Tempe Police reported the following incidents Sunday:
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A 31-year-old transient man was arrested Thursday morning on the 900 block of East Spence Avenue on suspicion of burglary, police reported.
An investigation revealed the man was observed by a witness and a surveillance camera breaking into a vehicle, according to a police report.
He reportedly ran from police and was later found hiding in the area, police reported.
A search found he was in possession of burglary tools, according to a report.
He was transported to Tempe City Jail on one count of third-degree burglary and one count of possession of burglary tools, police reported.
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A 24-year-old Phoenix man was arrested early Thursday morning at South McAllister Avenue and East University Drive on suspicion of possession of marijuana, police reported.
The man was contacted at a vehicle stop as the passenger of the vehicle, according to a police report.
A search of the vehicle found him to be in possession of marijuana, police reported.
He admitted to ownership of the marijuana, according to a report.
The man was booked and released pending the charge of possession of marijuana, police reported.
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A 43-year-old Phoenix man was arrested Wednesday on the 1800 block of North 38th Place in Phoenix on suspicion of trafficking stolen property, police reported.
On four separate accounts the man reportedly pawned items that he had stolen from his ex-girlfriend’s residence, according to a police report.
The transactions were captured on camera and the pawn slips have the man’s fingerprints on them, police reported.
The total value of the jewelry was $3,800 and included gold, diamonds and other gems, according to a report.
The man stole the items by using a house key given to him while the victim was out of town, police reported.
On Tuesday and Wednesday all but two of the items were recovered from pawnshops and the victim was able to identify the items as belonging to her, according to a report.
The man was detained on Wednesday and denied taking and pawning the items, police reported.
He also said he did not know anything about the situation, according to a report.
When he was confronted with the stolen items he said he was done talking, police reported.
He was charged with four counts of first-degree trafficking stolen property and one count of theft, according to a report.
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A 27-year-old Tempe man was arrested early Wednesday morning on the 500 block of West Baseline Road on suspicion of possession of marijuana, police reported.
The man was contacted at a vehicle stop and was found to be driving on a suspended driver’s license, according to a police report.
An inventory search of the vehicle after it was towed revealed two clear bags containing marijuana, police reported.
The man admitted to ownership of the marijuana, according to a report.
He was transported to Tempe City Jail on one count possession of marijuana, police reported.
Reports compiled by Nathan Meacham. Reach the reporter at nathan.meacham@asu.edu.
