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Police arrest intoxicated woman hiding in bushes

The woman hid a few doors down after her sons called the police.

By Julia Shumway | June 11, 2013

Police stop man for riding bike without headlights, find marijuana

The man told officers he had bought the marijuana a few weeks before and that he planned to smoke it.

By Julia Shumway | May 31, 2013

Police find body of former ASU student in Tempe Town Lake

The body of Gerrick Begay, a 21-year-old former ASU student, was found in Tempe Town Lake early Tuesday morning.

By Julia Shumway | May 28, 2013

Police find man with bicycle, bolt cutters, marijuana

A man was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after being stopped on suspicion of stealing a bicycle.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | May 28, 2013

Rebecca Kasper holds her cat as she poses for the camera. Kasper was murdered by her boyfriend earlier in May, and the case is still ongoing.
(Photo Courtesy of the Kasper family)

Family, friends reflect on life of slain student

Family and friends of murdered ASU student Rebecca Kasper find solace in talking about her life.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | May 28, 2013

Police: Five ASU students injured in fight at apartment complex

The students lived at an apartment complex occupied by members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

By Julia Shumway | April 28, 2013

'Protect and serve' who?

A riot is the language of the unheard.

| March 17, 2013

Student residents learn to stay safe in off-campus housing

Tempe Police say some off-campus student housing is in dangerous areas.

By Megan Miller | March 7, 2013

Police: Man gave officer false information

A man reportedly gave police false information, because he thought he had received an outstanding ticket.

By Shelby Slade | February 24, 2013

Woman suspected of underage drinking

The woman avoided police by walking away from them and refusing to reveal her identity.

| February 18, 2013

Former ASU student dies after jumping from balcony at The Domain

A woman who Tempe police believe attended ASU died Saturday morning after jumping from a balcony at a student apartment complex in an apparent suicide, according to police.

By Julia Shumway and Julie Vitkovskaya | February 9, 2013

Former professor charged with taking explosives to Liberty Bell

Police believe a former ASU professor took a backpack of explosives to the Liberty Bell Center on Saturday morning, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

By Julia Shumway | January 27, 2013

Woman breaks into neighbor's house, then attacks police officer

The woman believed her neighbor stole from her and had entered his house earlier in the day.

By Julia Shumway | January 17, 2013

Man attempts suicide with prescription drugs

A 26-year-old man was transported to the hospital after an alleged suicide attempt, according to a police report.

By Jacqueline Solis | January 8, 2013

Woman hits bar patron, then attacks another arrestee

The woman was in a police transport van when she slipped her hands out of her handcuffs and assaulted another arrestee in the vehicle.

By Julia Shumway | January 8, 2013

Woman spits on physician’s assistant

The woman had damaged a call button at Tempe St. Luke's Hospital earlier in the night.

By Julia Shumway and Shawn Raymundo | January 6, 2013

The Campus Closet: A vintage shop nightmare

With very little money and a lot of determination the two young girls decided to take over the shop and fulfill their teenage dreams. Inside Antique Sugar you will find a collection of mens and womens vintage pieces dating from the 1920s to the 1980s — through the broken glass doors.

By Gabrielle Nelson | December 7, 2012

Police are reopening a murder case that happened 15 years ago in apartment nine at Sago Gardens. (Photo by Hector Salas Almeida)

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