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MESA police department mesa police department 2 3 Chief’s Message . 5 Interim Chief’s Message . 6 2016 Command Staff . 7 Organizational Structure . 8 Mission, Vision, & Values . 9 In Memory Of . 10 MPD History . 13 Organization Today . 14 Mesa PD Media Relations . 15 City Demographics . 16 City Division Map . 17 Staffing . 18 Crime Statistics . 19 Calls for Service . 20 On-Body Camera Program . 21 Legal Services Division . 22 Patrol Operations Bureau . 23 Historical Crime and Population Chart . 32 Investigation Bureau . 34 Administrative Services Bureau . 46 Community Engagement & Employee Services Bureau . 53 Professional Service Division . 60 2016 Public Safety Survey . 62 Honor Guard . 65 2016 Award Recipients . 67 2016 Promotions . 75 2016 Retirements . 76 Contact Information . 77 4 Mesa Police Department Chief of Police John Meza To the Mesa Community, I proudly present the Mesa Police Department 2016 Annual Report. This year was challenging for our department as it was for many law enforcement agencies across the country. Year after year, our department rises up to these challenges and prevail to provide the quality of service our community deserves. With the implementation of the Crisis Intervention Team to the establishment of the Mental Health Advisory Board to the strengthening of the Community Engagement and Employee Services Bureau, our department strives to focus on what our citizens need from their police department. Without the support of our community, non-profit organizations, law enforcement partners, and city officials none of this would have been possible. I encourage you to take a few moments and see for yourself what the proud men and women of Mesa Police accomplished in 2016. To My Mesa Police Brothers and Sisters, As time comes and goes in a blink of an eye it is my time to say farewell. It will be difficult to leave such a prestigious organization that I called my “home” for over 30 years. This organization was more than just a job, it was my family, who I turned out to be as an individual, and I am so proud to have finished my career as your Chief of Police. As many of you know, policing is and will continue to change all over the world. What I learned over the years is our profession will continue to evolve and become more challenging but yet so rewarding. Our department faced many challenges during my tenure, but I always held you, the men and women of the Mesa Police Department, as the highest priority. Your dedication to one another and the community is none like any other. The Mesa Police Department is a role model for hundreds of police departments across the country. I was always honored to be the leader of such a professional and dedicated department and received countless compliments from other police leaders across the country asking to model our programs or complimenting the work all of you do on a daily basis. Although, I have completed my time as your Chief, I will always remain your brother. We are Mesa PD. I have full confidence our leadership has the ability to take Mesa to the next level. I hope my impression helped build a portion of the incredible culture that is Mesa PD. Be safe. Be well. Chief John Meza 5 Interim Chief Michael Dvorak Interim Chief’s Message: After 29 years of service to the City of Mesa, I am truly honored and humbled to serve as Interim Chief of Police. It’s a privilege to serve the community and to lead the men and women of the Mesa Police Department who dedicate themselves to excellence in public safety. The mission of the Mesa Police Department is to partner with our community to prevent and reduce crime and to ensure procedural justice by building trust, showing respect, and preserving human rights. In our continuing effort to fulfill this mission and to be responsive, efficient and transparent, I am pleased to present the Mesa Police Department’s Annual Report for 2016. This report provides organizational information, statistics, and highlights our overall reduction in crime in 2016. You will also learn about our new Crisis Response Team (CRT), Human Exploitation and Trafficking Team (HEaT) and the New Safe Trails FBI Task Force and the impact they are making to improve our service response to specific issues in our community. We are also proud of the partnership we have established with our community organizations through the new Mental Health Advisory Board to collaborate on best practices, improved training and community based assistance programs. Additionally, we have had tremendous success with diversity in the hiring of officers and ensuring we provide the highest level of training to our personnel. Our department is staffed by dedicated men and women who adhere to the value of working in partnership with the community