I was awakened at 3:50 AM the morning of June 17 by a Mesa Police Dept officer aiming a very large and bright flashlight in my face informing me they found my stolen vehicle. My car was stolen on Feb 12, 2025. I checked my phone after he left and there was a voicemail from an officer saying that if I couldn't go to get the car within the hour (they found it around 2:00 AM) they would send me the tow slip in the mail. What happened to that plan? It really creeped me out and I felt unsafe. There was no need for the officer to come to my house at that hour. I was not comfortable and wouldn't even open my steel security screen door to accept the tow slip he was delivering. I asked him to just drop it on the ground and I went to my front window and waited until he drove away before I went to the front door to get the tow slip. He wasn't even parked in front of my house, which was an option. He was parked across the street in front of the neighbor house two doors away. Why didn't he park directly across from my house, which would have placed the vehicle under the dog waste station where the only light on the street is? I couldn't even tell it was a police vehicle until he turned around at the end of the street and doubled back to drive past my house. I was left feeling the same level of being violated and unsafe as I experienced when my vehicle was stolen because my address was on my registration and insurance documents along with my community gate remote and garage door opener. Giving the officer the benefit of the doubt, maybe he thought he was doing me a favor by providing me with the tow slip so I didn't have to wait for it to come in the mail? I don't know. What I do know is I was left feeling vulnerable and unsafe. read more

I was the victim of a crime in Mesa, which brought upwards of 20+ police officers to the scene. Most of them stood around, casually laughing and bullshitting with each other, doing nothing of any actual value or substance. One of them took my information and said I'd be contacted...that never happened. So I made multiple calls to the station as well as to that specific officer's extension. I left messages, I left voicemails, I requested a return call, and received nothing. Oh, you wanted a copy of the police report? Good luck with that, still waiting. Straight to the point, this department is completely lacking in professionalism and basic courtesy, but don't worry, you can always find one of Mesa's finest at your local fast food joint loading up for a night of writing citations and generating revenue for the city of Mesa. Before you buy into any of the positive reviews here, try doing a quick search on how many millions of dollars the city has had to pay out in settlements for the misconduct, excessive force, and wrongful death lawsuits that finally caught up to them, that will paint a far more accurate picture. read more

All you need to know about this police department is that when a father tried to report his child missing, they refused to start an investigation, pepper sprayed the dad, and slammed him skull first into the pavement. read more

My experience with Mesa PD left me feeling that there needs to be better training in professionalism, communication, and accountability. The way my situation was handled was disappointing, and I hope the department works on improving how officers interact with the public. All of you need more and better training fuckin pigs read more

If your experiencing DV honestly other resources in non emergency would probably be better. Police for the most part have an attitude if your not beat up. There was a violation of my OOP that the first officer said was not when supervisor came, they were irritated after I corrected the facts of that the officer said it was not an violation when it clearly was. I was also experiencing active threats and they were just simply annoyed that i called so much, while receiving active threats :) read more

Yesterday we had Mesa Swat on our street at the same house for the 4th time in 5 years. We live in downtown Mesa. Our neighborhood is very quiet with the exception of this one house. We have been able to witness first hand how this department operates. They are incredibly patient and professional, taking four hours on one occasion to talk someone out stating that they didn't want to harm the property or the person inside if at all possible. read more

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If I could give a zero I would. In July of 2024 they found my deceased son behind a strip mall. My daughter arrived at the scene and asked to take his suitcase and belongings, he was just released from a recovery program two days before. They refused her request stating they would take them to evidence. Three weeks later I called evidence to see when things would be released, they denied having his things at all. I called Mesa Police and was told they didn't know where his things were, nothing was brought in from the scene. Weeks later I was told they apologized but they left his stuff at the scene by mistake. In his things were every last things he owned, jewelry, clothes, medications, his Bible, his photos and a black sachel full of psych medications, suboxone, and prescribed substance, that they said they left at the scene. ​The medical examiners office took photos of all of those things including the medications, but the Mesa Police denied seeing the sachel of meds. I requested the report 3 times after they closed his case to accidental fentanyl poisoning, it was never sent to me. I made a formal complaint to Internal Affairs, they took four weeks and wrote me saying only, "their officers acted accordingly", they closed the investigation. To them my son was a waste of time, he was an addict, another body to collect, more paperwork. Why ? Because it was not one of their children. Shame on all of you that overlooked the last memories we would have had of my son, shame on you for not investigating the cameras at the store that viewd who gave him the drugs and shame on you for the devastating treatment we recieved. read more

