Archive for October, 2008
October 27th, 2008, 3:40 pm by Mike Branom
A man seeking money for crack cocaine was responsible for a robbery and two burglaries in Tempe last week, police said.
Jerome D. Eddings, a 23-year-old transient, was arrested in Phoenix on Thursday night shortly after he and an accomplice allegedly stole beer from Quick Mart, 606 W. Broadway Road.
During that incident, police said, the store clerk threatened Eddings with a Taser but Eddings responded by pointing a handgun at him.
Investigators also believe that on Oct. 21 Eddings stole a cash register during a beer run at Chevron, 809 S. Rural Road, and committed a similar burglary at Spark Food Mart, 5124 S. Mill Ave.
Eddings has made admissions to having involvement in the three incidents, police said.
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October 27th, 2008, 2:44 pm by John Leptich
 Police last week arrested a man who attempted to carjack a woman at knife point outside a Chandler PetSmart.
Police said that around 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Alan Nelson, 23, jumped into an unlocked car in a parking at 808 W. Warner Road at Alma School Road. Nelson demanded that the driver give him cash, according to Chandler police spokesman Dave Ramer. When she said she didn’t have any, Nelson forced her to drive him to Arizona Credit Union, 1311 W. Chandler Boulevard at Alma School.
When the woman arrived, she jumped out of her vehicle and banged on the teller’s window, yelling to call 911. Nelson jumped out of the car and ran away.
Ramer said plain-clothes Chandler police set up surveillance and stopped Nelson within 20 minutes of the incident. He matched a description given by the victim and witnesses at the credit union. The woman is a police volunteer, according to Ramer.
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October 27th, 2008, 1:07 pm by John Leptich
At about 4 p.m. Sunday, loss prevention workers at Mervyns, 1240 E. Main St. in Mesa, saw several people taking merchandise without paying. According to a police report, a Mervyns employee assisted the individuals in the theft.
On more than one occasion, the individuals brought items to a register, but paid only a few dollars for the merchandise, according to the report. A 16 year-old clerk charged $15 to $25 for each transaction. In one case, the clerk took no money.
Three adults and three juveniles could be charged with commercial theft. Police recovered more than $5,000 worth of merchandise. They are looking for two other people, along with approximately $2,300 in merchandise.
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October 24th, 2008, 8:02 pm by Eddi Trevizo
A man who attacked and injured a Tempe police official was sentenced Thursday to seven years in the Department of Corrections, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
Kyran Jones, 28, punched Lt. Mike Horn and pushed him to the ground in March 2008, according to Maricopa County records. Jones tried to reach for Horn’s holstered weapon, but a passerby who witnessed the attack helped detain Jones, according to the records.
Reports said that Horn suffered cuts and a dislocated shoulder because of the attack. Jones was indicted on two counts of assault and pleaded guilty on August 21.
“Our office takes seriously cases in which officers are attacked and we prosecute them vigorously,” said County Attorney Andrew Thomas. “We are very grateful that Lt. Horn was able to see his attacker face stern justice.”
Jones was sentenced Thursday.
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October 24th, 2008, 11:24 am by Mike Branom
A police investigation into a stolen card has led to the arrest of a Mesa man for allegedly possessing child pornography, authorities said.
Tempe police took Aaron Joseph Peeples, 29, into custody on Wednesday. He was booked into jail on a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Police said they found on Peeples’ laptop computer more than 500 images of sexually exploited children.
Investigators made their discovery, police said, while investigating Peeples’ sister in connection with using a computer to make a purchase with a stolen credit card.
Peeples’ computer was seized along with two other computers, and while investigators searched for the stolen credit card information, they discovered the child porn.
Posted in: Mesa • Tempe | 3 Comments »
October 24th, 2008, 10:16 am by Mike Branom
A Mesa gas station fell prey to robbers early Tuesday.
Police said the Mobil station at 1210 S. Higley Road was hit shortly before 4 a.m. Two men entered the station’s convenience store and demanded money from the register.
After taking money and cigarettes, the suspects fled in a red Pontiac Grand Am, heading west on Southern Avenue.
The suspects were described as two black males in their early 20s.
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October 24th, 2008, 10:13 am by Devon Hersom
Two young Mesa boys were found safe late Thursday minutes after police sent out a missing persons bulletin.
Giovanni Bello, 11, and his 7-year-old brother, Roman Aguilara, were found just before 11 p.m. at the Target store at Southern Avenue and Longmore near Fiesta Mall, according to Mesa police spokesman Ed Wessing.
The boys were unharmed, and police do not believe any suspicious activity was involved.
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October 24th, 2008, 9:23 am by Gary Grado
Two thugs robbed a woman Thursday minutes after she cashed her paycheck.
The woman cashed her check at Broadway Road and Stapley Drive and then drove to her apartment at 950 E. Southern Ave, according to Mesa police.
The men, one of them armed with a gun, struck as she was getting out of her car. One of the robbers was described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet, 6 inches, 160 pounds, brown hair, big moustache, 40 to 50 years old and wearing a checkered shirt and jeans. There was no description on the second suspect.
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October 23rd, 2008, 3:19 pm by Mike Branom
A Mesa woman suffering from mental illnesses has been missing for a week.
Georgia Marie Andrews, 43, was last seen the morning of Oct. 16 at her residence near Broadway Road and Greenfield Road.
Andrews has no vehicle, but she may take the bus. She should have only a cell phone and keys with her, police said.
Andrews has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and takes prescribed medication for these conditions. However, she does not have the drugs with her.
Andrews has made no suicide threats, but about a year go she tried to kill herself through a drug overdose.
Andrews is described as a black woman, 5-feet-6-inches in height and weighing 125 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on Andrews’ whereabouts is encouraged to call Mesa police at (480) 644-2211 or contact their local law enforcement agency.
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October 23rd, 2008, 3:10 pm by Mike Branom
Police are seeking a man who recently robbed a Mesa pharmacy of prescription drugs.
The man used a note and a hoax bomb in a paper bag to take Oxycontin and Oxycodone from a CVS Pharmacy, 2809 S. Sossaman Road, on Oct. 16.
No one was injured in the incident.
The suspect is described as a white male appearing to be 6 feet tall, approximately 200 pounds with a slim build and brown hair. He was seen wearing a dark bandana, sunglasses and a black jacket with skulls.
Anyone with information is urged to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (946-6377).
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