After a young girl told her teacher Tuesday that her step-grandfather had been molesting her for the past two years, police discovered the old man has allegedly molested several branches on the family tree. Rafael Montenegro Calderon, a 51-year-old Phoenix resident, was arrested Tuesday evening after family members over two…
If a day that includes getting charged with the murder of one of your buddies after he was shot by police during a botched home invasion, getting attacked by a police dog, and getting shot by cops, isn’t the absolute worst day of your life, we’d love to know what…
PCP and hallucinogenic mushrooms seem to be to blame for the rescue of Eugene Gimzelberg, whose “trip” took him to the depths of the Gilbert sewer system in search of his kids. The children, of course, weren’t actually in the sewer — where he got stuck for 36 hours. Last…
The judge handling the case of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner denied requests from both prosecutors and Loughner’s defense attorney to block the release of autopsy reports of the victims of the shooting to the public.Prosecutors filed a motion voicing concern that media coverage could taint the jury pool, and…
It’s been three months since 90-year-old Semoure Sendrow was murdered after withdrawing $20,000 from a bank to give to charities as his annual Christmas donation, and last night, police arrested the man they say killed him.Apprehended was 22-year-old Eduardo Pimentel for Sendrow’s murder. A second suspect is still loose…
If you’re a professional athlete looking to get nabbed for a DUI, look no further than Scottsdale.In the past few years, celebrity athletes such as Mike Tyson, Charles Barkley, Seattle Seahawks tight-end Jerramy Stevens, and Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin have found themselves on the wrong end of a breathalyzer in…
ederal prosecutors handling the the trial of Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, have requested a gag order that would bar the release of the autopsies of the six people killed during the attack. Today, Loughner’s attorneys filed a similar request.Prosecutors are concerned that…
A Scottsdale pervert was sentenced to prison and a lifetime of probation by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Karen O’Connor today for recording himself having sex with a then-14-year-old girl and concocting a kidnapping scheme that was foiled by federal law enforcement agents.Michael Raymond Ward was sentenced to 18 years…
An Avondale man convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where Judge Janet Barton sentenced him to life in prison. Alvaro Holguin Duarte pleaded guilty to the 2008 murder of Alisandra Oliviana Romero, his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter. On November 17, 2008, police were…
Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your grapes.Tempe police arrested a 17-year-old Phoenix kid suspected of a burglary on Friday afternoon — as he sat eating the same grapes he’d stolen from a house he allegedly broke into…
Federal prosecutors working on the trial of Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, have requested a gag order that would bar the release of the autopsies of the six people killed during the attack.The request was made to U.S. District Judge Larry Burns…
Since our prior post on the bizarre murder of a Phoenix woman over the weekend, the Phoenix Police Department has identified the make of a vehicle believed to have been used in the shooting.According to Phoenix police spokesman Sergeant Trent Crump, authorities are seeking a white 2000-2005 model Ford Expedition…
The man convicted in the 2007 murder of a Gilbert woman was sentenced to death in a Maricopa County Court this afternoon.Jonathan Burns, 29, was found guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, and misconduct with a weapon for the January 28, 2007, murder of Jackie Hartman. Today he learned…
The chief of staff for Maricopa County Supervissor Fulton Brock plans to resign to take a job with a company owned by Texas oil big-wig T. Boone Pickens.Eric Latto has worked for the county supervisor — whose wife has been convicted of having a sexual relationship with the same underage…
A strange shooting in west Phoenix over the weekend has left a 22-year-old woman dead and police scratching their heads.About 2 a.m. yesterday, two women were driving home from a party in west Phoenix. The women got into an argument, Phoenix police say, and stopped the car at a tire…
You’d think it doesn’t get much more disgusting, depraved, and evil than someone sexually abusing their own children — but that’s because you’ve probably never met 29-year-old Juan Vidal Torres, who was arrested this morning on charges that he not only sexually abused his own kids, but injected them with…
Apparently for two men arrested Thursday, “doing it doggy style” meant finding people on the internet who would let them have sex with their dogs. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced the arrests of Keith Kiefer, 47, and Patrick Trejo, 25, after an ongoing investigation revealed the men were using…
The residents of a north Phoenix home may want to consider moving — early this morning, for the third time in two years, a vehicle crashed into their property, this time into their pool.According to the Phoenix Police Department, about 1:40 a.m. today, a man described by police only as…
The judge overseeing the case of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner ordered yesterday that his trial is to take place by September 20.So far, Loughner’s been charged with two counts of attempted murder, and one count of attempted assassination for the January 8, shooting rampage outside of a Tucson Safeway…
The jurors deciding the fate of convicted murderer Jonathan Burns have hit a snag.The Maricopa County Superior Court announced this afternoon that the jury was having “issues” in agreeing on a sentence for Burns, who was convicted in December for the 2007 murder of Jackie Hartman, and could be sentenced…
What do a little girl, a workout bench, nylon restraints, and a tan Labrador Retriever have in common? They were all featured in images of kiddy porn found on the computer of a Mesa pervert yesterday.Police arrested 60-year-old Frank Morgan Foster, an old pro in the world of pervs, after…
Debra Kastner, 31, of Phoenix, wanted to show her baby-daddy and local police that she’s untouchable — so she called her 11-year old son over and punched him in the lower-back. According to police records, Kastner and the baby-daddy had an argument, which led her to hit the child and…
