APD: Man Crashes into Car, Fence

Early Monday morning at about 7:20, APD Dispatch was notified by a reporting party that someone had broken into her husband's vehicle in the 1700 block of State Street. After finishing her reporting with Dispatch, the reporting party called back stating that she saw a male subject wearing a clothing item belonging to her husband and provided the male subject's description and direction of travel. The reporting party stayed on the phone with APD Dispatch and stated that the subject kept looking at her. Officer Adrian Slaymaker responded to the call. While responding to the call, the reporting party told Dispatch that the subject had hidden himself in boxes at a construction site. Officer Slaymaker contacted the male subject laying down inside the boxes. The male victim was contacted during the investigation and recognized his clothing item. The investigation revealed that the male subject was also in possession of a pocket knife that the victim had identified as property that had been removed from his vehicle. A records check revealed that the subject had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear. The male subject was arrested for his warrant and for misdemeanor burglary of a motor vehicle.

Monday night at about 10:15, a call came into APD Dispatch about a disturbance and a resulting vehicle crash at a residence in the 1200 block of Yeomans Road. Several more calls were placed to Dispatch about a vehicle crash and that several subjects were at the scene. Officers responded. Additional calls made to APD Dispatch also made mention of two vehicles involved in a crash as well as a resultant crash involving the perimeter fence of the apartment complex. As officers converged to the scene, subjects began walking away. Two subjects, subject #1 and #2 fled on foot and were subsequently chased on-foot by officers and detained. A third subject, subject #3, was located several blocks from the scene but began running when he saw police. Subject #3 was eventually placed into custody after evading police. The investigation revealed that subject #3 was identified by an eyewitness as the driver and sole occupant of a pickup truck that had backed out of a parking space and into another parked/unoccupied vehicle. Subject #3 then drove forward and through the perimeter fence and stopped with the front wheels resting on Yeomans. Subject #3 then fled the scene on-foot. Subject #3 had the strong odor of alcohol coming from his person and showed indicators of intoxication. A search of subject #3 revealed he was in possession of a marijuana pipe. Subjects #1 and #2 were found to be intoxicated and they were arrested for misdemeanor evading and public intoxication. Subject #3 was arrested for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, evading, and for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Tuesday morning at about 1:10, Officer Andrew Valdez contacted a motorist in the 800 block of Peach Street for a couple traffic violations. Officer Valdez contacted two male occupants and was assisted by a K-9 officer. During the investigation the K-9 alerted on the vehicle for the presence of narcotics. A search of the vehicle revealed a pouch located inside a front compartment that was near the driver's seat. There was a string attached to the pouch for ease of access. A search of the pouch revealed several baggies containing a crystal-like substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. A records check revealed the driver had a suspended driver's license due to four previous convictions for driving while license invalid. The male driver was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and for misdemeanor driving while license invalid.