Home Sweet Armory
East Fort Lowell Road and North Alvernon Way, Aug. 25, 12:14 p.m.
According to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report, a man had a small stockpile of weaponry stolen from the homemade tent he lives in.
The report listed a .38-caliber nickel-plated handgun with a black, pearl handle and 300 rounds of ammunition as pinched, along with a 12-inch military-issue blade, an 8-inch Brazilian knife and a boot dagger.
A cutlery set with black-walnut handles was also taken. The set included a cleaver and steak, paring and chopping knives.
The man reportedly suspected a “white supremacist-type guy” and his “frail” girlfriend–both of whom he said had been harassing him lately–of taking the items.
Exercising the Greek Way
West Magee Road and North La Cholla Boulevard, Aug. 27, 11:20 a.m.
Two women complained to a maintenance worker that a man in his mid-30s walked into an apartment complex’s workout room, took off his pants and started exercising with only a T-shirt on, a PCSD report said.
The worker confronted the man, who had since dressed himself, telling him “this business of you disrobing is unacceptable.”
“Yeah, I know. I shouldn’t have done it,” the man reportedly replied, before hopping on his 10-speed bicycle and riding off.
There were no identified suspects at the time of the report.
Short Circuit
UA Area, Aug. 31, 10:08 a.m.
An exploding exit sign prompted the evacuation of a sorority house and attracted a local TV news crew seeking a story, a University of Arizona Police Department report said.
The Chi Omega sorority house mother phoned authorities when she smelled smoke. Officers found that the batteries in an exit sign above a door had erupted, reportedly for the second time in two days. There were no signs of a fire.
A KVOA Channel 4 News crew arrived at the scene and was briefed on the incident by a public relations officer.
House residents were advised to not replace the batteries until the electric wiring had been inspected.
This article appears in Sep 16-22, 2004.