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Officer Skiffington came to our house and assessed a scam claim I filed. This officer was very helpful, informative and professional. He used his available resources to give me the answers I needed, and provided recourse options that I could utilize. It is an extreme relief to know our city is represented by officers such as him. Thank you! read more

tried to report a drunk driver and they were just tossing me around each department and at some point, got sick of trying.

An officer responded quickly to a noise complaint. Thank you so much for your service and improving the quality of life in Mesa! read more

I placed a call to the police because my neighbor rear ended my car in front of my condo. A young female and male officer came to my door and as I showed how my neighbor parked, I was accused of backing into him. They also claimed with all the investigative research they conducted (about the same respect they showed me) that the damage was not caused by his vehicle. They went next door and I overheard the officers explaining to him that this was not considered a criminal hit and run. They must have given him their business cards because I received a text from the neighbor telling me not to contact him further. When I responded to the text, the officers came back to my door and told me that if I didn't leave him alone that I could be written up for misdemeanor harassment. These are the facts. The neighbor decided I infringed in his parking area, damaged my car and I'm the bad guy? read more

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Outstanding Supporting helpful we need more like them well trained always there when you need them five stars

Will never call mesa pd again. Was assaulted while walking my dog. Nothing was done. Lazy, unprofessional, and reactionary.

I was in pursuit of a copy of my accident report from June. First I went to police station behind the tall old Bank of America. I stopped a police vehicle to find the station. Lol!! A very nice woman helped me. Only to find out that I had to go to department on Robson rd. When I got there I was helped by a woman in training. She was very professional and kind. They helped me understand what I had to do to obtain a report. I felt very comfortable being there. Very helpful. Thank you read more

I was told I have to take 25 domestic violence classes because "I kept my ex from calling the police in time of emergency" IT WAS MY EMERGENCY. I was the victim in the case and was threatened with 4 YEARS OF JAIL if I don't show up. Not to mention they only give you one option for the classes which amounts to essentially extortion. The judge didn't even listen when I explained that I was the victim. The only reason I was even there was because I NEVER GOT A COURT SUMMONS IN THE MAIL. read more

My elderly mother called for help during a domestic violence incident. They arrived and interrogated her, threatened to arrest her multiple times and did nothing to help with the abuser. She asked about an order of protection and they wouldn't help her. The abuser returned to my moms house and broke the window. My mom kept saying how scared she was and was having a panic attack but didn't want to call again and get "help." The amount of neglect these officers showed is pretty incomprehensible. They should treat people better, especially the elderly. read more

I wanna thank that cop which I forgot his name btw...he pulled me over on a suspended and expired license and no insurance...with my honest respect towards him the whole time he only ended up giving me a warning and to remind me to get my license situation fixed and he let me drive away telling me to have a good day...bless him read more

I am happy to say police in Mesa have gone above and beyond. With the encounters with the police I have had all have been stellar. I for one support them always as it is a thankless job often with danger and peril. read more

The Mesa Police Department is a constituted body of men and women empowered by the state to enforce the law, to protect people and property, and to prevent crime and civil disorder... But, I can tell you first hand, Mesa PD are honorable men and women who risk their lives every day to keep their community safe. Many years ago, while living in East Mesa, my family and I were victims of an unfortunate incident and needed quick response from the Mesa Police Department. Within minutes of calling 911, Mesa Police and SWAT were on the scene, and with tactical precision, they were able to capture the perpetrator and safely secure the scene. I have the upmost respect for the amazing men and women who choose to wear BLUE! Yes, it's a choice, an honorable and brave choice, and we all should respect and be grateful to those who have dedicated their lives to serve and protect the public, sometimes at all costs. Since then, I have had the honor and privilege in getting to know several Mesa Police officers through the years; they truly are a great group of men and women who serve their community with integrity and honor. Hopefully, you will never need their assistance in such a manner, but if you do; they will be there, putting themselves in harm's way to protect the innocent. Thank you Mesa PD for all your hard work and dedication!! read more

