Crime

Tempe Police: Drunken man thinks people are following him, threatens someone with knife

Officers contacted the man on a Valley Metro light rail platform after he displayed a knife and threatened someone with it, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | March 1, 2016

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Former ASU Officers sue University, say department has a "culture of corruption"

Eight former and current ASU Police Department employees are suing the University, citing discrimination, skewing of statistics, forcing officers into retirement and more.

By Megan Janetsky | February 29, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man hides marijuana in his hoodie after smoking behind Jack in the Box

Officers placed the man under arrest along with two of his friends after discovering the men near a car behind a Jack in the Box, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | February 29, 2016

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Tempe Police: Couple has sex on 'A' Mountain after doing heroin

Officers arrested the woman along with her boyfriend after a passerby noticed the couple having sex on "A" Mountain, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | February 28, 2016

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Guns on campus bill dies, but push for concealed carry at ASU continues

ASU's Students for Self-Defense is continuing the fight for concealed carry after the House failed to vote on the measure before Feb. 19.

By BrieAnna Frank | February 28, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man found by officers while shooting meth

When officers told the man to drop whatever he had in his hands, he let go of a loaded syringe with a clear liquid substance inside stuck in his arm, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | February 25, 2016

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Tempe Police: Woman hides perfume in bra, envelope of meth in her butt

After security guards attempted to stop the woman, she punched one guard in the face and bit his hand, police said.

By Aimee Plante | February 24, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man throws remote at girlfriend's face, apologizes to her mom

The man had been in a verbal argument with is girlfriend when he threw a television remote at her head, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | February 23, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man steals $15 worth of candy from Circle K

The man left a Circle K location after taking five bags of candy from the store without paying, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | February 22, 2016

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Tempe Police: Men walk across light rail bridge while intoxicated

The man and his friend walked across a light rail bridge with no trespassing signs posted throughout, police reported. 

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | February 14, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man begins string of Circle K robberies, leads police on multi-month chase

The spree began on Oct. 6, when an unidentified suspect committed armed robbery at a Circle K store on the 1400 block of West Baseline Road wearing a black ski mask and all black clothes, police reported. 

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | February 11, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man claimed false identity before meth stash discovered

Police found an ID identifying the man as neither of the names he provided and with a birthday more than a decade earlier than the ones listed, police said.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | February 10, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man flees through backyard after trespassing and stealing vehicle

A man took a vehicle from a driveway, but later told police it was "a joke."

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | February 9, 2016

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ASU Police arrests suspects on suspicion of Polytechnic car burglaries

Two suspects were arrested after a string of car burglaries on ASU's Polytechnic campus.

By Alexis Egeland | February 1, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man threatens to kill girlfriend seven times

The man told his girlfriend he would kill her approximately seven times while holding a folding knife under her chin, according to a police report.

By Aimee Plante | February 1, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man arrested after found with drugs and another man's wallet

Officers arrested a Scottsdale man in possession of credit cards and the ID of a man who had been on record as a victim of identity theft, police said.

By Sydney Greene | January 28, 2016

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Tempe Police: Patient bites and hits nurse

A woman had attacked a nurse while being treated at Tempe St. Luke's Hospital, according to a police report.

By Sydney Greene | January 27, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man breaks glass door after trespassing into ex-girlfriend's home

Man's ex-girlfriend locked him outside of her house after she had asked him to leave multiple times, police said.

By Sydney Greene | January 26, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man shoots gun into air, hides behind car to avoid police

A man was arrested after shooting a gun into the air while driving away from an officer, and trying to hide behind a car from the officer, police reported.

By Sydney Greene | January 25, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man drives getaway car for robbery of 'money and marijuana'

A man and three of his friends went to a house in Chandler to commit a robbery.

By Megan Janetsky | January 24, 2016

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