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March 25, 2009
Prostitutes From 18 to 54 Caught in One-Day Dragnet, Says Tempe PD; Felony Warrants Served, Too
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, arme ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
Baby Gabriel Mom Pleads Not Guilty in Disappearance; Are Murder Charges on the Horizon?
Eight-month old Gabriel Johnson was last seen alive in San Antonio, TexasElizabeth Johnson, the mother of the missing eight-month old baby, Gabriel Johnson, appeared before a Maricopa County Superior Court judge this morning, via-video feed from the Maricopa County Jail and pleaded not gui ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Tempe Police to Conduct "Special Enforcement" for Next Two Weeks
www.lolhome.comThe Tempe Police Department, in collaboration with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, will conduct "special enforcement" of busy Tempe intersections for the next two weeks, the department announced today.Lucky for you, the department was kind enough to give us a li ... More >>
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April 27, 2010
April 27 In Blogs: Rachel Maddow, Stars, Local Breeze, and Weed
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Rachel Maddow Delves Into Russell Pearce's Supremacist Connections, and Mexico Warns the ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Tempe "Party Crew" Preys on ASU Students in Check Cashing Scam; Police Looking for More Victims
Tempe Police DepartmentIf you cashed a check for this guy, 21-year-old Tymothy McCurn, you're an idiot.Tempe police on Tuesday arrested seven members of a local "party crew" after a seven-month investigation into a check cashing scam that cost Tempe banks more than $55,000.First and foremost, you ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
Update: ASU Girl Dragged by Car Tangled in Purse; Suspect Still at Large
Tempe Police Department This is a car similar to the one driven by the "heavy-set Hispanic male" who tried to rob 21-year-old Kyleigh Sousa.Since our post yesterday morning, the Tempe Police Department got back to us to clarify an incident involving a 21-year-old ASU student who was ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
ASU Girl Dragged by Car During Robbery Attempt Dies From Injuries
Tempe Police Department Kyleigh Ann Sousa died yesterday after being dragged by a car during a robbery attempt.We got word last night that the ASU student who was dragged by a car after the driver of the vehicle tried to steal her purse had died from her injuries and it was just ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
Parents of ASU Student Killed in Robbery Attempt Pleads for Suspect to Turn Himself in
Tempe Police DepartmentKyleigh Ann SousaThe parents of Kyleigh Ann Sousa, the 21-year-old Arizona State University student who was killed in a robbery attempt on Wednesday, made a public plea to the suspect or suspects in the case to surrender to police.At a press conference yesterday, Karen Mont ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
Tempe Police Release Sketch of Suspect in Death of ASU Student
Kyleigh SousaThe Tempe Police Department today released a sketch of the man they believe is responsible for the death of a 21-year-old ASU student about two weeks ago.Tempe police Sergeant Steve Carbajal tells New Times the department's received more than 100 tips from the public since Kyleigh So ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Reward Offered in Murder of ASU Student
Tempe Police DepartmentKyleigh SousaIt's been more than two weeks since an ASU student was killed during a robbery attempt in Tempe and police still don't have a suspect in the murder. Today, however, the ante has just been upped and Silent Witness is offering an $11,000 reward for information le ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
Club Red Moshers Who Had Run-In With Tempe Cops May Go To Court
An altercation involving moshers, bouncers, and the Tempe Police Department may be headed to court.If you follow the local metal scene, you may have heard about an incident at Tempe's Club Red involving Mesa metal act Rising Pain, who were opening for Dutch death-metal outfit Pestilence. Afte ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Mother of Murdered ASU Student back in Tempe; Renews Plea for Killer to Come Forward
Tempe Police DepartmentKyleigh SousaIt's been nearly a month since ASU student Kyleigh Sousa was killed during a robbery-gone-wrong in the parking lot of a Tempe International House of Pancakes and nobody should be comforted by the fact that the killer is still on the loose.Sousa's mother and bro ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
