Crime

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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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

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ASU police: Situation clear at Tempe Center parking lot

ASU police: Situation clear at Tempe Center parking lot

By State Press Staff | April 16, 2014

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ASU football tailgates may lose kegs

The student safety task force set up after recent deaths at ASU linked to binge drinking has received a recommendation from a subcommittee to ban kegs at tailgate events, among other things.

| April 15, 2014

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Tempe Police: Drunk, homeless sex offender screams at bystanders

Tempe Police arrested a 26-year-old man after he drunkenly yelled at bystanders on Mill Avenue.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 15, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man steals property at Marriott, holds up knife

Tempe police arrested a 26-year-old man after a man attempted to get his stolen property back and was met with a knife.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 14, 2014

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Tempe Police: Woman hides meth in bra

Tempe Police arrested a 26-year-old woman after they say she tried to elude police in her car by rapidly changing lanes.

By Megann Phillips | April 13, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man grapples with officers, resists arrest

Tempe police arrested a man after he grappled with them and resisted arrest.

By Jacob Goldstein | April 10, 2014

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Tempe Police: Woman shoplifts, bites police

Tempe Police arrested a 22-year-old woman after she assaulted police at a J.C. Penney where she shoplifted.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 9, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man steals car by towing it away

Tempe Police arrested a 53-year-old man after they say he used the tow truck of an out-of-business company to steal a car from a residence.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 8, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man steals credit card, follows woman the next day

Tempe Police arrested a 36-year-old man after a witness reported seeing him break into a woman's car.

| April 7, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man steals barstool from neighbor, threatens to stab him with knife

Tempe Police arrested a 32-year-old man after they say he threatened to stab his neighbor with a knife.

| April 6, 2014

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Tempe Police crack down on underage drinking after student's death

Tempe Police hosted a meeting Friday night to encourage officers to be strict during a weekend-long increase in DUI and underage drinking arrests.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 4, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man urinates in public, has outstanding warrants

Tempe Police arrested a 59-year-old man after they say he urinated on a wall.

By Melissa Stewart | April 3, 2014

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ASU student attended fraternity party before falling from Tempe apartment complex

Nonprofit leadership and management freshman Naomi McClendon attended a party hosted by an ASU fraternity with a history of violations before falling to her death Sunday morning,

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 3, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man has open alcohol, cocaine in car

Tempe Police arrested a 24-year-old man after they found him sitting in a car with cocaine and an open beer.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 2, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man cuts ankle bracelet, smokes marijuana outside motel

Tempe Police arrested a 33-year-old man after they found him outside a Motel 6 with drugs.

| April 1, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man smokes marijuana inside bar during St. Patrick's Day festivities

Tempe Police arrested a 24-year-old man after they say he had marijuana and 13 baggies of cocaine on his person.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | March 31, 2014

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Tempe Police: Man has 10 bags of cocaine, vomits during arrest

Tempe Police arrested a man on suspicion of having a large amount of cocaine and fleeing from them.

By David Hignutt | March 30, 2014

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ASU student dies after falling from 922 Place balcony

Naomi McClendon fell from a balcony on the 10th floor and later died from her injuries.

| March 30, 2014

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