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September 4, 2009
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Tempe AZ Sept 4 2009
Red plastic cups, broken glass and crushed beer cans littered the sidewalk outside The Vue apartment complex Wednesday, a stark contrast to the stylish wood-paneled lobby of swanky 2-week-old building that sits across the street from Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.
The ritzy resort-style residence was the site of 85 alcohol-related arrests over the weekend, a number that Tempe Police Lt. James Click has never seen with that sort of concentration. He said the complex had the atmosphere of an upscale club: On a weekend night, the chic modern-styled building had a line of people stretching “dozens of feet” out the door, while security checked guests’ IDs,
On Thursday alone, while making their way from the front door to the lobby elevators, Tempe police officers arrested 25 under-aged who were either clearly intoxicated or
All those arrested were released after being handed a citation requiring them to appear in court on misdemeanor charges. First time offenders are eligible for a diversion program that sends them to a $90 alcohol education class.
“This isn’t the crime of the century,” Click said. “We’re not trying to turn individual charges into something they’re not, but the given magnitude of it, if we don’t do something, something bad is going to be the result and we don’t want that to happen.”
Click said the project was the brainchild of two squads who saw off-campus drinking as a problem. After making the rounds at several complexes over the last two weeks, they were overwhelmed with the under-aged drinking at The Vue, on the corner of Apache Boulevard and Rural Road.
To put it in perspective, the team of four patrol officers made 117 arrests at four other complexes between Thursday and Saturday. On Thursday, police cited 41 people at The Vue. On Saturday, they cited 44.
Jennifer Sanford, a manager at The Vue, said the complex has been sending out emails to residents to educate them, limiting the number of guests residents can invite throughout the night and hiring more security.
The complex started with one security officer on the Friday it opened, but quickly realized it needed more, Sanford said. This weekend, the building will be staffed with four security officers and three other employees.
“We don’t want anyone to feel afraid to come home that they’ll be carded, but we do want to work with police,” Sanford said. Though there are fines that can be levied if tenants break their lease agreement by hosting out-of-control parties, the management is focusing on education and partying responsibly.
“It’s a brand-new building unparalleled with anything else in the area, so of course everyone wanted to come see it,” Sanford said, suggesting that the novelty contributed to the influx of guests.
The social scene
The privately-operated apartment complex, not connected with ASU, opened last month.
“Ever since the first day, it’s been pretty crazy,” said sophomore history major Payton Wells, 19. On Friday, “someone came banging on my door, yelling that there was a fire, and there were drunk people in the elevator causing commotion.”
Though finding under-aged drinkers on and around campus isn’t unusual, police and students say the first few weekends at The Vue have been unusually intense.
After living in the dorms during his freshman year, Wells said it was “definitely more social” at The Vue. The scene typically quiets down during the week, but the weekend typically starts with separate parties that merge into one, with people floating from apartment to apartment, he said.
As for the cause of the spike in under-aged drinking at this building, Click pointed to the proximity to campus and light rail, coupled with the novelty of the building and the fact that it’s a new property. He said, it’s common for there to be a spike in arrests in new buildings because kids don’t know the rules and management doesn’t know it it can do to “toughen up the rules.”
“But it’s tough to say that I’ve ever seen this many people just blatantly violating” under-aged liquor laws, he said.
Police were also called to the complex throughout the weekend for noise complaints. In the two weeks since the building opened, officers have had nine calls for service, an unusually high number, said Lt. Aimee Willcoxson, who’s been working with the complex and ASU off-campus services to solve the problem.
Better enforcement
The department is particularly concerned about the Labor Day weekend, when it anticipates the long weekend and football season opener will ramp up the partying. Officers will be out conducting similar patrols at off-campus housing complexes and the department is asking ASU to help with pedestrian traffic in the area.
Willcoxson has been working with the property management for better enforcement of its policies and with off-housing services at ASU to educate students. A meeting between the three parties is scheduled for Friday.
The elaborate and modern-styled complex with orange balconies offering mountain views in every apartment opened on Aug. 21. The complex has a pool that lights up at night, private cabanas, tanning beds and volleyball courts.
All the units have been rented out to almost entirely college-aged tenants, for leases ranging from $1,060 per month for a one-bedroom to more than $700 per person for shared multiple-bedroom apartments. Each apartment comes with LCD-screen televisions, granite counter tops, stainless-steel appliances and stylish modern furniture.
Another resident, geology major Mike Jones, 19, said he’s already hearing about parties for the coming weekend.
“Probably in my room,” he said.
Red plastic cups, broken glass and crushed beer cans littered the sidewalk outside The Vue apartment complex Wednesday, a stark contrast to the stylish wood-paneled lobby of swanky 2-week-old building that sits across the street from Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.
