Several of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ friends in Congress will be holding a fundraiser to raise money for the wounded U.S. representative’s 2012 campaign, fueling speculation that if she’s able, she’ll run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl.Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Representative Adam Smith…
As Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in a Houston hospital after being shot through the brain during the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, she still hasn’t been told about the extent of the attack and, presumably, the deaths of six people killed during the rampage.One of Giffords’ aides,…
Finding naked pictures of yourself on another person’s MP3 player would probably be a little frightening. When that person’s your step-dad, you might also throw up in your mouth a little bit.Paul Osvaldo Ortiz-Fuentes, an illegal immigrant living in Phoenix, was arrested yesterday after his own 13-year-old step-daughter found naked…
A drunk Phoenix man, and his equally drunk buddy, were denied service at a Phoenix bar because they were too drunk. Their response: try to burn the bar to the ground.About 8:30 p.m. Friday, Alejandro Emetrio Rodriguez, and his friend Delfino Mendez, went to the Funny Farm Bar at 4274…
A serial drunk driver prosecutors refer to as “one of the greatest threats to public safety in Maricopa County,” has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to his two latest counts of driving under the influence, which is a shitload of time for someone who never…
Seriously? Seriously? Even after the Chris Hanson To Catch a Predator series, there still are perverts out there who seem to think the “kid” they’re chatting with online isn’t a cop — which is almost always the case, and is exactly what happened to a Lake Montezuma man last month.According to the…
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in finding a 10-year-old Kingman girl reported missing on Saturday.Trinity Gilbert was last seen in the 2200 block of East John L. Avenue about 1 p.m. Saturday.Gilbert was last seen in her home by her father, who reported her missing…
Shawna Forde, a founder of the anti-immigration group Minutemen American Defense Corps., has been convicted of murder in the 2009 slayings of an Arivaca man and his nine year-old daughter.The Pima County jury now must decide whether Forde, 43, should face the death penalty.Jurors reportedly deliberated for five hours on…
The ex-boyfriend of a woman murdered in Phoenix last week was arrested in Las Vegas yesterday morning while driving the victim’s car.Wade Ridely, 53, was originally considered an “investigative lead” in the murder of 62-year-old Anne Marie Simenson, his ex-girlfriend. Now, the Phoenix Police Department says, he’s a suspect –…
Henry Morello, the 84-year-old man reported missing last week, was found alive and well over the weekend, and he apparently survived nearly a week in the desert by drinking diluted windshield washer fluid.Morello was last seen Monday in the Cave Creek area driving his pale green 2007 Lexus SUV with…
The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down a man it’s referring to as an “investigative lead” in the murder of a Phoenix woman yesterday.Investigators are looking for 53-year-old Wade Ridley, the ex-boyfriend of 62-year-old Anne Marie Simenson, who was found murdered in her Phoenix home…
The domestic violence suspect shot and killed by Phoenix police Officer Richard Chrisman was apparently high on crystal meth when the Phoenix Police Department’s Killer Cop gunned down him and his dog in a trailer in south Phoenix last year.A toxicology report released today shows that suspect Daniel Rodriquez had…
Several New Times staffers were stunned this week when they received Facebook friend requests from Joe Watson, a former New Times staff writer who decided to take his writing career in a (ahem) different direction — he’s now a poet (sort of).Watson, you see, is also known as the “Salon…
The Pinal County man who police say sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl on Monday has been arrested.The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office announced today that 25-year-old Juan Carlos Cuadros-Ortiz was taken into custody thanks to an anonymous tip from a citizen.Ortiz was located near Highway 84 and Burris Road in Casa…
A Mesa pervert who convinced his girlfriend to help him drug and then molest her own daughter has been sentenced to a fairly lengthy prison sentence.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie this morning sentenced William Lewis Riedel to 20 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor, and…
The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down the person who murdered a Phoenix woman in her home yesterday. The suspect, police say, may be driving around in the victim’s car.About 4 p.m. yesterday, Phoenix police were called to a house in the 28600 blockof North…
When Sheila Polk, Yavapai County Attorney, considered what former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio were doing back in 2009, Nazi Germany came to mind. At least, that’s the implication in an article in this month’s American Bar Association magazine. Polk’s now-famous letter in December of 2009 publicly condemning…
A woman who was dragged into a Chandler construction site by a stranger and raped in 2004 is “elated” that her attacker has finally been captured, Chandler police say. As we reported earlier today, the arrest of California transient Santos Basilio O’Dell, 32, came about after his DNA was matched…
A California man forced to give up some DNA after violating a protective order last year revealed a dark secret, prosecutors say: He’s responsible for a 2004 rape and robbery in Chandler. Santos Basilio O’Dell, 32, was ordered to stop harassing his wife in 2009, and he violated that order…
Remember that kinda bro-ish guy who smashed a beer bottle over another guy’s face at a Scottsdale bar last month? Well he got busted thanks to your tips.On Monday, Scottsdale police arrested 31-year-old Bryan Holsapple, of Laveen, for the New Year’s Day attack. The cops credit tips from the public,…
The next time 33-year-old Tanya Leathers, a.k.a. Tanya Nareau, is rummaging around her house looking for something of value to trade for a gun, she may want to consider something other than her 2-year-old daughter.Leathers was sentenced today in Maricopa County Superior Court to two concurrent 1.5-year prison sentences after…
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in tracking down an alleged pervert, who authorities say sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl.PCSO deputies got a call Monday afternoon saying the 13-year-old victim was sexually assaulted by 25-year-old Juan Carlos Cuadros-Ortiz…
