Crime Stats - February 2015

The following are the top 5 calls for service and arrests for each patrol district -- 02/01/2015 through 02/28/2015. FIESTA CENTRAL Call Type Frequency Call Type Frequency Subjects Disturbing 376 Subjects Disturbing 404 Check Welfare 303 Check Welfare 309 Other Agency Assist 208 Other Agency Assist 202 Loud Music/Noise 201 Warrant Arrest 155 Civil Matter 156 Loud Music/Noise 153 Arrests Frequency Arrests Frequency Homicide 0 Homicide 0 Rape 0 Rape 2 Robbery 1 Robbery 2 Aggravated Assault 10 Aggravated Assault 9 Breaking & Entering 4 Breaking & Entering 2 Theft 84 Theft 67 GTA 1 GTA 0 Alcohol/DUI 72 Alcohol/DUI 58 Other Assaults 36 Other Assaults 39 Disorderly Conduct 27 Disorderly Conduct 32 Drugs 63 Drugs 90 Fiscal/Forgery 14 Fiscal/Forgery 7 Loitering/Runaway 15 Loitering/Runaway 10 Sex Offenses 0 Sex Offenses 5 Vandalism 18 Vandalism 23 All Other 173 All Other 258 TOTAL 518 TOTAL 604 RED MOUNTAIN SUPERSTITION Call Type Frequency Call Type Frequency Subjects Disturbing 346 Check Welfare 264 Check Welfare 320 Subjects Disturbing 214 Other Agency Assist 209 Other Agency Assist 211 Loud Music/Noise 193 Burglary Alarm 188 Burglary Alarm 179 Suspicious Activity 131 Arrests Frequency Arrests Frequency Homicide 0 Homicide 0 Rape 1 Rape 0 Robbery 2 Robbery 4 Aggravated Assault 10 Aggravated Assault 2 Breaking & Entering 11 Breaking & Entering 6 Theft 77 Theft 106 GTA 0 GTA 0 Alcohol/DUI 40 Alcohol/DUI 30 Other Assaults 55 Other Assaults 20 Disorderly Conduct 29 Disorderly Conduct 21 Drugs 85 Drugs 40 Fiscal/Forgery 9 Fiscal/Forgery 8 Loitering/Runaway 4 Loitering/Runaway 12 Sex Offenses 1 Sex Offenses 0 Vandalism 10 Vandalism 11 All Other 110 All Other 73 TOTAL 444 TOTAL 333

Media Release - Child Prostitution Arrests

On March 28, 2015, the Mesa Police Department conducted operation "Blue Heat." The operation was conducted by undercover detectives posing as underage females. During the operation four suspects responded to the designated location to pay for sex with who they believed was a 16-year-old female. This operation was similar to previous operations in an ongoing effort to stop child prostitution.

The suspects arrested ranged in age from 27 to 44 years old. When the suspects arrived at the location they were taken into custody. Three were charged with Child Prostitution, a class 2 felony. One suspect was charged with Prostitution, a class 1 Misdemeanor. The final suspect tried to arrange for the girls to "work" for him and was charged with Pandering, a class 5 Felony.

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 suspects were transported and booked for the listed Felony and Misdemeanor charges.

Suspects:

David Diego-Miguel, 27; 1 count Child Prostitution (class 2 Felony)
Aaron Mancera-Rogue, 44; 1 count Child Prostitution (class 2 Felony)
Sergio Antunez-Martinez, 33; 1 count Prostitution (class 1 Misdemeanor)
Robert Lopez, 42; 1 count Child Prostitution (class 2 Felony)
Anton Miles, 32; 2 counts Pandering (class 5 Felony)

Media Release - Shooter Arrested

Booking Photo of suspect Giroux

For Release: March 18, 2015
Contact: Detective Esteban Flores
Media Relations Unit
480-644-4133

On Wednesday March 18th, the Mesa Police Department received an emergency call at the Tri-City Motel located at 1504 W. Main St. in Mesa. When officers arrived they found three (3) gunshot victims at the motel, two females and one male. The male victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. As officers were still arriving, they received another emergency call from the Bistro-13 Restaurant across the street. The Bistro-13 is run by the East Valley Institute of Technology (E.V.I.T.), located at 1353 W. Main. The same suspect from the motel shooting had shot an adult student at the restaurant during a car-jacking attempt and fled eastbound in a stolen gray Honda Accord.

As this initial investigation commenced, additional calls of shootings came in to 911 in the general vicinity of the first incident. The suspect continued to 949 S. Longmore where he attempted another carjacking, but failed. No one was injured at that location. He then went across to 901 S. Dobson Rd., where he committed a home invasion and shot the fifth (5) victim inside of an apartment. This failed robbery attempt led the suspect to another apartment complex located at 1840 W. Emelita, where he shot the sixth (6) and final victim, before fleeing to a set of condominiums located at 1730 W. Emelita.

