Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Second Suspect Arrested In Child Abuse Case

Jimmy M. Vanater has now been arrested in relation to a child abuse case.  Vanater contacted the Mesa Police and came in for an interview.  Based on the investigation, he was arrested for (5) counts of child abuse.  Raecherl Chidester, the mother of the child, had already been arrested for (9) counts of child abuse related to the case.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Media Release - Child Prostitution Arrests

On 12/11/2014 the Mesa Police Department conducted operation "Buyer Beware." The operation was conducted by undercover detectives posing as underage females. During the operation, five suspects responded to the designated location to pay for sex with who they believed was a 16 year old female.

The suspects arrested ranged in age from 26 to 49 years old. Subsequent to the arrest, all of the suspects admitted that they knew they were coming to the location to have sex with a 16 year old female. Through the investigation, it was also learned that Solomon Bandiho is a Catholic Priest at a local parish in Mesa.

Crimes involving children are of the highest priority for the Mesa Police Department. Operations of this type have shown time and again to be successful and remove dangerous child predators from our community.

All of the suspect were transported and booked for Child Prostitution. 13-3212.B.2, a class 2 Felony.

Suspects:

Eric Mohren, 34
Christopher Sherman, 48
Solomon Bandiho, 49
Jose Flores-Nunez, 31
Santiago Robles, 26








Monday, December 8, 2014

Crime Stats - November 2014

The following are the top 5 calls for service and arrests for each patrol district -- 11/01/2014 through 11/30/2014.


FIESTA
CENTRAL
Call TypeFrequencyCall TypeFrequency
Subjects Disturbing348Subjects Disturbing356
Check Welfare338Check Welfare328
Other Agency Assist209Other Agency Assist206
Loud Music/Noise191Loud Music/Noise169
Suspicious Activity133Warrant Arrest168




ArrestsFrequencyArrestsFrequency
Homicide0Homicide0
Rape0Rape3
Robbery3Robbery6
Aggravated Assault8Aggravated Assault12
Breaking & Entering7Breaking & Entering6
Theft63Theft103
GTA1GTA0
Alcohol/DUI48Alcohol/DUI56
Other Assaults28Other Assaults52
Disorderly Conduct18Disorderly Conduct22
Drugs72Drugs68
Fiscal/Forgery4Fiscal/Forgery13
Loitering/Runaway7Loitering/Runaway3
Sex Offenses2Sex Offenses5
Vandalism24Vandalism15
All Other
161
All Other239
TOTAL446TOTAL603




RED MOUNTAIN
SUPERSTITION
Call TypeFrequencyCall TypeFrequency
Subjects Disturbing322Check Welfare283
Check Welfare320Burglary Alarm234
Loud Music/Noise231Subjects Disturbing216
Suspicious Activity189Other Agency Assist185
Burglary Alarm186Suspicious Activity163




ArrestsFrequencyArrestsFrequency
Homicide0Homicide0
Rape3Rape1
Robbery1Robbery6
Aggravated Assault12Aggravated Assault5
Breaking & Entering3Breaking & Entering3
Theft85Theft87
GTA2GTA0
Alcohol/DUI56Alcohol/DUI33
Other Assaults37Other Assaults22
Disorderly Conduct20Disorderly Conduct18
Drugs56Drugs21
Fiscal/Forgery7Fiscal/Forgery13
Loitering/Runaway7Loitering/Runaway4
Sex Offenses1Sex Offenses1
Vandalism19 Vandalism4
All Other110 All Other64
TOTAL419TOTAL282