tempe police commander tom long took his girl friend on a hot date in an unmarked cop car against police rules and the cop car got stolen when the piggy left the cop car running and walked his babe to the front door of her home. i bet they were making out but it doesnt say that in the police report Original Article Tempe woman recognizes police officer's stolen car Katie Nelson The Arizona Republic Aug. 10, 2005 12:00 AM TEMPE - A citizen who was suspicious about a car parked at her apartment complex Tuesday found the unmarked Tempe police car stolen over the weekend from a police commander. Beverly Whitehouse said the gold Chevy Lumina "stuck out" among the old cars. "So I called the police and explained that I recognized the car from last night's evening news," she said. The car had been backed into an apartment complex lot near the intersection of West First Street and Hardy Drive. It had been emptied of most of Cmdr. Tom Long's police equipment, but there were a few items left inside, including a Colgate toothpaste tube, Jack in the Box fast-food bag and bullets. The car wasn't damaged beyond minor paint scrapes, police said. But the license plate was missing, as were the uniforms, handgun, holsters, bulletproof vest and SWAT team patches that were in the car. The car was stolen from in front of an east Phoenix home where Long left it idling Saturday about 11 p.m. He told investigators he had used it to drive a friend and her 6-year-old son to get ice cream. He said he was gone for about a minute and a half while walking them to their door, according to Dan Masters, Tempe police spokesman. Long said he glimpsed the thief driving away with his car. "I feel so bad for the man who owns the car," Whitehouse said. "I think everyone at one point has left their car running, you just do it quick without thinking. I'm glad I could help." Long could face discipline, pending an internal investigation.