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Policebeat

By Devin Simmons
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Thursday January 30, 2003

A UA student was issued a warning for reckless driving Tuesday on North Mountain Avenue, after a man told police that he saw her nearly hit a pedestrian on campus, reports stated.

The witness told police that he was driving southbound on North Mountain Avenue when he noticed a female driver fail to yield to a pedestrian while turning onto North Mountain Avenue from East First Street. The man said that she came within "a few inches" of hitting the pedestrian, reports stated.

The man estimated that the woman was driving around 40 mph, and said that she continued southbound on North Mountain Avenue and then turned east onto East Second Street, where she failed to yield to another pedestrian, reports stated.

After pulling into the entrance of the Second Street Garage, the woman put the car in reverse and began to back into oncoming traffic and almost hit the man's car until he blew his horn, reports stated.

The woman then completed a U-turn on East Second Street, turned north on North Palm Street, and failed to yield to a third pedestrian before she made another U-turn and parked her vehicle on the street, reports stated.

The woman and a man that was traveling with her exited the vehicle and began to walk away, but the witness told them to stop because he had called the police, reports stated.

A UAPD officer arrived on the scene and asked the woman, who had begun to cry, if the report given to him by the witness was correct. The woman said that everything the man said was true except for how fast she was going and nearly hitting a pedestrian at East Second Street and North Mountain Avenue, reports stated.

The woman told police that she was late for class, but that she didn't think she was driving badly. She also said that one of the pedestrians had crossed the street against a red walk light, reports stated.

The officer advised her that she must yield to pedestrians that are walking in marked crosswalks, reports stated.

The woman, who continued to sob, allegedly said that she was having a stress related asthma attack and did not have an inhaler. She refused medical assistance, reports stated.


A Tucson man was arrested on charges of criminal damage Tuesday on North Mountain Avenue, reports stated.

A Subway restaurant employee called police to report that a man was beating on a pay phone outside the restaurant, at 914 E. Speedway Blvd., reports stated.

Witnesses said that a customer notified the employee that a man was outside destroying the pay phone. The employee then went outside and told the man that he had to leave, or he would call the police. The man replied, "Fuck you, you go," reports stated.

The man then left the restaurant and began walking east toward Park Avenue, according to the UAPD report.

An officer found a man that fit the description given by employees at 1125 N. Mountain Ave. and said he had been at Subway using the pay phone, reports stated.

The man said that he was trying to call his parents but that he got angry because he couldn't reach them. The officer asked the man how he hit the phone and the man said he "threw it and banged it," reports stated.

The man was taken to Pima County Jail and booked.


A Tucson man was arrested and cited on charges of narcotics possession and driving under the influence early Monday morning, reports stated.

A UAPD officer was driving westbound on East Broadway Boulevard when he noticed a white Nissan pickup traveling eastbound with its headlights off. The officer completed a U-turn and initiated a traffic stop, reports stated.

As the officer approached the driver's window, he smelled intoxicants, and noticed that the driver had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, reports stated.

The officer also saw a Smith & Wesson 45-caliber semi-automatic handgun and a Winchester shotgun resting on the passenger seat, reports stated.

The officer told the man to get out of the car, and as the man exited his car, the officer observed that he was swaying and bracing himself up against the doorframe, reports stated.

When the officer asked the man if he knew why he was stopped, he said, "Because I pointed my gun on someone at the Chicago Bar downtown," reports stated.

There were no reports of any assaults at the Chicago Bar.

As the officer returned to his vehicle to get a DUI worksheet, he allegedly saw the man attempt to hide a tin can in the bed of the truck. The tin can contained a green leafy substance and a white pill in it, reports stated.

The man was arrested and refused to take a field sobriety test. After the officer read the man his rights, he asked him if he understood them, and the man said, "No, I understand my right to be happy, though," reports stated.

The man was taken to the UAPD station were he was given a breath test that showed his blood alcohol level was 0.063. The officer took the man back to his residence, reports stated.

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