and with each other as we strive for excellence with accountability. I am confident that the future of our department is bright and we will continue to build on prior successes as a professional police organization within this great city. Interim Chief Michael Dvorak 6 MESA police department command staff 2016 Chief J. Meza, Assistant Chief M. Dvorak, Assistant Chief M. Soelberg, Assistant Chief T. Filler, Assistant Chief A. Lythgoe, Commander T. Abalos, Commander S. Burlingame, Commander D. Butler, Commander K. Cost, Commander T. Intrieri, Commander W. Peters, Commander L. Rankin, Commander E. Wessing, Forensic Administrator K. Meza, Staff Attorney N. Sorensen, Community Partnership Coordinator R. Villa, Financial Administrator K. York 7 Mesa Police Department Organizational Chart Legal Unit Nancy Sorensen Media Relations PIO’s Staff Attorney Michael Dvorak Internal Affairs Legal Services Division Diana Williams Administrative Adjutant Interim Det. Conrad Casio Sergeant Krisa York Police Chief Administrator Fleet & Facilities Financial Services Division Fiscal and Supply Mike Soelberg Tony Filler Anthony Lythgoe Michael Dvorak Assistant Chief Assistant Chief Assistant Chief Assistant Chief Community Engagement & Patrol Operations Bureau Administrative Services Bureau Investigations Bureau Employee Services Bureau City Council Liaison Shared Adjutant Shared Adjutant Shared Adjutant Shared Adjutant Det. Conrad Det. Conrad Det. Conrad Det. Conrad Cascio Cascio Cascio Cascio Commander Tony Abalos Commander Bill Peters Commander Sherry Burlingame Commander Ed Wessing Central Division Technical Services Division Criminal Investigations Human Resources Communications, PDIT Division Division & Records CID & Mesa Family Hiring, Off-Duty, Reserves, Commander Ken Cost Advocacy Center (MFAC) Training & VIPs Fiesta Division **Temporarily Reporting Commander Lee Rankin Kim Meza – Administrator to Assistant Chief Commander Dan Butler Lythgoe, Administrative Professional Services Division Forensic Services Division Red Mountain Division Services Bureau Evidence, Employee Services, Labor Relations, Peer Support, **Direct Report to Policy (COMPSTAT, Inspections Commander Jeff Thompson Commander Mike Beaton John Pombier and Teleserve) Superstition Division Assistant City Manager Metro Division Aviation, Counter-Terrorism, Fusion Center, Holding Ray Villa Facility, PMGA, Municipal Community Engagement Security, Traffic Division Community Forums, Employee **Temporarily Reporting Special Events, Explorers, MESA to Assistant Chief Program, SRO’s Soelberg, Community Engagement Bureau Commander Thomas Intrieri Special Operations **Temporarily Reporting Division to Assistant Chief Lythgoe, Administrative Gangs, Major Offenders, Services Bureau Organized Crime, Tactical Team 8 Mission, Vision, & Values DEPARTMENT’S VISION Excellence in Public Safety DEPARTMENT’S MISSION We believe in partnering with our community to prevent and reduce crime and to ensure procedural justice by building trust, showing respect, and preserving human rights. THE MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO VALUE: Mesa Citizens Working in partnership with our community to: Identify and address public safety and other quality of living issues Provide a diverse workforce representative of the community Protect individual human rights Employees Hire, train, and develop the best workforce while emphasizing employee wellness Utilize teamwork and collaboration to achieve success Empower our members to solve problems through individual initiative reflecting accountability and urgency Striving for Excellence Provide responsive leadership and excellent service to our community Commit ourselves to continuous process improvement Utilize innovative technology and ideas to enhance the quality of police service Accountability Professionally, ethically, and fairly upholding our sworn duties Provide courteous and respectful interaction Maintain the highest level of integrity 9 In Memory of Detective Troy Thompson November 2, 1976 – January 6, 2017 Detective Troy Thompson served the citizens of Mesa for 15 years having worked in the Patrol Operations Bureau as a uniformed officer and as a detective assigned to the Criminal Investigations Unit. Detective Thompson most recently served in the Chief’s Office as an Adjutant. Detective Thompson succumbed to a three-year battle with cancer and will be remembered for his inspiration and the dignity with which he fought his courageous battle. 10 Our Fallen Heroes They Protected & Served Sergeant Mesa Town Marshal Officer Brandon Mendoza Hyram S . Peterson Steven P . Pollard Mesa Police Department, Arizona Mesa Police Department, Arizona Mesa Police Department, Arizona EOW: Monday May 12, 2014 EOW: Wednesday November 12, 1913 EOW: Sunday November 27, 1994 Cause