Many calls that the Police Department receives are not always included in the blotter, as they are under investigation or a synopsis is not received. To show the amount of work our PD does do, we are including a weekly roster of stats.

This week, there were 153 total incidents in the blotter:
Abandoned Vehicle 1
Abuse/Neglect 1
Administrative Report 1
Agency Assistance 5
Alarm 12
Animal Adopt 1
Animal Bite 1
Animal Complain 7
Animal Drop Off 4
Animal Euth 3
Animal Pickup 4
Animal Release 1
Business or License Problem 1
Citizen Assist 14
Controlled Substance Problem 3
Disorderly Conduct 3
Domestic Trouble 1
Driving Under the Influence 1
Fighting 1
Found Property 5
Fraud 1
Hit & Run 2
Intoxicated Person 2
Juvenile Problem 1
Missing Person 1
Noise Disturbance 5
Panhandling 3
Parking Problem 2
Person On Foot 3
Phone Harassment 2
Property Damage, Non Vandalism 2
Reckless Driver 2
Robbery Alarm 1
Suspicious Person/Circumstance 18
Suspicious/Vehicle 2
Theft 3
Theft From Vehicle 2
Threatening 1
TPO/Restraining Order/Subpoena 1
Traffic Accident w/ Damage 4
Traffic accident W/O injury 2
Traffic Problem 2
Traffic Stop 1
Unknown Problem 2
Vandalism 1
VIN Number Inspection 7
Wanted Person 4
Welfare Check 6

Editor’s note: The following was taken from the pages of the Mesquite Police Department blotter for March 29 – April 4, 2015.

March 29:

Found Property: An Officer responded to Hillside Dr for a report of found property.  A report was taken, the owner contacted and the property placed into safe keeping.

Wanted Person: Officer’s responded to an Adobe Dr residence reference a wanted person. After further investigation Officers determined the warrant had been resolved.

Intoxicated Person: Officer’s responded to a Mesa Blvd casino, reference an intoxicated male refusing to leave the property and causing a disturbance. The male was arrested for Breach of Peace.

March 30:

Found Property: Police responded to a report of found property on N Sandhill Blvd. A wallet was recovered and booked into safe keeping.

Suspicious Person/Circumstance: An officer responded to a Haley Way residence and spoke with a male who requested the Police conduct a welfare check on his wife. The check was conducted and wife was found to be ok.

Wanted Person: Male entered the lobby at 500 Hillside and was taken into custody for a warrant.

Controlled Substance Problem: Officers responded to a W Pioneer Blvd business reference a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. Upon further investigation one male adult was arrested reference a warrant and the female adult was arrested reference a violation of parole.

March 31:

Vandalism: Officers responded to a report or property damage at an E Pioneer Blvd casino.  A report was taken.

Found Property: An officer responded to the lobby in reference to a found cell phone.

Traffic Accident w/ Damage: Officers responded to a two vehicle non injury accident at E Pioneer Blvd & Mesa Blvd. Drivers exchanged information for insurance purposes.

Traffic Stop: Officers conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious male who was on a motorcycle at Desert Dr & W Mesquite Blvd. Officers later arrested the male for possession of Methamphetamine.

April 1:

Property Damage, Non Vandalism: An officer was dispatched to a Pulsipher Ln address in reference to a property damage call.

Theft: An officer was dispatched to a Hughes Ave address in reference to a theft.

Theft: Officer responded to a W Pioneer Blvd store for a report of a theft of merchandise. A juvenile was issued a citation for petit larceny and released to parents with a court date.

April 2:

Theft From Vehicle: Female reporting her vehicle was broken into on Turtleback Rd. No damage to the vehicle however an item was taken.

Wanted Person: An officer was dispatched to the Mesquite Justice Facility, in reference to a person with a misdemeanor warrant.  An adult male subject was later taken into custody for the warrant.

Theft From Vehicle: An officer was dispatched to the police department, in reference to a theft from a motor vehicle on Colleen Ct.

Theft: Officer took a theft report from a W Mesquite Blvd business of a item missing from store.

April 3:

Fraud: R/p on Bertha Howe Ave requested to file a report of fraud. The R/p was provided a report number as requested by the collection agency handling her credit.

Suspicious/Veh: Officers responded to a suspicious vehicle call at a Conestoga Pkwy golf course. The vehicle and its occupant was located, identified, and asked to leave the area.

Disorderly Conduct: Officers responded to an E Old Mill Rd apartment complex reference a disorderly subject. The subject was subsequently taken into custody for breach of peace.

April 4:

Traffic accident W/O injury: Officers responded to a private property accident at Summerwind Apartments on Riverside Rd.  A vehicle collided into an apartment; both the occupants of the vehicle and the residents had no major injuries.

Domestic Trouble: Officers responded to a Long Iron Ln residence for a report of a Domestic Battery. An investigation was conducted and one male subject was later arrested for Domestic Battery.