Archive for Phoenix

Child left on car roof by pot smoking mother

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

Catalina Clouser, 19, was arrested in Phoenix, AZ on Saturday after she drove away with her five-week-old son, still in his safety seat, on the roof of her vehicle. The baby was found unharmed after he fell off of the roof in the middle of an intersection. Phoenix police spokesman James Holmes released a written ... read more »

Woman drives away with baby on roof of car

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

A mother in Phoenix, Arizona was arrested after forgetting she left her 5-week-old baby in its carseat on the roof of her car before driving away. The baby was found by passersby in its damaged carseat in the middle of the intersection of North 45th Avenue and West Cholla Street in northwest Phoenix at about 1am Saturday ... read more »

Boy accused of double murder offered plea

Friday, February 13th, 2009

The 9-year-old Arizona boy charged with murdering his father and another man has been offered a plea deal that may spare him prison time. The St. Johns boy is scheduled for a change of plea hearing on Feb. 19. Defense attorney Benjamin Brewer said his client still must accept the deal. Brewer declined to offer ... read more »

Conjoined twins surgically separated

Friday, January 16th, 2009

The headline on the original story is “Conjoined twins separated by doctors”, to which we could only reply, well, we certainly hope so. Minor Topics recommends you only consult a doctor for your conjoined twin separating needs. A team of more than 20 doctors and nurses at Phoenix Children’s Hospital worked for more than 12 ... read more »

8-year-old’s defense team weighs plea bargain

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Phoenix prosecutors have offered a plea agreement to the 8-year-old boy accused of killing his father and another man. His defense attorneys have not yet decided on whether or not to recommend he takes the plea. The lawyer, Ron Wood, declined to provide details of the plea bargain offer. “When the time comes, we will ... read more »

8-year-old confesses to killing father, boarder

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Police have released a video confession from an 8-year-old accused of shooting two people — his father, and another man that was renting a room at their house. “I think, um, I think I shot my dad because he was suffering, I think,” the third-grader says. “So, I may have shot him.” That admission led ... read more »

8-year-old accused of killing father

Monday, November 10th, 2008

An 8-year-old Arizona boy is being held on 2 counts of premeditated murder, after he allegedly killed his father and another man with a rifle. Police say the boy confessed to planning and carrying out the shooting deaths of Romero, 29, and co-worker Timothy Romans, 39, who rented a room from him. The men were ... read more »

Grandma victim of road rage shooting

Monday, June 9th, 2008

A Phoenix grandmother was left dead and her granddaughter wounded after a road rage incident lead to shots being fired at her car. Phoenix police said the incident began near 19th Avenue and Bethany Home Road with a minor collision between the Dodge Durango the five people were riding in and a White Ford Escort. ... read more »

Phoenix teen kills dad over MySpace use

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Hmmm, and we just instituted a Wii restriction in our house, we better watch our backs! Hughstan Schlicker, a 15-year-old in Phoenix, Arizona, has admitted that he shot his father with a 12-gauge shotgun because Dad cut off his internet use so Schlicker couldn’t go on MySpace. Sheesh, Hughstan, couldn’t you have just gone and ... read more »

Boy arrested for pointing laser light at helicopter

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

While this could be a very dangerous situation, my hope is that this dumb 13 year old was arrested to scare the be-Jesus outta him and that they’ll drop the charges (assuming he doesn’t already have a record). He’s dumb. He’s a kid. He needs some sense knocked into him, not prison time, in my ... read more »

No TV show is worth this…

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Can’t we all just get along? PHOENIX (AP) — A 12-year-old boy stabbed his 13-year-old brother during a fight over what to watch on television, police said. The 13-year-old was listed in extremely critical condition Monday night. The brothers were fighting in the living room of their southwest Phoenix home Monday afternoon.

Parents leave their dead daughter on the floor for days

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

After a 12 year old is beaten to death by her parents, they proceed to leave her body on the floor for a few days before they call the police. They probably decided to do that after the body’s odor overcame them. Wow. Just Wow. PHOENIX — A 12-year-old girl was beaten with an electrical ... read more »

Another baby forgotten in the backseat of a car

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

A mother, working at Hooters in Pheonix, Arizona, allegedly forgot her toddler in the back seat of her car when she went to work. She forgot to drop her baby off at daycare and returned to her car where she discovered her dead son. This happens so often and why??? Why are parents forgetting about ... read more »