Crime

Tempe Police: Peeping Tom caught after several spying, assault incidents

A 20-year-old Mesa man was caught after several spying incidents and the sexual assault of a young woman sleeping in her home.

By Megann Phillips | September 28, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man tries to escape police officers on bicycle

A Phoenix man tried to escape arresting officers on his bike after they pursued him for riding the wrong direction on a public sidewalk.

By Megann Phillips | September 24, 2014

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ASU students deserve reliable notification of serious crimes

If we can be inundated with warnings of gas leaks and bee swarms, should we not be informed of the presence of a dangerous perpetrator of violence?

By Editorial Board | September 15, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man orders pizza with stolen card information, leaves $20 tip

A man ordered pizza for $24 from Barros with a stolen card information and left a $20 tip to the delivery driver.

By Ksenia Maryasova | September 14, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man robs bank, assaults police

A Tempe man assaulted a police officer after being arrested on suspicion of armed robbery.

By Ksenia Maryasova | September 9, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man litters, threatens officer with stick

The man was carrying a sharpened stick as he walked down Mill Avenue and threw magazines on the ground.

By Julia Shumway | July 30, 2014

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Tempe Police: Woman trespasses in house looking for restroom

The woman entered through an unlocked back door after the home's resident locked her out.

By Julia Shumway | July 23, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man arrested with marijuana after making finger guns at officers

Officers pulled over the man's car when a passenger made finger guns and a "pop pop pop" noise at officers, then found a medicine bottle of marijuana in his pocket.

By Julia Shumway | July 16, 2014

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Tempe Police: Scottsdale Community College football player shoplifts at Sports Authority

The man told police he stole the items so he wouldn't have to ask his mom for money.

By Julia Shumway | July 9, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man, daughter see naked woman in park

The man and his 10-year-old daughter were walking through Tempe Beach Park when they saw an intoxicated woman laying in the grass with her pants down.

By Julia Shumway | June 25, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man cuts power to adult store 'because of the children'

The man stole two fuses from the electrical panel at Modern World Adult Store and hid them in an adjacent business.

By Julia Shumway | June 18, 2014

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ASU student safety task force focuses on Tempe

ASU’s task force on student safety spent its first year focused on the Tempe campus and surrounding areas, with plans to extend its findings to other campuses.

By Julia Shumway | June 16, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man kicks motorcycles, causes $3,000 in damage

The man later told police he kicked the bikes because he was trying to sleep.

By Julia Shumway | June 11, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man with fraudulent ID drives under the influence

Police found the man sleeping in a church parking lot after he urinated on himself.

By Julia Shumway | June 4, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man trespasses in swimming pool, brings crystal meth

Tempe Police apprehended the man outside a local apartment complex.

By Julia Shumway | May 28, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man arrested after pulling gun on repo men

The man chased the company's tow truck down the street after it took his car.

By Julia Shumway | May 21, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man exits vehicle while it's moving

Tempe Police arrested a 21-year-old man after he was seen trying to exit a moving vehicle at East Broadway Road and South Mill Avenue.

By Joey Hancock | May 1, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man uses book to conceal drugs, paraphernalia

Tempe Police say a man in a Motel 6 was found using a large book to conceal used needles, a silver spoon with brown residue and a small bag of methamphetamine.

By Amy Medeiros | April 24, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man trespasses on Tempe Town Lake bridge

Tempe Police arrested a 25-year-old man after he tried to use the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge as a shortcut to his home.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 21, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man threatens to kill everyone he encounters

Tempe police arrested a 54-year-old Scottsdale man who went on a death threat spree.

By Adriana Loya | April 20, 2014

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