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Mesa Police

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May 1, 2020

Police educate, not coerce, enforcing stay-at-home order

Some of the state’s largest police departments have received hundreds of calls relating to potential violations of the state’s now-extended stay-at-home order in the past month, but all have taken a hands-off approach to enforcement, according to a review of records from several departments and interviews with their representatives.

Mary Ann Mendoza, co-founder of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime, speaks June 27 at its launch. (Photo by Megan Janetsky/Cronkite News)
Jun 30, 2017

Crime by illegal immigrants at the heart of Mesa woman’s crusade

Critics say they understand the pain that crime victims go through, but that groups like the Department of Homeland Security’s new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office unfairly stigmatize all immigrants for the actions of a criminal few.

Aug 3, 2016

Arizona police agencies get low marks for body camera policies

Police departments in Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson fell short in a new report that rated departments for policies that ensure that body cameras are a “tool for accountability, not a tool for surveillance” by agencies.

Apr 13, 2012

Anti-war protesters ask Mesa for apology

Anti-war protesters who say they were harassed by police outside the Feb. 22 Republican presidential debate are asking Mesa officials for an apology.

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