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Tempe police caught a man who committed an unarmed carjacking Saturday. The man entered the car at I-10 and Elliott Road and told the woman he wouldn

A woman died this afternoon in police custody at Sky Harbor International Airport just a day after emergency crews saved another woman

A Chandler man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Connecticut to distributing steroids he bought from China and sold over the Internet.Matthew J. Peltz, 36, admitted to United States District Judge Mark Kravitz that he distributed anabolic steroids, which help enlarge muscles, via MySpace.com and www.anabolic-superstore.com, a Web site he helped create, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office in Phoenix.Peltz’ arrest is linked to an FBI investigation called Operation Phony Pharm, which was operated by its healthcare fraud unit in Connecticut. The operation sought to catch people who either manufacture certain pharmaceuticals and/or sell them over the Internet to customers without a doctor

Walker, a drug sniffing dog with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, found 22 pounds of methamphetamine Tuesday during a traffic stop. According to a DPS press release, an officer stopped a 2007 Chevrolet pickup truck on westbound I-10 near Picacho Peak. When Walker sniffed the truck, he found a non-factory compartment in the center console stuffed with the drug, which has a street value of $200,000. Jose M. Castellano, 24, of Rico Rico, Az. Was arrested and booked into Pinal County Jail on drug charges.

The Chandler Fire Department will be accepting registration for firefighter recruits today, Friday and Saturday at 3550 S. Dobson Road. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED and have an EMT-B certification or be enrolled in a course for the certification. A successful recruit will go through an extensive hiring process that includes a written test, oral board test, a five-week, unpaid evaluation program, interviews, medical, background and drug testing and then a 12-week, full-time academy.

The funeral for the Chandler Valley Christian School football player who was found dead in his bed Friday morning will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Chandler

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Police are looking for two men whose faces were covered by stockings when they robbed a person Wednesday in Tempe.The men are described as Hispanic and in their 20s. One is 5 feet 9 inches and the other is 5 feet 7 inches. Both have medium builds and wore a white and brown shirt and a black stocking tied on their heads.The robbery occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot in the 1600 Block of North Scottsdale Road. Police said the robbers pointed a knife at the victim and took his money before running away.Police ask anyone with information to call (480) 350-8311.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is trying to lure officers from other agencies with a banner at the county jail intake offering them lateral transfers and the opportunity to enforce immigration law. Arpaio has had 160 deputies and detention officers trained by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on federal immigration law.

A suspected bank robber tried to hide from police inside a fold away couch Tuesday. Robert Venegas, 33, was booked on a felony warrant and other misdemeanor charges by Mesa police while Gilbert police investigate an armed robbery at Compass Bank, 1085 E. Baseline Road. According to a police summary of the incident, it began at the bank at 9:25 p.m. when a an Hispanic male with a bandana over his face used a home-made knife to rob someone. Mesa police responded and found a man getting into a white pickup truck. He spoke briefly with the officer and then sped away, but a police helicopter was hovering above and followed the truck.The driver bailed out and police believed he was hiding at 1261 E. Harmony Ave.A SWAT team showed up and found Venegas hiding in the couch.