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Police: Man passed out in car at Taco Bell had drugs


Tempe Police reported the following incidents Tuesday:

  • A 37-year-old Conroe, Texas, man was arrested Nov. 3 on the 800 block of West Baseline Road on suspicion of marijuana, dangerous drug and drug paraphernalia possession, according to a police report.

    Police contacted the man after the manager of a Taco Bell reported he was passed out behind the wheel, the report said.

    When officers approached the car, they saw a glass pipe with residue in plain view in the front passenger seat, police said.

    As an officer removed the man from the car, a metal container with a white crystal substance fell from his lap, according to police.

    Officers did a flash test and found the substance was positive for methamphetamines, police reported.

    Officers searched the car and found marijuana and a wooden pipe with marijuana residue in the front passenger compartment, the report said.

    The man was booked into Tempe City Jail and released pending charges, the report said.

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  • A 21-year-old Gilbert man was arrested Nov. 4 on the 1100 block of East Apache Boulevard on suspicion of burglary, according to a police report.

    A security guard saw the man entering an apartment on East Apache Boulevard, the report said.

    He took took approximately $128 from inside the apartment, according to the report.

    The man left the apartment heading southeast and was detained by an officer near the apartment complex, police said.

    A witness positively identified the man to police, according to the report.

    The man was booked into Tempe City Jail and held to see a judge, the report said.

 

Reports compiled by Mark Remillard.

Reach the reporter at mark.remillard@asu.edu or follow him on Twitter @markjremillard


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