TEMPE, Ariz. — A Valley vegan pop-up and catering small business is remaining without the need of any of the necessities right after the house owners say an individual stole their U-Haul right before they could make it to their functions this weekend.

Tajia Diggs and Aaron Junior (AJ), who possess Sizzling Sauce and Pepper, mentioned they rented a U-Haul cargo van, as they usually do, ahead of their weekend functions.

Warm Sauce and Pepper was supposed to be at Very first Friday on Roosevelt Row in Downtown Phoenix. It was the initially of a few scheduled occasions for the weekend, but on the way there, AJ mentioned he stopped to pick up their do the job shirts at a small business throughout the road from Kiwanis Park in Tempe.

“I just ran in real brief,” AJ mentioned.

AJ stated it was close to 4:45 p.m. on Friday night when he left the U-Haul running in front of the business and stepped within for, at most, 5 minutes.

“We bought back outside, the U-Haul was gone,” AJ mentioned.

AJ claimed his mobile phone did ping all-around 2 a.m. to the west of Tempe City Lake in some brush region. AJ said he did go check out and research there Saturday morning but did not discover the mobile phone or the U-Haul. 

Diggs and AJ said they’ve searched around the Tempe City Lake spot for hrs Saturday, but haven’t uncovered any signals of the U-Haul they rented.

The pair said they also submitted a law enforcement report with Tempe Police Department. 12 News contacted the section regarding the police report, but a spokesperson did not give info with regards to the incident Saturday. 

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