A massive manhunt commenced in the general area of the last sighting, which led to the Mesa S.W.A.T. team members locating the suspect on the balcony of vacant condo. Tactical Team members attempted to take the suspect into custody, but he was not compliant. A Taser was deployed on the suspect and he was taken into custody without further incident.

The suspect was identified as, 41-year-old, Ryan Elliot Giroux.He is currently being questioned by detectives. A motive for the initial shooting at the motel is still unknown.The last three shootings appear to be motivated by robbery and his attempt to get away.

Media Release - Help Identify Suspicious Child Contact Suspect

Composite sketch of suspect and example of vehicle

The Mesa Police Department is asking for assistance from the community in identifying a suspicious person.

On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at approximately 6:50am, a juvenile female was in the area of Gilbert and University when she was contacted by an unknown White male who tried to coax her into his vehicle. She described the subject as 40- to 45-years-old, 5' 08” tall, 250 pounds, grey thinning hair and wearing glasses with thick lenses.

The vehicle is described as a 1997-2004 regular cab white Ford F-150 pickup truck. There were dents and scratches over the entire vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211 (choose option 2 at the main menu) or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

Media Release - Public Assistance Needed to Identify Attempted Sexual Assault Suspect

Composite of  Suspect

The Mesa Police Department is seeking assistance with identifying a suspect in an attempted sexual assault. The incident occurred on Saturday, February 28, in the area of Horne and 2nd Avenue. The female victim was approached by the suspect while in a parking lot in the area.

The victim and suspect struggled and she was able to get away and contact the authorities. The suspect fled the scene, but was not located. The suspect was described as a White male with leathery skin, 30-years-old, 5'5” to 5'8” tall, 140-160 pounds, buzz cut blond hair and yellowish teeth with gaps. He was last seen wearing jeans, navy blue hooded sweater and a black tank-top.

Mesa detectives have been working the case, but are seeking assistance with identifying the suspect. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211, option 2 at the main menu, or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

Crime Stats - January 2015

The following are the top 5 calls for service and arrests for each patrol district -- 01/01/2015 through 01/31/2015. FIESTA CENTRAL Call Type Frequency Call Type Frequency Subjects Disturbing 386 Subjects Disturbing 387 Check Welfare 274 Check Welfare 308 Other Agency Assist 202 Other Agency Assist 217 Loud Music/Noise 168 Suspicious Activity 178 Civil Matter 144 Warrant Arrest 173 Arrests Frequency Arrests Frequency Homicide 0 Homicide 0 Rape 0 Rape 0 Robbery 5 Robbery 4 Aggravated Assault 10 Aggravated Assault 12 Breaking & Entering 7 Breaking & Entering 4 Theft 70 Theft 112 GTA 2 GTA 1 Alcohol/DUI 64 Alcohol/DUI 43 Other Assaults 50 Other Assaults 64 Disorderly Conduct 20 Disorderly Conduct 43 Drugs 90 Drugs 84 Fiscal/Forgery 11 Fiscal/Forgery 24 Loitering/Runaway 7 Loitering/Runaway 7 Sex Offenses 1 Sex Offenses 4 Vandalism 13 Vandalism 15 All Other 164 All Other 264 TOTAL 514 TOTAL 681 RED MOUNTAIN SUPERSTITION Call Type Frequency Call Type Frequency Subjects Disturbing 379 Check Welfare 287 Check Welfare 336 Subjects Disturbing 230 Suspicious Activity 204 Burglary Alarm 225 Burglary Alarm 197 Other Agency Assist 184 Loud Music/Noise 187 Suspicious Activity 183 Arrests Frequency Arrests Frequency Homicide 0 Homicide 0 Rape 0 Rape 0 Robbery 0 Robbery 0 Aggravated Assault 8 Aggravated Assault 1 Breaking & Entering 10 Breaking & Entering 3 Theft 86 Theft 94 GTA 2 GTA 2 Alcohol/DUI 65 Alcohol/DUI 37 Other Assaults 39 Other Assaults 22 Disorderly Conduct 45 Disorderly Conduct 20 Drugs 75 Drugs 38 Fiscal/Forgery 15 Fiscal/Forgery 10 Loitering/Runaway 8 Loitering/Runaway 1 Sex Offenses 2 Sex Offenses 0 Vandalism 27 Vandalism 13 All Other 121 All Other 54 TOTAL 503 TOTAL 300

Attempt to Identify Shoplifting/Aggravated Assault Suspect

SUSPECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

On January 16 at 6:30pm, the pictured female subject entered the Wal-Mart located at 1606 S Signal Butte and selected some makeup valued at $12. She was later observed concealing the makeup in a purse she was carrying. The female was contacted by store loss prevention, after she passed all points of sale without making any attempt to pay for the merchandise concealed in her purse. Upon contact, the female ran from loss prevention, who continued to follow her. The female subject pulled what appeared to be a handgun from her purse and fired a warning shot in an upward direction. She then continued to walk northbound and fired another shot in the air. At this point loss prevention stopped following her.

