Store theft suspect leaves on foot along Baseline

2/6/2026 07:34 AM

Theft

W Baseline Rd, Tempe, AZ 85283

Store security reports an active theft in progress near West Baseline Road in Tempe. A person is seen concealing items inside a store and is believed to be connected to a prior theft involving a 30-pack of unknown items a few days earlier. The suspect is described as a man in his late thirties, of medium build, wearing a dark gray hoodie with a white circle on the front, black and blue jeans, gray shoes, and carrying a black backpack with red on it. Radio traffic references police units responding in the Baseline and Arizona Mills South area. The suspect then leaves the store with unpaid merchandise and heads east on Baseline. A second person, described as wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans, and a dark blue backpack, is mentioned but said not to be involved.