Crime

Tempe Police: Man breaks into house, attacks babysitter

A man was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal trespass, according to a police report.

By Megan Janetsky | June 3, 2015

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Tempe Police: Woman holds middle finger out at traffic

A 29-year-old Tempe woman was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession and obstruction of a public thoroughfare, according to a police report.

By Megan Janetsky | May 26, 2015

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Tempe Police: Woman drops stolen ring in purse full of drugs

A 28-year-old Chandler woman was arrested on suspicion of attempting to steal a $4,800 ring.

By Ben Margiott | April 30, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man robs five Valley Target stores in three weeks

A 21-year-old Surprise man robbed five local Target stores.

By Ben Margiott | April 29, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man has sex in backseat of Scion across street from police station

A 25-year-old Scottsdale man was stopped by police for having sex in a car near a police station.

By Ben Margiott | April 28, 2015

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False alarm causes evacuation at ASU's Hayden Library

A false alarm at Hayden Library interrupted ASU students studying for the last week of the semester.

By Valerie Moffat | April 27, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man drives around with arm, gun hanging out of car

A Chandler man followed people around in his car while pointing his gun at them.

By Megan Janetsky | April 2, 2015

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Tempe Police: Snack-sized chip bag proves bad hiding spot for man's weed

A Mesa man hid marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia inside a Bugles snack bag.

By Kelcie Grega | March 24, 2015

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Arizona's police anonymity bill fashions the new undercover cop

If the practices of law enforcement are truly honorable, they should not be afraid that an officer's name would appear in the media following a police shooting.

By Editorial Board | March 23, 2015

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Tempe Police: Chicago man moves to Phoenix, fails to register as sex offender

A Phoenix man was arrested on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender after he said he feared being arrested on a warrant from Illinois if he registered.

By Joey Hancock | March 22, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man cashes check he said was payment for work, writer claims fraud

A 52 year-old Tempe man was arrested on suspicion of forgery after trying to cash a check he claimed was payment for helping with a Mesa book fair.

By Joey Hancock | March 19, 2015

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Tempe Police: Sleeping man arrested on suspicion of spice possesion

A 25-year-old man was arrested on possession of spice possesion after falling asleep in front of a Circle K.

By Joey Hancock | March 18, 2015

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Suspended ASU football player Davon Durant set for March 25 arraignment

Davon Durant's preliminary hearing was vacated because a grand jury indicted him, and his arraignment is set for March 25.

By Justin Janssen | March 18, 2015

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Tempe Police: Davon Durant's girlfriend didn't want him to get in trouble because he plays for ASU football

Police reported that the woman didn't want Davon Durant to get in trouble because he plays for ASU football.

By Justin Janssen | March 17, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man asks to be stunned after climbing onstage, doesn't get tased

A man was arrested during the Pot of Gold Music Festival after trying to climb on stage and asked security members to tase him after refusing to leave the event.

By Joey Hancock | March 17, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man participates in two drive-by shootings

A Tempe man was arrested on suspicion of participating in two separate drive-by shootings during the past month.

By Joey Hancock | March 16, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man urinates in public

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and urinating in public.

By Sydney Greene | March 15, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man crashes car while driving drunk

A 50-year-old man was driving drunk with his three children in the back seat of his car when he got in a car accident.

By Sydney Greene | March 5, 2015

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Tempe Police: Man pushes officer over balcony railing

A 22-year-old man was contacted by officers for a family fight and pushed the officer off an apartment balcony railing.

By Sydney Greene | March 4, 2015

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Tempe Police: Woman knocks on ex-boyfriend's windows, doors for two hours

A 23-year-old woman forced her way into her ex-boyfriend's house when officers arrive to ask her to go away.

By Sydney Greene | March 3, 2015

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