Mesa Police Department (Arizona)

The Mesa Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in Mesa, Arizona. The department employs 1,212 law enforcement officers. The department is headed by Chief Ramon Batista.

History
Mesa seems to have had a law enforcement agency by 1913, when the town marshal, Smith Peterson was murdered in November of that year. Since then, two other Mesa policemen have died in the line of duty, both in traffic accidents.

Organization

 * Airport Unit operates at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport
 * Aviation Support Unit with two fixed-wing and three rotary-wing aircraft. The unit was established in 1986 and is based at Falcon Field Airport.
 * Criminal Investigations Division
 * SWAT/Tactical which was established in 1975.

Stations
The department operates four stations;


 * Headquarters 130 North Robson
 * Central 120 North Robson
 * Fiesta 1010 West Grove Avenue
 * Red Mountain 4333 East University Drive
 * Superstition 2430 South Ellsworth Road