Arizona SWAT Team Commander’s police car stolen with weapons.
08-09-05
(CBS 5 NEWS) - The stolen unmarked Tempe Police Department car was located in an alley near 1st St. and Hardy in Tempe. It was backed into a parking space and the license place had been removed.
None of the police equipment was in the vehicle.
Items in the car
1 Police ID card
1 set of keys
1 cell phone, grey Motorola flip phone
1 Glock 30 with loaded magazine, 45 caliber, serial number CKV690
1 Holster, brown leather, ankle
1 Holster, brown leather, hip
5 Class B uniform shirts - 2 long sleeve & 3 short sleeve
2 Class B uniform pants
1 set of Commander oak pins
1 SWAT t-shirt, black short sleeve
2 SWAT t-shirts, grey short sleeve
2 SWAT t-shirt, grey long sleeve
1 pair of Danner boots, black
1 briefcase, black leather
1 duffle bag with Tempe PD logo which contained the following:
1 flashlight, gun mount
2 elbow pads
2 knee pads
1 balaclava
1 pair of gloves
1 camel pack
1 ballistic chest plate, rifle rated
4 SWAT patches
Several pieces of personal mail
The unmarked unit belongs to Commander Thomas Long. He was off duty when the car was stolen and was reportedly standing just a few feet away. The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. on Saturday night, near 36th St. and Clarendon in Phoenix.
While walking a friend to her door, the 17-year veteran commander with the Tempe police left his vehicle running. That's when someone jumped into his running, unmarked squad car, and sped away.
If you have any information about this case, call Tempe Police at 480-350-8401.