Crime

Tempe Police: Man steals car, hides marijuana in Pringles can

The man had an orange Pringles container in his possession that had been filled with a bag of marijuana, according to a police report

By Aimee Plante | January 14, 2016

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Tempe Police: Unidentified body found in Tempe Town Lake

Two eyewitnesses crossing Scottdale Road Bridge saw an object in the lake that appeared to be a body, according to police.

By Aimee Plante | January 14, 2016

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Tempe Police: Man attempts to return stolen items to Walmart

Officers arrested the man after investigation revealed that he had entered Walmart with an existing receipt and picked up several items listed on the receipt to return.

By Aimee Plante | January 13, 2016

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ASU Police: Student found dead

An ASU student was found deceased by members of ASU Police Monday.

By Aimee Plante | January 13, 2016

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Tempe Police: Belligerent man with handgun pees on bathroom floor

Police say the man entered the bar with the gun on his person, then went to the bathroom where he urinated on the floor and wall.

By Aimee Plante | January 12, 2016

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​Tempe Police: Man spray paints ex’s new boyfriend’s car

Police arrested the man after he had spray painted a phrase accusing a man of having herpes onto another man’s car.

By Aimee Plante | January 11, 2016

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Police investigate 'suspicious' package at Phoenix light rail station

Phoenix Police Department investigated a suspicious package located at the intersection of Central and Van Buren in downtown Phoenix Tuesday night.

By Aimee Plante | December 8, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man smokes marijuana at School of Rock

The manager of School of Rock contacted offices saying the man needed to be removed because he was smoking marijuana inside the facility, officers reported.

By Kelcie Grega | December 2, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man keeps fully loaded, unregistered gun in his waistband

Officers pulled the man over after he had made a wide turn and began to search the vehicle with the man’s consent, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | November 23, 2015

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Tempe Police: Woman steals underwear at Walmart, hides meth pipe in bra

The woman had stolen numerous bras, panties and makeup from Walmart that totaled to $160.43, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | November 22, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man threatens officer with gun he hasn’t bought yet

Members from Target loss prevention called police to report a man who they believed to have been involved in several shoplifting cases, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | November 19, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man pretends to be unconscious before kicking an officer

After Tempe Fire Department arrived, the man became combative and kicked an officer in the head, police reported.

By Aimee Plante | November 17, 2015

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ASU Police introduces body cams for added transparency

ASU police are now using body camera as of Nov. 6.

By Jesse Stawnyczy | November 16, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man caught with stolen chips, cocaine and moonshine

A man was contacted by police while consuming stolen chips and soda, according to a police report.

By Isabella Castillo | November 5, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man swallows marijuana to keep it from police

A man swallowed marijuana to keep officers from confiscating it and kicked a police officer in the chest with his steal-toed boots, according to a police report.

| November 4, 2015

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Tempe Police: Woman tries to sit down on bus, man screams obscenities

After asking to sit on a bus bench, a man began yelling at a woman, but he later denied doing threatening her.

By Sydney Greene | October 19, 2015

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ASU students feel unsafe on Arizona highways

As danger plagues the roads of Arizona, officials say traffic accidents can be avoiding by being aware of one's surroundings.

By Isabella Castillo | October 6, 2015

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Tempe Police: Drunk man tries to punch police, too slow to land it

A Laveen man failed to stop for police officers and then tried to punch them.

By Shelby Slade | September 7, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man's bulge suspicious, but not deadly

While the man told them he didn't have any weapons, the officers thought a bulge in his pants was suspicious, according to the report.

By Shelby Slade | September 3, 2015

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Tempe Police: Couple gets dirty in laundry room

A man was found having sex in an the laundry room of an apartment complex where he didn't live.

By Shelby Slade | September 2, 2015

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