in tempe, mike watkis. >>> police believe a drunk driver caused a series of crashes across two valley cities. a woman called 911 saying the driver behind her was ramming her car. cops tried to stop the suspect when they caught up with spinning out of control and hitting a lease patrol unit. >> at that moment, the suspect vehicle was disabled and officers were able to arrest the suspect after a combative incident. the suspect did not want to go into custody. no officers were injured in this incident. driver of the s.u.v. complained of minor injuries. >> the driver's name is yet to be released. >>> integrity and class. some beauty pageant traits that will earn you that crown. what a couple of crooks did to a couple of contestants is just p ugly -- plain ugly. >> the thieves probably at any time know what they got away with when they lifted the >> they were left right behind this pillar, that is in our camera's blindspot. one of my neighbors let me know she spotted a green van with a couple making off with my packages. >> reporter: six crown crystals gone just days before the scholarship

mike watkis has more. >> the woman categorically denies she ever kicked the man. it's the punch seen world. now this well known civil rights activist says the u.s. just department needs to get involved. >> is what kind of man can punch this woman in the face? >> reporter: phoenix civil rights activist jared moppin and colorful rights attorney benjamin taylor in flagstaff today taking up the cause of marissa morris, the 30-year-old flagstaff mom seen on this now viral cellphone video, being by 28-year-old flagstaff police officer jeff bonar. >> we know her civil rights have been extremely violated in this case, and she's a victim of police brutality. most people think of victims as being people of color, but it can happen to anyone, anywhere. >> reporter: the incident occur as the officer was attempting to arrest marissa outside her family's flagstaff home wednesday, believing she had an outstanding warrant in an dui case. turns out the warrant had been taken care of, which marissa repeatedly tried to tell the officer. >> i got charged in the process of being charg

mike watkis, cbs5 news. >>> a creepy reality for people in ahwatukee. there has been a spike in scorpion sig a >> neighbors have never seen anything like this. >> reporter: it started not too long ago. this new project in this neighborhood it. has unseasonably warm out here. in an area with dry dirt like this, you would expect to see neighborhood, neighbors say that hasn't been the case untila, dot's temporary -- until adot's temporary nursery. >> around the garage, and thern through the back -- then through the backyard >> reporter: fearless scorpion hunter. [ laughter ] >> i wouldn't go that far. [ laughter ] >> reporter: all to protect 2-year-old amir. he is not the only one. >> at one none and all of a sudden i found two in the garage in the last week >> reporter: they blame stings on pets and people on what's across the trees. >> they weren't here before the brushes. >> reporter: a temporary adot nursery removed for the construction of the southbound freeway. once it's built, everything in the nursery will be replanted there. adot says the temporar