I called on domestic . And I'm assuming because it was a woman/woman one it wasn't taken seriously. I was physically assaulted by my ex and she took my dog and that's when I called. All that happened is they made sure the ex who assaulted me got home safely. I was victim shamed by these men. She was let go without anything but to get safely home when I had marks on my neck and arms and back. Thank you Mesa PD. No wonder people don't like cops. read more

Officers writing tickets for parked cars on a road full of construction with no parking spots available on a rainy Sunday morning. Find something better to do with your time like stopping the speeding cars going down the main roads and stay out of private neighborhood streets that are just trying to move into their homes. Thanks officer Macdonald for being the epitome of a prick today. Just what we needed as a home warming gift. read more

My husband and I have been having some minor issues with a next door neighbor (we had no idea until recently that said neighbor is actually a sober living house) and called non emergency on 2 separate occasions that were only 2 days apart. The officer that came out the first day didn't seem to really care, and almost acted as if we were bothering him. Two nights later when we had to call non emergency again, they sent out officer Mills. Mesa PD is lucky to have him! He was friendly with us, he listened, he genuinely cared and truly wanted to help! He's a younger looking officer, said he's been on the force for 6 years, and he CLEARLY loves his job! He's professional, kept his head about him the whole time and even told us what we can do in the future to help/fix the problem. If all officers were like him, there would be A LOT LESS drama for the media to report on! Finally I MUST ADD: a great big huge fat THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, to each and every officer! read more

If I could give zero stars. Or negative stars then I would. Moving forward I'm not fond of Mesa PD. Me and my child's home. Has been broken into. As well as my neighbors. Across from me on ye first level. Who are continually harassing me and my child. As well as my child. Being stalked by me ex whose not the father. Long story short I've filed. Quite a few reports about these matter's. Because although police don't regard. My situation as concerning I do. Since living here for almost 1 year. Mesa police never believe me. Or should I say most. Mesa police have opted in the past. To call me as opposed to. Actually coming out and filing a report. Yesterday three officers came to my home. Two white males and one mixed female. The men remained neutral staying quiet. Yet listening intently without judgement. The woman officer had a clipboard. And had the audacity to ask me. If I were in need of the crisis team. I then stated that I did not. Moving forward at first I was ok. Speaking too her until she. Started questioning me as though. I were crazy and lying. In essence things of importance. Police should be responding to me. Don't wait months and multiple reports later. To get off your hind quarter's. After the first report filed. Looking into a situation then. Would've sufficed not the stuff from yesterday. Instead of focusing on me. Why not investigate the people. Who I've reported multiple times. It doesn't make any sense. read more

Officer Thomas and the other responding officer(sorry I forgot your name) were friendly genuine folk. Easily helped with my issue and were polite and upstanding guys. 10/10 would call Mesa PD again. Thanks for all of your help. read more

So 2 years after my robbery, I have heard nothing from Mesa PD. They even know who did it! I guess I shouldn't expect anything more.

I want to thank the men and women who serve our community and I know all are not condescending as was officer Chang was today-his comment about anyone with common sense would have known that. Implying I had no common sense. and there is no culpablity for a store with a no return policy to post a sign stating that fact, or have the courtesy to explain there policy to you on check out - By the way when did officer Chang become the authority on common sense? Maybe if he sent more time listening and less time interrupting he would not be, so BIAS! Or is that to much "common sense". read more

