A teen-touching former teacher at a Valley high school was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor with sexual motivation.Additionally, Otis Magee will have to register as a…
The Glendale Police Department has arrested two people they believe are responsible for the death of a person found burned in the desert near the White Tanks Mountains early this morning.The body has not yet been identified.Glendale police were contacted yesterday by the Phoenix Police Department about a possible homicide…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announced this afternoon that a sixth suspect has been arrested in connection to the murders of a Paradise Valley couple found bound and burned in their home last week.Additionally, Montgomery defends releasing Michael Crane from custody after he’d been arrested for unrelated crimes just weeks…
Ron Barber, a former aide to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced this morning that he’ll run in the special election to finish the remainder of Giffords’ term.Giffords resigned from Congress last month so she can focus on her recovery after getting shot in the head during last year’s shooting rampage…
Phoenix police said yesterday that the woman to the right could potentially be the mother of a newborn who was dumped in front of a Phoenix home on Tuesday. They’ve since contacted the woman, and it turns out she is NOT the mother of “Baby Kathleen.” “The woman pictured in…
A Goodyear teen who brought a gun to school to kill his math teacher last year pleaded guilty this afternoon to one count each of attempted first-degree murder and possession of a firearm.Izrahias Morales was only 15 when he brought the gun to school last February, but was charged as…
A scholarship has been set up to honor the memory of slain Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Coleman, who was murdered last month while responding to a burglary call at a medical facility in Anthem.The Rotary Club of Anthem is the group behind the scholarship honoring the slain deputy.The scholarship…
If you happened to have had a baby yesterday, and then dumped it in front of a home in north Phoenix, police would like to have a word with you — and make sure you’re not bleeding out after giving birth.Oh…and don’t worry about naming your newborn, the cops did…
The Paradise Valley Police Department confirmed today that five people have been arrested in connection with the murders of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro, whose bodies were found bound and burned inside their Paradise Valley home last week.Police say the five arrested are the “major suspects” in the case, but that…
Peoria police are filing animal cruelty charges against a Peoria woman who allowed her pit bull to walk around on a bloody stump for about a year without treating its injuries. Cops contacted Michelle Busse, 22, on January 7, after someone complained that she had not gotten medical treatment for…
If only 57-year-old Larry Walters had heeded the advice explained in the above clip from A Bronx Tale, 51-year-old Lonnie Raines might still be alive.But he didn’t, and now Walters is accused of murdering Raines — over 20 bucks…
A story we wrote a few years ago about a Bullhead City couple accused of killing their newborn baby during what’s described by authorities as a “brutal” sexual attack has been getting a lot of attention as of late — and we have no idea why.Regardless, we figured we’d provide…
Authorities have reportedly made an arrest in the murders of a Paradise Valley couple found bound in their burning home earlier this week.The Paradise Valley Police Department did not immediately return our call for confirmation, and authorities have refused to confirm the rumor to other publications, but KPHO is reporting…
Tyson Langley, the 15-year-old accused of murdering two people at a Peoria smoke shop last month, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder.Despite his young age, Langley’s being charged as an adult.Langley’s accused of murdering Melinda Bowen, 38,…
Denise Lewis, 27, had apparently had enough of her girlfriend’s heroin use — during an argument over the matter, Lewis shot her in the face, killing her.According to court records obtained by New Times, Glendale police were called to an apartment in the 6800 block of North 67th Avenue about…
Charles Thomspson, 53, admitted to Phoenix police that he molested two young girls on multiple occasions — but only because he was using a lot of cocaine at the time.According to court records obtained by New Times, Thompson was arrested on Monday after the two daughters of a woman he’d…
The Paradise Valley Police Department held a press conference moments ago, during which they released more details about the apparent murders of a couple found dead in their burning home on Monday.The PVCC says the man and woman were found bound in the master bedroom of their home near 40th…
The mysterious deaths of a Paradise Valley couple who were found in their burning home on Monday is now a homicide/arson investigation.The couple, believed to be Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro (the Paradise Valley Police Department hasn’t officially identified the couple, but family members have), were found dead in their home…
Independent lawyers for the State Bar of Arizona again recommend disbarment for former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, referring to his arguments with words like “absurd.”Thomas’ former sidekick, Lisa Aubuchon, should also be stripped of her law license, says the 37-page reply (see below) to the former prosecutors’ closing argument…
Jason Amos is in a little bit of trouble.You see, he recently got a 17-year-old girl pregnant, which wouldn’t be a huge deal if Amos wasn’t 25 — but he is, and he now faces several sex with a kid-related crimes.According to court records obtained by New Times, the 17-year-old’s…
After nearly three decades on Death Row, convicted killer Robert Moorman finally has a date with death.In November, the Arizona Supreme Court issued an execution warrant for Moorman. This morning, the Court set a date: February 29.Moorman was first sent to prison on a kidnapping conviction out of Coconino County…
News out of Canada a few days ago about the first-degree murder convictions and life sentences of a man, his wife, and their 21-year-old son: Their victims were the parents’ three daughters, ages 19, 17, and 13, and the husband’s first wife. Authorities found the bodies of the four females submerged…
