Death Valley

Scottsdale Woman Makes Jodi Arias Look Like an Amateur: Shari Tobyne Chopped Up Her Husband, Scattered Him Over Three Counties

By Matthew Hendley Mon., May 20 2013 at 2:38 PM
Categories: Death Valley, That's So Scottsdale
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Scottsdale PD
Shari Tobyne
While everyone's caught up in the hype of the Jodi Arias trial, we'll point out a quieter case that ended on Friday with a Scottsdale woman being sentenced to life in prison.

Shari Tobyne shot her husband of 35 years, Dwight, then chopped up his body, and left most of his remains scattered over three counties in the state.

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New York Times Discovers People on Subway Don't Know Much About Scottsdale

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Mar. 22 2013 at 4:38 PM
Categories: That's So Scottsdale
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Just another day on the subway.
Reporters for the New York Times rode a subway this week to ask riders about Scottsdale.

In the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau's latest attempt to get New Yorkers to visit Scottsdale, it's decorated subway cars, themed with potential tourist draws, like golf. The best part of this being, of course, the people who ride the subway.

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Celebrity Hall of Shame

Actor Jason London Took a Dump Inside a Scottsdale Cop Car, Said He's "Happy as Sh*t"

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jan. 30 2013 at 10:27 AM
Categories: Booze, Celebrity Hall of Shame, That's So Scottsdale
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Scottsdale PD
Jason London
Actor Jason London best known -- and perhaps only known -- for his role as Randall 'Pink' Floyd in the movie Dazed and Confused, took a shit in a Scottsdale police car Sunday night.

According to a Scottsdale Police Department report, this was only after London sneezed in a man's face at the Martini Ranch bar, and after that guy got upset, London punched him in the face.

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arizona, celebrities, celebrity rehab, dazed and confused, jason london, scottsdale, scottsdale police department
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Scottsdale's One of the Gayest Places in America, According to People Measuring Gayness

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Jan. 10 2013 at 3:33 PM
Categories: That's So Scottsdale, The Gays
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According to people attempting to calculate the gayest places in America, Scottsdale's pretty gay.

We're not gayness assessors, but it would appear that Advocate magazine is totally making up this shit.

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Police Brutality

Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Sep. 24 2012 at 11:32 AM
Categories: Police Brutality, That's So Scottsdale
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Scottsdale police officers have had quite a few questionable shootings in recent history that have been determined by the department to be justified.

That -- along with Officer James Peters' involvement in a sixth fatal shooting -- is why representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona announced that they've filed a lawsuit against the department and the City of Scottsdale.

See also:
-ACLU Suing City of Scottsdale Over Officer James Peters' Sixth Kill
-James Peters, Scottsdale Cop With Six Kills, Approved for Retirement

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aclu, alessandra soler, arizona, dan pochoda, disability, james peters, police shooting, police shooting leaderboard, retirement, scottsdale, scottsdale police
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Scottsdale Mayor Voted to Give Taxpayer Coin to His Campaign Consultant, Jason Rose, for Polo Tournament Run by... Jason Rose

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Aug. 24 2012 at 12:53 PM
Categories: That's So Scottsdale
See also: Is the Bloom Off the (Jason) Rose?

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Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane
The Scottsdale Polo Championships will be back this fall, thanks to the Scottsdale City Council unanimously approving the use of taxpayer money to fund almost half of the event's budget.

Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane -- who uses Valley P.R. hotshot Jason Rose's firm Rose, Moser, Allyn for campaign consulting -- was one of those council members who voted to give $75,000 to the Scottsdale Polo Championships LLC, run by Jason Rose, wife Jordan Rose, and partner Jennifer Moser.

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arizona, jason rose, jennifer moser, jim lane, john washington, jordan rose, rose moser allyn, scottsdale, scottsdale city council, scottsdale polo championships
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Scottsdale Now Offering Jail Time for People Who Get Caught Feeding Birds

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jun. 15 2012 at 3:40 PM
Categories: Animal Use and Abuse, That's So Scottsdale
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Starting today, feeding birds in Scottsdale's public parks can land you in jail.

Like, an actual misdemeanor that would lead to a really awkward conversation in a job interview.

The city recently passed the ordinance, which goes into effect today, makes it a class-two misdemeanor if you get caught being a total criminal by giving bread to a bird.

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