On 11-16-17 at 2:45 am at a stop light my vehicle accidentally ideled into the back of a vehicle in front of me. This was an accident I clearly was at fault and right away I waited for the vehicle occupant to either get out or drive forward and pull over , because we were in middle of an intersection. I assumed they were calling the police right away, thinking I was going to drive off or something. I mean it was 2:45 am and there was very little traffic , so if they thought I was going to hit and run , I would easily be spotted. I waited and waited for the vehicle to make a move , and I wasn't going to get out of my vehicle in the middle of the intersection. With the way arizona drivers drive nowadays at bar exit time I didn't want to get out of my car in the middle of an intersection , And we killed I hear about it all the time on my ABC15 app. I finally turned right and drove down a half mile , which after realized wasn't the best move , but I never showed signs of hitting the gas peddle and fleeing! I stopped after a half mile , turned off and waited for the person to do the same. They didn't and wanted to play the no confrontation or taddle route, which I didn't know at the time. When I got out I think ( but wasnt certain) the other vehicle was at another light. I waited and didnt understand at the time what they were doing. I then drove down the street to find a gas station where i pulled in and wanted to see if the car would stop in as well. Immediately I was aggressively pulled over in a way where I thought I was a fugitive, The aggressive male Officer grabbed me forcefully and unpolitely moved me around in an unnecessary way. He thought that I was trying to flee from them. Long story short five other police cars pulled in and thankfully a mature pleasant polite female officer guided me through what was about to happen in their investigation. Meanwhile this forceful mean male cop grabs things from my car and was trying to build a case when there was no case to be built so rude and so amateur. Anyways there was no damage done from the fender bender earlier but I thought this unnecessary investigation was brought upon me accusing me of things that were not there! Like a piece of plastic wrap from my work was brought out and they wanted to say that it was a bag of drugs, not happening ! Thank you to the female officer for going about her business in a proper manner, Not assuming things right off the bat I hate when people assume things and right away treat you as a criminal just because of the time of day and the incident that occurred! not everybody driving at 2:45 in the morning is under the influence of alcohol or other illegal drugs . Thank you Officer read more

I was recently involved in an accident (four vehicles). I was so impressed with your efficiency. You are great protectors.

The Mesa police department serves and protects my community every day! Mesa PD offers a free R.A.D class that is truly amazing! All of the officers that I have met truly care about the community and they risk their lives daily to serve us! Every time I have called the non-emergency line, the operators have been very respectful and helpful. Response time is great given the size of the city. read more

I reported drug dealing and a child left in car and instead dispatch hung up on me I even have pictures and absolutely no service. It didn't even make the blotter so it appears we have a complacent gat keeper at the very least. read more

Just want to give a big shout out to Lt. Dana McBride and his fellow officers from Mesa PD. I am a housing coordinator for a Mesa company the serves the needs of (SMI) clients. Individuals that have been diagnosed with serious mental illness. One of my female clients stopped taking her medications and became very manic and very verbally and physically assaultive, even coming after me with a steak knife. Long story short. The officers removed my client from her apartment safely, without any harm to her, even though she resisted by bitting, kicking and clawing at the officers. These officers went above and beyond and used a lot of resources to ensure that my client was not injured. I thank the officers from Mesa PD with all my heart. read more

You guys should probably update your hours on maps.... it's misleading. saying you're open until 5pm but then one shows up at the building and it says that they close at 4. Waste of my time and gas. read more

This morning, Sunday, November 14, about 10:15am, my husband, myself, and our two grandkids were trying to cross Ellsworth Road to get to the bike path right across the street. I guess we stupidly thought the policeman standing at the entrance to the Sun Valley Church would help stop traffic. He told us to use the crosswalk, which is way down at Ellsworth/Elliott, or Guadalupe/Ellsworth (and then ride the wrong way on the roadway facing traffic). My husband said "I thought you would stop traffic for us", to which the policeman said "it isn't my job"!! He said he could write us a ticket for impeding traffic. Luckily, the considerate people stopped their cars so we could get across the street. We have never seen or heard of such behavior from a policeman. Usually, they would help stop traffic so we could get across with the kids. He is what gives the Mesa Police Department a bad name. Pretty sad. read more

