{"id":381,"date":"2026-05-14T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=381"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:34:19","slug":"arizona-woman-turned-herself-in-for-a-crime-she-didnt-commit-police-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=381","title":{"rendered":"Arizona woman turned herself in for a crime she didn&#8217;t commit, police said"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>TEMPE, Ariz. \u2014 A Valley woman reportedly tried taking the blame for stealing a high-end bottle of cognac from a Tempe restaurant, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=379\">Democratic hopefuls for state schools chief target ESA program during televised Clean Elections\/Arizona Media Association debate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Tempe Police initially reported a couple, identified as Matthew Steve, 32, and Channel Miller, 34, voluntarily turned themselves in for allegedly stealing a nearly $4,000 bottle of alcohol from Three Thirty Three on Scottsdale Road.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>However, detectives said newly received evidence confirmed Miller is not the woman suspected in the theft.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;While probable cause existed at the time of her arrest based on the information available to investigators, the new evidence led detectives to determine she was not involved,&#8221; a Tempe Police spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The new developments came as a bizarre twist for the restaurant&#8217;s CEO and founder, John DeVries.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even fathom. I don\u2019t get it. I don\u2019t know really what\u2019s going on, why you would if you were absolutely not the person involved, why would you turn yourself in in a crime of a class four felony,&#8221; DeVries said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>DeVries previously shared surveillance video of the theft from May 4. It shows a man standing in front of the restaurant&#8217;s luxury liquor cart as a woman takes a bottle of alcohol and hides it in her purse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe total liquor that was on it was over $20,000. The bottle that they took, obviously, they knew that it was a bottle that is very much attractive on the black market,&#8221; DeVries said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Police said Steve is still facing a felony theft charge after identifying him as the man in the video.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>According to court records, Steve called the restaurant after seeing himself on the news.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cMatthew actually called us and then he hung up before we could talk to him,&#8221; DeVries said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=377\">The death of a man who died in ICE custody, ruled natural<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>DeVries told 12News that two men he believes are relatives of the suspect returned the bottle of cognac.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cHe said, &#8216;This is the bottle of Louis XIII. I\u2019m so sorry. I\u2019m returning it.&#8217; They videoed it and ran out,&#8221; DeVries said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>DeVries said he gave the bottle to the police for evidence. Then, he got another phone call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cHis father called and begging that to not have him be arrested and not charged,&#8221; DeVries said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Police weren&#8217;t able to provide any more clarity of the new developments, including if Miller could face any consequences for wrongfully taking blame.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>DeVries said he&#8217;s confident investigators will find the right woman, thanks to his more than 80 surveillance cameras.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cIt gave the investigators everything they need from every angle,&#8221; DeVries said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He&#8217;s still hoping whoever it is does the right thing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cTurn yourself in. There\u2019s no reason to be on the run. They\u2019re going to get you. It\u2019s inevitable,&#8221; DeVries said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Police said they believe Steve could be associated with the Romanian Travelers Criminal Group, which is known to target businesses in theft and fraud-related crimes across the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>12News attempted to reach Steve and Miller for comment, but they declined to talk.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=375\">Bears are forcing trail closures at America\u2019s most-visited national park<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEMPE, Ariz. \u2014 A Valley woman reportedly tried taking the blame for stealing a high-end bottle of cognac from a Tempe restaurant, police said. 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