Suspect flees on foot leaving child at Mesa apartment complex, Mesa AZ


Police are searching for a suspect who fled on foot after leaving a child alone at an apartment complex near West Southern Avenue in Mesa. The suspect was first on a scooter, now running through the complex wearing a red shirt, shorts, and a hat. Officers are setting up a perimeter, using a police dog, and considering a drone to find the suspect.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Fiesta Patrol District
04:11
Transcript:
00:00
2012, you're going to see me that 238 near West Southern.
00:04
Yeah.
00:10
Charlie 1452 to Channel 2.
00:15
Copy.
00:20
Charlie 14 back on one.
00:23
It's coming. Let's turn them forward with 426-6-5-7.
00:27
How many?
00:32
Charlie 12 to 13. He just left the kid. I pulled in. It looks like she's on southern end extension.
00:45
Whoever's pulling in right there, he's pulling in, near West Southern.
00:48
Just cut him off right there.
00:53
Okay.
01:02
2013, you can put me on that 238. I'm going after this. Okay.
01:07
Copy. Okay.
01:11
Okay. She's ready?
01:17
Channel 1 to 103 for 5, Charlie 13 for one running near West Southern. Trap someone.
01:27
And where are you?
01:33
I said, yeah, copy.
01:34
535. You're the building of Parmen, 296, 3rd 4.
01:41
Where are you?
01:47
Defense.
01:53
Falconing around.
01:56
Where are you?
02:02
He was on the third floor,
02:04
my apartment near 396.
02:06
He's probably a southbound now, back downstairs.
02:13
We set up a perimeter for this entire complex.
02:18
It's, uh,
02:19
get all the corners pointed.
02:25
Jack, we're out from Channel 4.
02:28
Copy?
02:32
Can you arrow this description again?
02:35
A scooter. He's got a red shirt,
02:38
shorts, hat.
02:43
Okay to the scooter.
02:46
White shirts.
02:49
Copy one to Grove and extension one to southern extension.
02:55
And then if somebody else can take up the west side of the complex, please.
03:02
Okay, I'm working on getting in that northwest corner.
03:07
I check the third floor.
03:13
We have a canine.
03:16
We have a K9 around.
03:21
Reese, did you check the third floor? He'd be no longer up there?
03:26
A second and third floor both clear.
03:32
I try to tell Tom. Can you work on a drone, please?
03:41
Any other with the drone?
03:45
Connor, if we've got this four-pointed, can we get some rovers just on Grove and extension?
03:55
Let me look at the map.
04:00
He doesn't have the scooter anymore. He's on foot.
04:05
Yeah, no scooter.
04:06
He did for the scooter. He does for the scooter.
04:09
White shirt and black shirt? Any kind of pants?
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Location mentioned:
Near W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85210
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