Thomas Burgman-Panky Ran Up a $3,300 Bill at Scottsdale Hilton, Had Nowhere Near $3,300

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MCSO
Thomas Burgman-Panky
A 24-year-old man with a criminal history in five states managed to spend last week in a room at the Scottsdale Hilton with nothing but a $20 prepaid credit card.

According to court documents obtained by New Times, Thomas Burgman-Panky checked in at the Hilton on the afternoon of February 18 and tried to use a prepaid American Express card with a $20 balance to cover the stay, at a price of $3,347.10.

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Cops: Security Guard Stole Cash From High School; Hid Evidence in Bible

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Tempe P.D.
Kimmie Dwayne Baker
Kimmie Dwayne Baker apparently is a religious man. Well, at the very least, he owns a Bible -- in which he allegedly stashed evidence from a burglary he'd committed at Tempe High School where he works.

According to the Tempe Police Department, Baker was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 from the administration building at Tempe High at 1730 South Mill Avenue.

Baker, it just so happens, has been a security guard at the school for the past 19 years.

The money was supposed to be used for an upcoming high school football game, and was being stored in a locked closet that only a few school employees had a key to. Baker, police say, denied having a key -- which apparently was a lie.

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