Hit-and-Run Suspect on Loose After Hitting, Killing Mesa Bicyclist
Tempe Police Department The driver of a car that looks like this one hit a guy over the weekend. The driver didn't stop.The Tempe Police Department needs your help in tracking down the person who drove a car into a Mesa bicyclist, killing him, and then fled the scene.Police Sergeant Steve ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Tempe Police Release Video of Biker Hit by Car -- It's Bad
Tempe Police Department The driver of a car that looks like this one hit a guy over the weekend. The driver didn't stop.Tempe police today released video footage of the biker who was hit and killed by a car over the weekend. It's pretty graphic.The worst part is the driver of the car just ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
People Are Getting Robbed at Gunpoint in Tempe. Like, A Lot of People
www.mickeys.co.zaThe disappearance of the Town Lake is only one of the problems Tempe's facing these days. The other: armed robberies -- lots of them -- happening in roughly the same area, each with a similar M.O.Since April 11, there have been nine people robbed at gunpoint in the northwest sect ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
Family of Circle K Beer Thieves Busted by Tempe Police; Traded Stolen Beer for Meth, Cops Say
Tempe Police Department Antonio Tavena faces 45 felony charges for his role in the thefts.A family of "brazen" beer thieves' reign of terror over Tempe Circle K convenience stores has come to an end.The alleged thieves, Antonio Coronado Tavena, 34, Elizabeth Tavena, 30, Manuel Tavena, 23, ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
Guy Robs Tempe Bank With Note; $5,000 Reward Offered
Tempe Police DepartmentIf you know this guy, call the cops.Today is a day that ends in the word "day," which tends to mean one thing here in the Valley: police need help finding someone who robbed a bank.As Valley crooks have proven recently, there's no shortage of banks in the Valley and no shor ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Tempe Police Bust 40 People in 7-Month-Long Heroin Trafficking Investigation. "Ingested Evidence" Recovered; Gross
Tempe Police DepartmentSeveral of the people captured during operation "Dark Carnival.""Tempe is too hot -- so stay out!"That's the message the Tempe Police Department wants to send to heroin dealers following a seven-month heroin trafficking investigation that resulted in the arrest of 40 people ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
August 18 In Blogs: Joe Arpaio, Absinthe, Groove Candy, POOL, and Heroin Trafficking
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September 23, 2010
Tempe Police Want Your Drugs -- So They Can Destroy Them
www.icanhascheezburger.comIf you happen to have any drugs laying around that you don't feel like enjoying need anymore, the Tempe Police Department is happy to take them off your hands -- so they can destroy them.The TPD, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, is holding a "dr ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Sept. 23 In Blogs: Grand Avenue Festival, Nicki Minaj, Desert Botanical Gardens, and Facebook
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October 18, 2010
ASU Student Shot Near Campus Sunday Dies
An Arizona State University student was shot last night and has since died from his injuries. Police haven't identified a suspect in the case and are asking the public's help in tracking down the person, or persons, responsible.Tempe police aren't releasing too many details about the shooting, an ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Father of Latest Murdered ASU Student Offers Killer's Accomplice Deal
KPHOZachary MarcoNo suspects are in custody for the murder of the latest Arizona State University student killed in Tempe and the father of the victim appeared on KPHO last night to offer a deal to the accomplice of the man who murdered his son.In an almost-as-bad-ass-as-Mel-Gibson-in-Ransom mome ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Kyleigh Sousa Murder: Still No Arrests after Five Months. Mom Says Police Doing All They Can
Kyleigh SousaIt's been exactly five months since Kyleigh Sousa, a 21-year-old student at Arizona State University, was murdered near the school's Tempe campus, and there's still no arrest in the case. There's been another unsolved murder of an ASU student, though, which has genera ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Tempe Police Release Information on Suspects in Murder of ASU Student
