Tempe Police reported the following incidents Thursday:
- A 26-year-old Tempe man was arrested Wednesday near Lemon Street and Rural Road on suspicion of marijuana possession and false reporting to law enforcement, according to a police report. Police found the man possessing marijuana during a traffic stop, police reported. The man ran from police after the marijuana was found, but police stopped him after a few hundred feet, according to the report. The man originally gave police an identification card that was not his, according to the report. Police discovered the man had multiple outstanding felony warrants as well as a suspended license connected with his real ID, police reported. Charges were then added for false reporting, according to the report. The man said he purchased the marijuana for $260, police reported.The man was arrested, transported and booked into Tempe City Jail.
- A 38-year-old transient woman was arrested Wednesday at the 600 block of South Mill Avenue on suspicion of disorderly conduct and dangerous drugs and drug paraphernalia possession, according to a police report.Witnesses told police the woman was yelling and cursing loudly while sitting on a bus bench in front of several families and businesses, police reported.While police were speaking with the woman, she yelled that she lived in a free country and continued to curse, according to the report.Police searched the woman and discovered a metal pipe with marijuana residue, police reported.The woman was arrested, transported and booked into Tempe City Jail, according to the report.
Police found a small baggie of methamphetamines in her right sock during a secondary search at Tempe City Jail, police reported.
The woman was released pending dangerous drug charges, according to the report.
Reports compiled by Kharli Mandeville. Reach the reporter at kmmandev@asu.edu Click here to subscribe to the daily State Press newsletter.
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