Armed Robbery at BBVA Compass Bank / July 1, 2013

On July 1 at 9:15 am, the suspect entered the bank at 1325 W. Southern Ave., approached the tellers and threatened them with a handgun while demanding money. The suspect left with an unknown amount of U.S. currency and was last seen running northbound from the bank. The suspect is described as a Black male, mid to late 20s, 6' tall, 160-170 lbs., light complexion, black shaved hair, goatee with thinkly shaved beard along jawline. Suspect last seen wearing a white, long-sleeved button down shirt with blue pinstripes, yellow dress tie, khaki dress pants, dark colored belt and shoes, black framed glasses. Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through “submit a tip” on CrimeReports.com or “text-a-tip” to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD. You can also call 480-644-2211, option 2. Refer to report number 20131820262.

Commercial Burglary from Sonic

On June 26, 2013 at 1:25 am, the suspect arrived at the Sonic located at 618 W. Southern Avenue and broke into the store. The suspect left the store with a small amount of food. The suspect is described as a White or Hispanic male, 5'10" tall, 240 lbs., with black or brown hair, mustache and light goatee, wearing eye glasses, a "Superman" T-shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes. Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through “submit a tip” on CrimeReports.com or “text-a-tip” to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD. You may also call 480-644-2211, option 2.

Burglary & Theft of Credit Card

On May 14, 2013, the victim's residence was burglarized and multiple items stolen. On July 2, 2013, the victim's credit card was used for fraudulent purchases at two Home Depot stores (6708 E. McKellips and 1545 S. Crismon). Suspect #1 is described as a White male, 30-50 years old, brown hair, wearing a gray ball cap, gray T-shirt and dark jeans. Suspect #2 is described as a White female, around 40 years old, dark hair, wearing a multi-colored halter top, black shorts and white sandals. She has a large tattoo on her left shoulder blade. Suspect #3 is described as a White female, 20-30 years old, blonde hair, wearing a blue T-shirt, gray jeans and Converse-style shoes. Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through “submit a tip” on CrimeReports.com or “text-a-tip” to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD. You can also call 480-644-2211, option 2. Refer to report number 20131350407.

Commercial Burglary

On July 16, 2013 at 4:52 am, two unknown suspects entered a business at 2721 S. Ellsworth Rd. and removed a safe. Suspect #1 is described as a White male, medium build, mid to late 40s, wearing mostly white athletic shoes with a dark colored stripe (possibly Puma brand), long blue jean shorts, green colored T-shirt over a white T-shirt. Suspect #2 is described as a White female, 40s, medium build, longer brown or red hair in a ponytail, cigarette smoker. Suspect vehicle is described as a Silver Dodge quad cab pick-up with oxidation on roof and hood. Tinted windows, after-market covers on tail lights, black tubular step bars, chrome bumper and a license plate in the rear driver's side window, possibly a wheelchair plate. Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through “submit a tip” on CrimeReports.com or “text-a-tip” to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD. You can also call 480-644-2211, option 2. Refer to report number 20131970092.

Counterfeit Money

On June 25, 2013 and July 2, 2013, a male suspect passed counterfeit bills to purchase food at Yogi's located at 2043 S. Ellsworth Rd.  He is described as a White male, mid 20s, 5'9" to 5'11" tall, 150 lbs., curly brown hair, wearing a dark colored tank top. He has tattoos on his chest and upper left arm. An unknown White female was with him and is described as being in her mid 20s, 5'6" to 5'9" tall, 130 lbs., long blonde hair. Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through “submit a tip” on CrimeReports.com or “text-a-tip” to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD. You can also call 480-644-2211, option 2. Refer to report number 20131770580.

Theft of a Credit Card

On June 25, 2013, two suspects went to two Walmart stores (240 W. Baseline and 2555 W. Apache Trail in Apache Junction) and used the victim's stolen debit card to make purchases. Suspect #1 is described as a White female, 30s, long brown hair, wearing a black tank top and denim jeans. Suspect #2 is described as a White female, late 20s, brown hair pulled up, wearing a blue short-sleeved top and blue jeans. Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through “submit a tip” on CrimeReports.com or “text-a-tip” to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD. You can also call 480-644-2211, option 2. Refer to report number 20131100530.

 

Theft from Macy's

On May 7, 2013 at 12:12 pm, Suspect #1 entered Macy's at 1465 W. Southern Avenue, selected items from the store and left the store without paying. Suspect #2 was waiting in a vehicle outside the store. Suspect #1 is described as a Hispanic male, early 20s, 5'5" to 5'7" tall, medium build, short/shaved black hair, some facial hair (goatee), red T-shirt, dark blue/black cargo shorts, white tennis shoes, wore a gold chain with unknown pendant. Suspect #2 is described as a Black male, wearing a white T-shirt. The suspect vehicle is described as a gold Toyota Camry passenger car with Arizona plate ASP0694.  Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through “submit a tip” on CrimeReports.com or “text-a-tip” to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD. You can also call 480-644-2211, option 2. Refer to report number 20131270380.

Surviellance photos of Suspect #1.

Dobson graveyard officers end Day's night!

Dobson graveyard crew end Day's night!



Southwest Mesa was getting hit hard with vehicle and residential burglaries of late.  Well, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning (around 4am), the Dobson graveyard patrol officers got their man! They responded to a call of a suspicious subject trying doors on condos in the area of 2300 W. Lindner.  Graveyard patrol officers dropped a net on the area. They located the suspect vehicle, engine running, loaded with what would later be identified as stolen property, drugs and weapons.

Officers caught 28 year-old Tyler Day as he burst out the front door of a residence, while the victim homeowners slept.  The ensuing investigation would identify numerous residential and vehicle burglary victims in this complex that night. Investigators believe Day may be responsible for additional crimes of this ilk in their district and are working hard to put additional cases together.  This was an excellent example of a community working with their police department to thwart crime and demonstrates what can happen if you "say something, when you see something."  Our hats off to Dobson graveyard officers for a job well done....again.

Day was booked on numerous felony charges involving burglary, drugs and weapons charges.

Dobson Detectives Nab Mugger!

Dobson District Commander Mark Wesselman has yet another reason to be proud of his district's investigators.  On Monday night they took a mugger off the streets.  Between June 25th and July 8th, two separate robberies occurred on the same stretch of roadway.  The suspect approached pedestrians on foot, pointed a gun at them and threatened to shoot them if they did not give him their money and property.

The tenacious efforts of the investigators led them to 22 year-old, Dominique Franklin, whom admitted to the robberies.  During a search warrant of his residence, stolen property (from the robberies), a hand gun, and drugs were seized.  Franklin was booked on Robbery, Kidnapping, and Drug charges.  Way to represent guys! Nice work!

24 Hour Exceptional Incident Report

Hit & Run Arrest

On July 14, 2013 at 2:20 am, Mesa Police officers responded to the 1000 block of East 8th Avenue reference a vehicle that had driven into a home. Upon arrival, there were three vehicles damaged, structural damage to the home and the suspect had left. Attempts to locate at that time were negative. At about 5:00 pm the same day, police received an anonymous call regarding a vehicle matching the suspect vehicle parked in the 700 block of South Jones Street. Officers responded and identified the vehicle’s owner as 40-year-old Omar B. Hernandez. Hernandez admitted to being involved in the accident and fleeing the scene. He was booked for criminal damage (class 6 felony) and leaving the scene of a non-injury accident (class 2 misdemeanor).