Tempe Police reported the following incidents Wednesday:
- A 66-year-old transient man was arrested Monday at the 1500 block of North Scottsdale Road on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender, according to a police report.Tempe Police arrived at an apartment complex where the man said he was trying to enter a vacant apartment to live in because he was homeless, police reported.A records check revealed the man was a registered sex offender and failed to register his place of residence properly, according to the report.
The man admitted he was convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor in Pinal County and knew he was supposed to register but didn’t know why he hadn’t registered, police reported.
The man told police he had been living at the 900 block of East Weber Drive and previously on the 1300 block of East Princess Drive, which was stated on his Arizona driver’s license, according to the report.
The resident of the address said he knew the man but denied he was staying there and did not give him permission to use that address, police reported.
The man said he has been homeless for many years and had yet to register an address the entire time, according to the report.
Police transported the man to Tempe City Jail for booking and was held to see a judge, police reported.
- A 27-year-old Avondale man was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving on a suspended license and aggressive driving at West Broadway Road and South Roosevelt Street, according to a police report.Tempe Police were notified of a suspicious person wearing a white tank top and jeans with dried blood on his shaved head hiding behind a vehicle and nervously looking around at the area of South Mill Avenue and West 13th Street, police reported.The call came in after a white Chevrolet Suburban in the same area hit an unknown person fleeing on foot, according to the report.
An officer spoke with a man near a payphone at the 600 block of West Broadway Road fitting the description of the unknown person, police reported.
A background check revealed the man had an outstanding warrant and the officer placed the man under arrest, police reported.
During a police interview with the man, he began telling fictitious stories of the incidents involving the white Chevrolet Suburban, according to the report.
The man said he received a laceration on his head after an altercation with his girlfriend, police reported.
The man eventually admitted he snorted methamphetamine during the drive to Tempe and then got into an altercation with his girlfriend over the phone, according to the report.
The man headed to a gas station at North Scottsdale Road and East McKellips Street and met with a friend who had asked the man for help getting a trailer, which contained several tools, police reported.
The two men drove to the 6000 block of South College Avenue where they attached the trailer to the Suburban and drove off, according to the report.
After the two saw police vehicles and heard police sirens go off the friend told the man to “punch it” as the man accelerated to flee from police, police reported.
As the men approached the intersection of West 13th Street and South Mill Avenue the man tried to make a left turn but was going too fast and skidded out of control and crashed into a traffic signal pole, which also destroyed two traffic signal electrical boxes, according to the report.
The man and the friend fled from the area, but the friend was never found, police reported.
After police arrested the man he was transported to Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained during the collision, according to the report.
The man was transported and booked into Tempe City Jail and was held to see a judge, police reported.
Reports compiled by Shawn Raymundo. Reach the reporter at sraymund@asu.edu
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