On November 30, 2015, just before 4:00 p.m., the Tucson Police Department started receiving multiple 911 calls about a male assaulting random people in the Midtown area. Officers from various divisions immediately responded to render aid to the victims and search for the suspect, later identified as 20 year-old Ivan Crim.
Forty minutes into the spree, Tucson Police officers located and arrested Crim and ended his wrath of violence. The victims all suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Crim began the spree at a convenience store in the 2600 block of North Columbus Boulevard. Crim assaulted a store employee using a baseball bat and fled in a vehicle. He then responded to a different business in the 3100 block of North 1st Avenue, assaulted an employee and fled again in the vehicle.
Crim then approached two men on foot that had been walking their dogs in the 900 block of East Adelaide. Crim attempted to assault them with the baseball bat but was unsuccessful. Crim got back in his vehicle and began chasing the two men. The men were able to find safety in a nearby residence and Crim left the area.
Crim was traveling at a high rate of speed in the 2800 block of North Park Avenue approaching a couple pushing their stalled vehicle in the roadway. The male pushing the vehicle was able to get out of the way but the female was in the vehicle when the suspect struck the vehicle. Crim then assaulted both the male and female with the baseball bat, attempted to take personal belongings and again fled in the vehicle.
Crim then located a male standing in front of a residence in the 200 block of East Prince Road and threatened him. He left the area in the vehicle.
The multiple victims and witnesses were able to give descriptions of the suspect and the vehicle. Officers located a matching vehicle in the 3500 block of North Fontana Avenue. A traffic stop was conducted and the Crim was detained. Crim was transported and booked into the Pima County Jail on the following charges:
11 Counts of Felony Aggravated Assault with a Dangerous Instrument
1 Count of Felony Attempted Robbery
1 Count of Felony Criminal Damage
Additional charges may be added at a later time.