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Downtown Phoenix demonstrators protest shooting of mentally ill woman

A crowd of nearly 100 people protested the officer-involved shooting of Michelle Cusseaux.

By Jonathan Williams | August 23, 2014

Neighborly respect starts with students

ASU students must rise to meet the communities surrounding the University, and the Welcome Back Walk was a great start.

By Editorial Board | August 21, 2014

Underage drinking was heavily targeted by the safe and sober program. (Photo by Ryan Liu)

Tempe Safe and Sober Campaign resumes for second year

The Tempe Police Department launched the 2014 Safe and Sober campaign on the first day of classes at ASU.

By Megann Phillips | August 21, 2014

Ferguson presents opportunity to mend relations between police, Black demographic

African Americans carry a historical resentment towards law enforcement, and Brown’s alleged actions preceding his death are merely a side effect of this distrust.

| August 20, 2014

Tempe resident Jene Cornow talks to Julie Newberg, a member of ASU’s media relations team, and ASU Police Department Sargent Dan Macias about what is like to live in a neighborhood so close to a major university. (Photo by Peter Mare)

Tempe Police, ASU walk to connect local neighborhoods

Tempe Police, the City of Tempe and ASU organized a Welcome Back Walk to reach out to Tempe residents and ensure their safety.

By Ksenia Maryasova | August 19, 2014

Arizona ranks sixth in the nation for prescription drug overdose deaths, according to a new report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Sean Logan)

Prescription drug abuse leading to spike in opiate-related deaths

More people die in Arizona as a result of prescription drug overdose than in car accidents.

By Maggie Spear | June 19, 2014

Luis Gerardo Soltero, 23, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday after he was found guilty of killing an ASU student, 19-year-old Rebecca Kasper. (Photo courtesy of Tempe Police Department)

Man sentenced for murder of ASU student

Luis Soltero will spend a total of 30 years in prison for murdering a female ASU student, Rebecca Kasper, in spring 2013.

By Cattarina Lovins | June 5, 2014

Courts hashing out punishments for ASU student-run drug ring

In December 2013, five ASU students were arrested on suspicion of manufacturing and selling ecstasy. Their trials have progressed accordingly over the past months.

By Logan Newman | May 21, 2014

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

Tempe Police: Woman hides marijuana in vagina

Tempe Police arrested an 18-year-old woman who they say damaged the door of a Motel 6 room.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 30, 2014

Tempe Police: Three men crash a birthday party with gun threats

Tempe Police arrested three men after they say they went to a party uninvited and threatened to blow it up.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 29, 2014

Tempe Police: Nude man damages property

Tempe Police arrested a 21-year-old man after a witness saw him running around completely naked.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 28, 2014

Tempe Police: Man breaks into car, steals poncho

Tempe Police arrested a 19-year-old man after they say he broke into a car parked outside Arizona Mills Mall.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | April 27, 2014

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

Tempe Police: Woman offers meth to stranger in Jack in the Box

Tempe Police arrested a 45-year-old woman after they say she took methamphetamine in the bathroom, offered it to a stranger, then put it in a Jack in the Box kitchen.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 23, 2014

Tempe Police: Witnesses see man striking daughter in public

Tempe Police arrested a 42-year-old man after they say he hit his daughter's face and made her nose bleed.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 22, 2014

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

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

Tempe Police: Man steals car, takes girlfriend and her son with him

Tempe Police arrested a 29-year-old man after they say surveillance videos showed he stole a car from a parking lot.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | April 17, 2014

ASU police: Situation clear at Tempe Center parking lot

By State Press Staff | April 16, 2014

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