Tempe Police
Patricia Scala
Tempe police teamed up with the U.S. Marshal's Office for a one-day dragnet for prostitutes and fugitives yesterday, aided by information from north Tempe neighbors.
The results:
Nine people were arrested on a total of 17 warrants for kidnapping, child abuse, armed robbery and probation violations. Authorities also arrested 10 suspected call girls -- though girls, in this case, some were not. Accused prostitute Patricia Scala, 54, is pictured here. Another wom
A lost flash drive full of kiddie porn led to the arrest of a 63-year-old man for suspected exploitation of a minor.The Tempe police case began when an employee at Tempe Marketplace picked up the flash drive on May 28 in the parking lot behind Harkins Theatres. He brought it home, and plugged it into his computer -- and saw pictures of children being sexually exploited.
An employee at the McClintock High School bookstore embezzled about $192,000 from the store in a two-year period, Tempe police say.
Rebecca Sue Soto, 49, [above], was arrested this morning at her Tempe home following a lengthy investigation by police.
According to cops, someone saw Soto leave the school on July 30, 2008 "with three to four bags of money." Police tried to contact her then, but she was in Las Vegas and could be reached only by phone. She later told investigators sh
Police say Tamarom In used money she stole from her employer to buy fake boobs.A Tempe bookkeeper had herself a hell of a year. She traveled, founded a basketball team, and got herself some new ta-tas. One problem -- she was using her bosses money to do it.Tempe police Spokesman Steve Carbajal says 36-year-old Tamarom In, of Gilbert, stole more than $200,000 from the company she was working for and used it to travel, get breast implants, and found a non-profit children's basketball team that
