Tempe police reported the following incidents Tuesday:
A woman was arrested March 19 on the 2000 block of East Orange Street on suspicion of aggravated DUI with an underage passenger in the car, according to a police report.
Officers arrested the woman after she entered her beige Chevrolet Tahoe while fleeing a domestic dispute, police reported.
Upon contact, the woman had bloodshot, watery eyes, a flushed face, slurred speech and appeared to be “extremely emotional,” according to the report.
The woman admitted to consuming between three or four alcoholic beverages prior to operating her car and carried a distinct odor of alcohol, police reported.
She blew a blood alcohol content level of .145 percent, according to the report.
Her 14-year-old daughter was in the passenger seat of the vehicle while her mother attempted to leave the home, police reported.
The woman was transported to Tempe City Jail, where she was booked and held to see a judge, according to the report.
A Maricopa man was arrested March 19 on the 1800 block of East Apache Boulevard on suspicion of failing to appear in court and possessing drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to a police report.
Officers approached the man after he had been seen warned for trespassing on private property, police reported.
During a routine search, police discovered a tin container in the pocket of his shorts that contained a baggie of marijuana and a syringe, according to the report.
The man admitted to carrying the marijuana, but said he had a legal marijuana card that he could not provide at the time of the arrest, police reported.
He said he had used the syringe to inject heroin, according to the report.
A records check also revealed that the man had an existing warrant in his name, police reported.
The man was transported to Tempe City Jail, where he was booked and released on pending drug charges, according to the report.
Reports compiled by Aimee Plante.
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