Police Beat
Zach Thomas
Arizona Daily Wildcat
February 21, 1996
Police Beat
Zach Thomas
Arizona Daily Wildcat
February 21, 1996
University police assisted Tucson police Monday after a man and a woman stole several items from the Circle-K convenience store at 1105 E. Sixth St.A UAPD officer observed a man and a woman run around the side of the store at 12:14 a.m. He followed them to the back of the building and saw the woman drop what she was carrying and flee south into the adjacent apartment complex. The officer drove back around the building to find the man hiding behind a large garbage can.
The officer then arrested Joshua K. Bates, 21, of the 400 block of East Prince Drive, after he admitted to stealing from the store. According to UAPD policy, TPD was brought in to handle the case.
Bates was turned over to TPD officers for processing.
A female student called police at 8:50 a.m. Monday after another student backed his truck into her car twice.
The female was parked in the loading zone in front of Maricopa Residence Hall, 1031 E. North Campus Dr., when the male backed his 1974 Chevrolet pickup into the hood of her 1989 Chevrolet Beretta.
The damage included a partially torn "Le-Bra" and a 1.5-inch area on the hood scraped clear of paint.
When she confronted the man, he told her, "Do what you have to do" and walked away toward the Economics building.
Officers later confronted the man, Gregory L. Gartland, while he was walking toward the vehicle on East North Campus Drive. He said he had backed into the car while trying to clear a crosswalk.
Police later arrested him for driving on a suspended license, display of suspended plates and failure to provide information following the accident. He was cited and released.
University police arrested a Tucson man on DUI charges Saturday after officers saw him driving his 1987 Honda motorcycle on East Sixth Street without lights.
Jacob L. Busceni, 22, of the 2700 block of West Avenida Azahar, was cited for DUI charges, driving with expired plates and driving on a suspended license after he failed field sobriety tests.
Blood alcohol tests at police headquarters rang in below .10, but a warrant background check stated that Busceni was wanted for failure to appear on charges of possession of a fictitious license.
He was transported to Pima County Jail for holding.
A female employee of Two Pesos Mexican Cafe, 811 N. Euclid Ave., was arrested on marijuana charges at 8:56 p.m. Monday after her friend was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
Tara J. Fitzsimmons, 24, of the 3200 block of West Calle Cisne, was brought to the scene of a traffic stop where police had pulled over Juan C. Mendoza, 22, of the 3400 block of North Stone Avenue, who was driving her 1987 Pontiac coupe.
Police found a small baggie of green, leafy substance in the car. Mendoza denied knowledge.
Fitzsimmons told police the marijuana must have belonged to her boyfriend. She was cited for unlawful possession of marijuana and Mendoza was cited for traffic violations.
A Tucson woman called police Sunday after someone broke into her 1987 Chevrolet Blazer which was left in Park Garage, 1140 N. Park Ave.
Between 10:39 a.m. and 2:31 p.m., someone smashed the driver's side window and stole the permit from the vehicle.
No suspicious people were seen in the area.
A UA employee called police Monday morning to report "gang-style" graffiti on a wall of Main Gate Garage, 888 N. Euclid Ave.
Between 12:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 a.m. Monday, someone vandalized portions of the first story of the garage.
Police called Facilities Management remove the graffiti.
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