I have always heard that the police will not respond to incidents that happen in parking lots so I hesitated to call. since I didn't know who hit my car, I called Mesa Police Department non emergency and was told they would send someone out as soon as they could. Approximately an hour and a half later (remember this WAS NOT an emergency) they came. I forgot to ask for the officers name but he was very polite, respectful and explained what he could do. Luckily, the person who hit my car had already been found and we exchanged information. But it was nice to be reassured I did the right thing. (I have never had a situation like this before.) Police are always getting a bad rap but people forget their job is tough enough with out the critics. Thank you to the Mesa Police Department and the police officer who responded to the La Quinta Inn parking lot incident. read more

It might be better if they actually answered the number listed instead of giving you another number to call. I might have been out walking at night when a gunfight started across the main street. And here I was without a pen and paper to write the number down Oh well, let em shoot it out. Maybe clean up the gene pool a bit read more

I called the cops to do a civil standby while I went and bvb retrieved my tv from someones house. The officer shows up at my house and proceeds to interrogate me on the tv asking me why she has my tv and how long ect ect... I dont call the police so that they can harass and interrogate me of why iam calling them. Then he tells the other party to go get a restraining order against me.. and me to get one against her. Needless to say I didnt get my tv back because the cop didnt feel it was important. After the confrontation with the woman he proceeds to question me about the tv more... I called the cops for assistance well I didnt get assistance at all instead this whole interaction caused my anxiety,blood pressure to go thru the roof. I was so upset this is why people dont wanna call the cops I sure dont because you dont and cant do your jobs it's pretty obvious. And if u have a badge u can get away with anything... I called to try to get the officers supervisor and I got no call from th he supervisor at all like a citizen isn't even important. The police department is corrupt it's pretty obvious in any other state and city then in Arizona this would have never happened. read more

I've never ever had a bad interaction with Mesa PD, ever. I got here in 85, left for few years in the Army then 2 years teaching English in S Korea after getting Bachelors from ASU. Now work as a Healthcare anylst for corporate branch in AZ. I have seen ARMY MPs, Korean Police, DPS, TEMPE, PHOENIX and the the Mesa PD. All of them are equal and all just as professional. If you are respectful and polite police treat you that way. If not then they will not any where in the world. Mesa Police get a bad rap...and good. I have seen bad cops in CA NY and FL. I used to instruct a few in TaeKwonDo. I have had many many good intereactions with the Mesa PD. Very helpful respectful and at times fun. Usually if you think something wrong about the police... then what in the hell did you do to them or to deserve their attention? read more

I have total respect for our first responders, however when here is no need for guns to be drawn Mesa PD seems to be bothered with issues that concern citizens in their neighborhood. For example, I have called five times within the last month and a half to have speed enforcement set up in our neighborhood. There are cars constantly running stop signs, vehicles speeding well in excess of 30 mph, tailgating because some vehicles follow the speed limit, and even some idiots driving in the wrong side of the road because they are on their phones. Question: Will it take some child in a bicycle or walking to school to get seriously hurt before we do something about this? I have no vested interest in this since my kids are all adults and have moved out of our house, however this is my neighborhood and have been here twenty one years and enjoy seeing kids play ball on the street, ride their bikes to school, couples walking their dogs daily but their safety is at risk because my concerns keep getting ignored. Thank you Mesa PD!!! read more

Another example today. Just for the record I was not pulled over. I don't mind police officers with speed stops in our community. BUT don't be that hypocritical officer who right after you pull someone over in your motorcycle fly down the road, run a red light just so you can park and give someone else a ticket. I left DOC because of corrupt officers. Your job is to enforce the rules NOT be above them. This happened today at approximately 0630 hours at the eastmark Ray road off of Ellsworth. Just in case someone even bothers reading this. read more

I would give a 0 rating but it's not available. My son's car was stolen from CA and ended up in Mesa. The officers didn't hold the thief even though he had a warrant in NM!! WHAT??? Then, I called 8 times over the course of 1 week before I got a call back from the officer who said basically I had no recourse and that I get to pay for the impound on the vehicle. The officer in Ca that took the report called me back in 5 minutes after I left a message! Some serious negligence on Mesa Police officers - Horrible! read more