She is a White female, blonde hair, 5'3" - 5'5" tall, 130-140 lbs. She was wearing a black shirt, black paints, black boots and a red hair tie. Vehicle involved is a white PT Cruiser.

Case number 20150160644. 

Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through one of the following. You can remain anonymous.

Use our online form found here – (https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipforms/webform.aspx?id=51&AgencyID=836.)  
Please fill in the case number in the Case Number field under Incident Information.

Text information to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD. 

Call our non-emergency number at 480-644-2211 and select option 2 from the main menu.

Crime Stats - December 2014

The following are the top 5 calls for service and arrests for each patrol district -- 12/01/2014 through 12/31/2014. FIESTA CENTRAL Call Type Frequency Call Type Frequency Subjects Disturbing 377 Subjects Disturbing 386 Check Welfare 313 Check Welfare 309 Other Agency Assist 192 Other Agency Assist 197 Loud Music/Noise 171 Loud Music/Noise 178 Suspicious Activity 144 Warrant Arrest 172 Arrests Frequency Arrests Frequency Homicide 0 Homicide 0 Rape 0 Rape 0 Robbery 3 Robbery 4 Aggravated Assault 12 Aggravated Assault 12 Breaking & Entering 9 Breaking & Entering 2 Theft 70 Theft 115 GTA 1 GTA 0 Alcohol/DUI 65 Alcohol/DUI 54 Other Assaults 44 Other Assaults 43 Disorderly Conduct 17 Disorderly Conduct 25 Drugs 61 Drugs 73 Fiscal/Forgery 11 Fiscal/Forgery 16 Loitering/Runaway 4 Loitering/Runaway 6 Sex Offenses 14 Sex Offenses 4 Vandalism 34 Vandalism 20 All Other 135 All Other 276  TOTAL 480 TOTAL 650 RED MOUNTAIN SUPERSTITION Call Type Frequency Call Type Frequency Subjects Disturbing 341 Check Welfare 305 Check Welfare 317 Subjects Disturbing 219 Loud Music/Noise 223 Burglary Alarm 214 Other Agency Assist 201 Other Agency Assist 203 Burglary Alarm 195 Suspicious Activity 183 Arrests Frequency Arrests Frequency Homicide 0 Homicide 0 Rape 0 Rape 0 Robbery 5 Robbery 1 Aggravated Assault 9 Aggravated Assault 5 Breaking & Entering 7 Breaking & Entering 8 Theft 87 Theft 98 GTA 1 GTA 2 Alcohol/DUI 40 Alcohol/DUI 29 Other Assaults 45 Other Assaults 28 Disorderly Conduct 42 Disorderly Conduct 11 Drugs 64 Drugs 30 Fiscal/Forgery 10 Fiscal/Forgery 8 Loitering/Runaway 7 Loitering/Runaway 8 Sex Offenses 2 Sex Offenses 1 Vandalism 16 Vandalism 3 All Other 149 All Other 61 TOTAL 484 TOTAL 293

Media Release - Public Assistance Needed to Identify Burglary Suspects

The Mesa Police Department is seeking any assistance to help identify residential burglary suspects.

On December 5, 2014, Mesa Police began investigating a set of six residential burglaries in the area of Broadway Road to Southern Avenue and Val Vista Drive to Greenfield Road.. The suspects forced their way into multiple homes stealing electronics, guns, cash and jewelry. Only one victim reported being at home when the suspects attempted an entry. That victim scared the burglars off and they fled the scene. Other witnesses reported having these suspects knock on their door asking for directions.

The suspects were described as follows:

#1- Hispanic male 18-years-old, wearing a T-shirt with "Industrial" on it.
#2- Hispanic male 18-years-old, wearing a gray hoodie sweater.
Vehicle description: Dark colored 4-door vehicle (possibly Nissan Altima) with spoiler and 5-spoke wheels. This vehicle was seen on this incident and also another similar incident on December 11, 2014.

Mesa detectives have not been able to identify the suspects. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Silent Witness at 480-Witness (480-948-6377) or 1-800-343-8477.