Tempe Police reported the following incidents Monday:
A 42-year-old Tempe man was arrested Sept. 28 at South Kyrene Road and West Baseline Road on suspicion of forgery, according to a police report.
The man was originally stopped by officers for a bike violation and the man revealed he had a job in Tempe but did not have a social security number, police reported.
Officers asked the man what social security number he used on his employment application, the man said he did not remember, because he fabricated the number, according to a police report.
Further investigation confirmed that the man was hired using the fraudulent social security number of another person, according to a police report.
The man was transported to Tempe City Jail, where he was booked and held to see a judge, police reported.
A 58-year-old Phoenix man was arrested Sept. 27 at River Drive and Lemon Street on suspicion of unlawful use of transportation and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a police report.
The man was driving a 2000 Izuzu Rodeo when he was stopped at Apache Boulevard and River Drive because license plate records indicated the vehicle was reported stolen the previous day, police reported.
The man said he was borrowing a friend’s vehicle to see his girlfriend that night and that he and the friend had been sleeping in the car on-and-off for about three months, according to a police report.
The man stated that he did not know exactly where the friend lived, but that he hangs out at the intersection of 24th Street and Van Buren Street, police reported.
The officer was advised by a dispatch of the description of the suspect of the stolen vehicle and said the description matched that of the male suspect whom he had just arrested, according to a police report.
The officer’s search revealed that the suspect had three methamphetamine pipes, two in his front right pocket and one in his front left pocket, police reported. The man admitted to using these pipes, according to a police report.
The man was transported to Tempe City Jail where he was booked and held to see a judge, police reported.
Reports compiled by Justin Toscano
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