Tempe police reported the following incident Monday:
A Tempe man was arrested March 18 on the 1000 block of South Terrace Road on suspicion of possessing and using dangerous drugs and paraphernalia, according to a police report.
Officers arrested the man following an armed robbery investigation revealed that the man had several pills, including Xanax and Vyvanse, in his home, police reported.
One of the Xanax pills was inside a black Under Armor backpack that the man said belonged to him, according to the report.
The man told police he had taken the bag out of the apartment while he and other apartment occupants dealt with an armed robbery, police reported.
Previously that day, another investigation revealed that a group of men had entered the man's apartment to rob the residence, according to the report.
Officers also found a Xanax pill in a dresser drawer, along with numerous drug paraphernalia items such as a two smoking pipes, two marijuana grinders and rolling papers, police reported.
The drawer also contained a possible ledger that had dollar amounts, names of people, calendar dates and possible names of drugs inside of it, according to the report.
He told police that while the people who attempted to rob the man’s apartment were inside his room, they had taken a plastic bag that contained several micro plastic bags with yellow and red images imprinted on them, police reported.
The man’s roommate also had several incriminating items in another room, according to the report.
The man was transported to Tempe City Jail, where he was booked and held to see a judge, police reported.
Report compiled by Aimee Plante.
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