The ritzy resort-style residence was the site of 85 alcohol-related arrests over the weekend, a number that Tempe Police Lt. James Click has never seen with that sort of concentration. He said the complex had the atmosphere of an upscale club: On a weekend night, the chic modern-styled building had a line of people stretching “dozens of feet” out the door, while security checked guests’ IDs,
On Thursday alone, while making their way from the front door to the lobby elevators, Tempe police officers arrested 25 under-aged who were either clearly intoxicated or
All those arrested were released after being handed a citation requiring them to appear in court on misdemeanor charges. First time offenders are eligible for a diversion program that sends them to a $90 alcohol education class.
“This isn’t the crime of the century,” Click said. “We’re not trying to turn individual charges into something they’re not, but the given magnitude of it, if we don’t do something, something bad is going to be the result and we don’t want that to happen.”
Click said the project was the brainchild of two squads who saw off-campus drinking as a problem. After making the rounds at several complexes over the last two weeks, they were overwhelmed with the under-aged drinking at The Vue, on the corner of Apache Boulevard and Rural Road.
To put it in perspective, the team of four patrol officers made 117 arrests at four other complexes between Thursday and Saturday. On Thursday, police cited 41 people at The Vue. On Saturday, they cited 44.
Jennifer Sanford, a manager at The Vue, said the complex has been sending out emails to residents to educate them, limiting the number of guests residents can invite throughout the night and hiring more security.
The complex started with one security officer on the Friday it opened, but quickly realized it needed more, Sanford said. This weekend, the building will be staffed with four security officers and three other employees.
“We don’t want anyone to feel afraid to come home that they’ll be carded, but we do want to work with police,” Sanford said. Though there are fines that can be levied if tenants break their lease agreement by hosting out-of-control parties, the management is focusing on education and partying responsibly.
“It’s a brand-new building unparalleled with anything else in the area, so of course everyone wanted to come see it,” Sanford said, suggesting that the novelty contributed to the influx of guests.
The social scene
The privately-operated apartment complex, not connected with ASU, opened last month.
“Ever since the first day, it’s been pretty crazy,” said sophomore history major Payton Wells, 19. On Friday, “someone came banging on my door, yelling that there was a fire, and there were drunk people in the elevator causing commotion.”
Though finding under-aged drinkers on and around campus isn’t unusual, police and students say the first few weekends at The Vue have been unusually intense.
After living in the dorms during his freshman year, Wells said it was “definitely more social” at The Vue. The scene typically quiets down during the week, but the weekend typically starts with separate parties that merge into one, with people floating from apartment to apartment, he said.
As for the cause of the spike in under-aged drinking at this building, Click pointed to the proximity to campus and light rail, coupled with the novelty of the building and the fact that it’s a new property. He said, it’s common for there to be a spike in arrests in new buildings because kids don’t know the rules and management doesn’t know it it can do to “toughen up the rules.”
“But it’s tough to say that I’ve ever seen this many people just blatantly violating” under-aged liquor laws, he said.
Police were also called to the complex throughout the weekend for noise complaints. In the two weeks since the building opened, officers have had nine calls for service, an unusually high number, said Lt. Aimee Willcoxson, who’s been working with the complex and ASU off-campus services to solve the problem.
Better enforcement
The department is particularly concerned about the Labor Day weekend, when it anticipates the long weekend and football season opener will ramp up the partying. Officers will be out conducting similar patrols at off-campus housing complexes and the department is asking ASU to help with pedestrian traffic in the area.
Willcoxson has been working with the property management for better enforcement of its policies and with off-housing services at ASU to educate students. A meeting between the three parties is scheduled for Friday.
The elaborate and modern-styled complex with orange balconies offering mountain views in every apartment opened on Aug. 21. The complex has a pool that lights up at night, private cabanas, tanning beds and volleyball courts.
All the units have been rented out to almost entirely college-aged tenants, for leases ranging from $1,060 per month for a one-bedroom to more than $700 per person for shared multiple-bedroom apartments. Each apartment comes with LCD-screen televisions, granite counter tops, stainless-steel appliances and stylish modern furniture.
Another resident, geology major Mike Jones, 19, said he’s already hearing about parties for the coming weekend.
“Probably in my room,” he said.
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Tempe man arrested for assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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Tempe man arrested for assaulting security officer http://www.privateofficer.com
Tempe AZ NOV 11 2008
A Tempe man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly punched a security officer and spit on an officer.
A Tempe man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly punched a security officer and spit on an officer.
Anthony William Newton, 30, was inside Jack in the Box at 7th Street and Mill Avenue about 10:15 p.m. when witnesses say he began yelling obscenities.
Workers told him to leave numerous times, but Newton apparently refused.
He then threw his driver license at a security guard and continued yelling and cursing, police said.
Once he was outside, witnesses say Newton began swinging his fists and struck the security guard in the face.
He also allegedly broke the security officer’s radio, which is valued at $1,200.
When police officers took Newton into custody he said “What do you think about this,” then made a noise and motion to fill his mouth with saliva. Police say he then spat on an officer’s face.
Newton was booked on charges including assault, criminal damage, disorderly conduct, trespass and aggravated assault.
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