Zachary MarcoThe Tempe Police Department today -- in the wake of criticism over how it's handling several unsolved murder cases -- released details about the suspects in the murder of a 21-year-old Arizona State University student.Zachary Marco was shot near University Drive ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Tempe Girl Escapes Would-Be Abduction; Cops Need Help Finding Suspect
The Tempe Police Department is looking for a guy who tried to kidnap an 11-year-old girl this morning. He failed, and now police need your help finding him.Police say the girl was riding her bike to Fees Middle School near Baseline Road and Lakeshore Drive just before 7 a.m. today, when she was a ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Tempe Robbery Suspect Arrested in Las Vegas; Cops Have Questions About Zachary Marco Murder
Preston Aiookhai HutesonPolice in Las Vegas, Nevada, arrested a man on Tuesday suspected of committing armed robbery in Tempe. The robbery happened on October 17 -- which happens to be same day Arizona State University student Zachary Marco was murdered, and police have a few questions for the al ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
Jeff Ahlers Shooting: Gun Found in Drained Tempe Canal Less Than a Mile Upstream From Where Body Was Discovered
Jeff Ahlers was found shot to death in a Tempe canal in June. Last week, a gun possibly used in his death was found less than a mile from where his body was discovered. Last month, following the New Times article linked here, the Tempe Police Department reportedly had a canal -- in which the body ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
Dec 8 In Blogs: John McCain, Devyn Repka, Top 10 Lists, Pho, and Kyleigh Sousa
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December 9, 2010
Second Sketch of Kyleigh Sousa Suspect Actually Looks Like Human Being -- But it Was Never Released to the Public
KPHOTo the left is the sketch Tempe Police asked KPHO to not release to the public. In the middle is the suspect in the Kyleigh Sousa murder case, Joseluis Marquez, and to the right is the original sketch distributed by police.An arrest has been made in the murder of 21-year-old Arizona State Uni ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Feb. 1 In Blogs: Spice, Jethro Tull, Canna Cola, and Hells Angels
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February 16, 2011
Most Crime in Tempe Down -- Murder: Not So Much
The Tempe Police Department released its annual crime report this morning, and most crime in the city is down -- except murder, which is way, way up.In total, there were 12 homicides in Tempe in 2010, which is the most the city has seen since 2000, when there were 13. In 2009, there were only two ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Jeff Ahlers' Death Ruled Suicide -- Eight Months Later
The death of Jeff Ahlers was reportedly a suicide.Frequent New Times readers know that we've spent a good part of the last eight months covering the mysterious death of Jeff Ahlers, a Tempe man whose bullet-riddled body was pulled from a canal last June.It turns out, the death has now been ruled ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
As Promised, Cop-Evading Public Masturbator Tiberias Foster
Tempe Police DepartmentTiberias FosterSince our earlier post about Tiberias Foster, the 25-year-old alleged public masturbator/flasher extraordinaire who managed to get away from Tempe police officers three times yesterday before he was found hiding in a bush at an apartment complex by a police ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Serial Flasher/Public Masturbator/Boob Grabber on the Loose in Tempe
It is when you're doing it at a public pool.The Tempe Police Department is asking the public's help in tracking down a guy authorities say has been exposing himself -- and masturbating in front of -- sun-bathing female 20-somethings as they lounge around pools at area apartment complexes.In the l ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Tempe Police Looking for Ponytailed and Painted Bank Robber
Tempe PD Know this guy? Call the cops. Do you know a dude with a ponytail who just happened to get a lot richer in the past few days? Because the Tempe Police Department is looking for a bank robber just like that. About 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, the guy pictured to the left went into the First ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
Public Masturbator Arrested in Tempe -- But is He THE Public Masturbator?
