennifer Barnes today to more than 13 years in prison, which will be followed be a…
