Brooklyn
Freeman was just four years old when her mother, then 34-year-old Erin Gerlach,
took her and left the state of Arizona, leading investigators from law
enforcement agencies across the United States on a two-and-a-half-year mission
to find her. …
Mesa, AZ – (December 21, 2024): On December 21, 2024, the Mesa Police Department arrested
27-year-old Charles Smith in connection with a reckless social media post
involving the spraying of pesticides on produce and other food items at a Mesa
Walm…
On
December 17, 2024, four employees of the United Parcel Service (UPS) warehouse
located at 5552 E. Inverness Ave in Mesa, Arizona, were taken into custody
following an investigation into a large-scale theft operation.The investigation began when UPS …
Mesa Police seek information leading to the
identity of a male suspect who allegedly groped one female and exposed himself
to another on the Western Canal between late November- early December 2024.
Since the end of November 2024, there have
been at l…
On November 4, 2024, a journal was turned into the Mesa
Police Department that allegedly belonged to a 42-year-old woman identified as
Brook Scalero. The journal described in torturous detail the continued abuse
and ultimate deaths of multiple dogs und…
Over the last week, Mesa police officers have responded to
and investigated several threats of violence toward schools in the city of Mesa.
Threats have been made verbally and through social media. Our community has
come together to combat these threat…
On July 4, 2024, just before 10:30am, Mesa police officers
responded to a welfare check in the parking lot of 645 W. Rio Salado Parkway.
The caller stated three people were in a gold Cadillac and the driver appeared
to be unconscious and slumped over.&…
Firework tents and sale locations for fireworks seem to be
everywhere you turn. And while some businesses are only sticking to legal
fireworks for sale in Arizona, some are not. The Mesa Police Department began
its Fireworks Enforcement Operation on Ju…
The International Association of Chiefs of Police
(IACP), the world’s largest and most influential professional association for
police leaders, has an initiative called the Trust Building Campaign. Law
enforcement agencies everywhere are encouraged to …
On June 13, 2024, around 9:30 PM, officers responded to a “shots fired” call. The caller reported receiving an alert from his front door camera about someone outside. As he approached the door, he heard BANG! The glass of his front door shattered right…