Tempe Police DepartmentMatthew Marvin FlentgeFor the past several weeks, the Tempe Police Department has been investigating a string of incidents where a man would expose himself and masturbate in front of young women at apartment complex pools, and over the weekend they arrested a guy doing exac ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Cinco De Mayo is Manana -- So Don't Drive Drunk in Tempe (Hint, Hint: Especially Between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m.)
www.icanhazcheezburger.comThe nice part about "holidays" like St. Patrick's Day, New Year's Eve, and Cinco De Mayo is that police literally tell you they are going out of their way to arrest drunk drivers. They tell you when, for the most part where, and advise that to avoid getting a DUI people ... More >>
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May 16, 2011
Tempe Police Make 119 Alcohol-Related Arrests During ASU's Graduation Weekend
www.mywebsitelayouts.comThe results of a campaign to curb underage drinking and drunk driving during Arizona State University's commencement weekend are in and the Tempe Police Department is reporting a total of 141 arrests over the course of the campaign.Of the 141 arrests, 119 were alcohol rela ... More >>
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May 16, 2011
May 16 In Blogs: King of Tranny, Jonathan Richman, Chaka Chaka, and Rick Welts
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May 25, 2011
Tempe Police "Party Patrol" Brutalize ASU Golfer, Harass His Friends on Facebook, According to Lawsuit
wakemag.org Party poopers. Next time you're partying at Arizona State University, consider Noah Frochtzwajg, ASU student and aspiring golfer. He was enjoying the company of friends at 2 a.m. on Sunday August 29, 2010, when Tempe police came knocking at his apartment. Frochtzwaig saw ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
May 25 In Blogs: 13 Assassins, Jonathan Sakas, The Grillenium Falcon, and Medical Marijuana
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June 28, 2011
This Guy Robbed Three Banks
If you know this guy, call the cops.The man pictured above is responsible for three bank robberies over the past month, and cops need the public's help tracking him down.
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August 5, 2011
Owner of Tempe Smoke Shop Busted for Selling Stolen Cigarettes, Morphine, and Marijuana to Undercover Cops
Tempe PoliceGriffith SmithThe House of Glass Smoke Shop in Tempe was raided by police Tuesday after the store's owners accepted stolen cigarettes and sold unlicensed marijuana and morphine pills to undercover cops.In February, Tempe Police were tipped off to shady behavior happening in the smoke ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Suspect in Fatal Tempe Stabbing Busted in Mesa
Tempe Police DepartmentPolice say Gordon Benson stabbed a Tempe man Saturday morning. The man police say fatally stabbed Tempe resident Fred U. Bustamante was arrested yesterday in Mesa, the Tempe Police Department announced last night.The suspect, 60-year-old Gordon Benson, was arrested in Mesa ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
Tempe Couple's 9 a.m. Nap Nearly Leads to Drowning Death of 11-Month-Old Boy
Tempe Police DepartmentSummer Dawn Angelly (left) and Jasen Anchondo (right)We can think of a lot of instances when it's probably not the most ideal time to take a nap -- topping the list, however, would definitely be shortly after putting an 11-month-old baby in a running bathtub, which is exact ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
This Guy's Trying to Lure Kids Into His SUV in Tempe
Tempe Police DepartmentIf you know a guy who looks like this composite sketch -- and who drives a silver Rav4 -- call the cops.If you know someone who looks the illustration above, call the cops -- according to Tempe police, he's been trying to lure kids into his SUV in several separate incidents ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Tempe Parents Who Left 11-Month-Old in Running Bathtub Plead Guilty to Child Abuse
Tempe Police DepartmentSummer Dawn Angelly (left) and Jasen Anchondo (right)A Tempe man and his baby-mama have each pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse after leaving their 11-month-old baby in a running bathtub earlier this year.Initially, Summer Dawn Angelly, 23, and Jasen Anchondo, 28, ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
If You Stole a Tempe Cop's SWAT-Issued Assault Rifle (Which May Or May Not Be a Fully Functioning Machine Gun), He'd Really Like it Back
Tempe Police DepartmentMissing*UPDATE (7:13 p.m.): Good news -- the weapon is semi-automatic. After publishing this post, Tempe police spokesman Steve Carbajal says he got word that the rifle is not automatic -- despite his telling us about an hour ago that the TPD would not be releasing any addi ... More >>
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