A syringe and an aluminum foil pipe were found on a utility box near Gentle Ben's Brewery, 865 E. University Blvd., on March 28, reports stated.

Police went to the restaurant and spoke with an employee who said that at about 3 p.m., he saw a man walk to a green utility box located on the north wall outside of the strip mall adjacent to the Gentle Ben's Brewery and remove a small object and a syringe from the top of the box. He said he then saw the man ride eastbound on a black beach cruiser.

The employee told police he and another employee went to the box, looked on top and found a syringe and a piece of aluminum that had been made into a smoking pipe. The employees took the items and put them into a trashcan inside the office at the brewery.

The reporting employee said he has seen this man several times, that he usually goes to the utility box, removes something from the top of the box, and then rides his bike eastbound.

Police removed the pipe and syringe from the trash and noticed the safety caps were still on the syringe and that it appeared to be empty. The pipe seemed to have some burnt residue in the bowl area.

Both items were placed into evidence. Police told the employees to contact police if they saw the man again, reports stated.

Two men were arrested for possession of narcotic paraphernalia and having outstanding warrants on March 28, after police saw them in an alley, reports stated.

At about 10 a.m., an officer was on patrol driving east in the alley behind the Circle K at East Sixth Street and North Cherry Avenue, when he saw a man carrying a green milk delivery crate walk from behind the east wall of the store. Another younger man was walking behind him.

The officer stopped his car and got out when he witnessed the 35-year-old man walk around the patrol car, place the crate down next to the wall of the store and sit down. The officer asked the man why he took the crate from the store. The man said, "Man, I haven't left the store. I was gonna sit here and eat my lunch," reports stated.

The other man told the officer he had a warrant from Scottsdale and one from, "you guys."

The officer asked the 24 year-old man if he had narcotics or weapons. He said he had a pipe in his pocket, and he gave police a cigarette carton with a small pipe inside it.

A computer check showed three confirmed warrants on each man. As the older man was being arrested, he told officers he also had a pipe in his right pocket.

Both men were taken to pre-trial services. The paraphernalia was put into police property as evidence, reports stated.

A student reported he saw a young man riding a bike that was exactly like his that was stolen a month ago, reports stated.

At about 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, police met with the student and the young man at the corner of East Sixth Street and North Euclid Avenue. The student told officers that he saw the high school student riding a bike that was identical to his that was stolen on March 5. The student explained to the young man that the bike looked exactly like his and asked to get a closer look. The young man agreed, and after looking at the bike, the student said, "Even the rusted scratches are the same." Both men agreed to contact police.

The young man told police that about a month ago ,he bought the bike from a "chunky 30-year-old man wearing a Dallas Cowboys sweat suit" outside the Circle K on the corner of East Sixth Street and North Cherry Avenue, reports stated.

The young man told officers the man approached him and asked him if he wanted to buy the bike. The young man said yes and bought it for $50. The high school student said he thought he had seen the man before on the UA campus.

The UA student was unable to provide the serial number of the bike. He said he bought the bike from a used bike shop in October or November of 2001, and thought the store might have the serial number on record.

The young man agreed to allow the bike to be placed in safekeeping at the University of Arizona Police Department, 1852 E. First St., until ownership could be verified.

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