Gila River Police Department Incident Logs
February 3, 2017
Gila River Police Department
Gila River Indian News
January 8th – January 14th, 2017
Gila River Police Department reserves the right to restrict the release of certain reports which may not be available or are currently under investigation.
Calls for services this week: 652 Arrests made: 44
District One – (Blackwater):
No incidents regarding part 1 crime
District Two – (Sacaton Flats):
Aggravated Assault – The suspect and victim were intoxicated and involved in a verbal argument. The suspect then grabbed a knife threatening to stab the victim in front of their children. The suspect was taken into custody and booked into jail.
Status: Suspect was arrested
District Three – (Sacaton):
Auto Theft – The suspect’s vehicle was taken without permission while she was sleeping. The vehicle was entered into the system as stolen and several minutes later the vehicle was found by Phoenix Police Department as it had been involved in a non-injury accident with the driver fleeing the scene.
Status: Recovered
Burglary – A local hay barn entrance gate was damaged by suspects when they gained entry and stole approximately fifteen bales of hay.
Status: Under Investigation
Theft – The victim reported the license place belonging to his vehicle was stolen. The license plate was entered as stolen into the system.
Status: Under Investigation
Theft- The victim reported that ten bales of hay was taken from their property.
Status: Under Investigation
District Four – (Stotonic):
Aggravated Assault – The suspect assaulted his girlfriend when he hit and kicked her several times causing a swollen eye and bruised ribs. The suspect was transported to a medical facility for further medical treatment and the suspect was taken into custody.
Status: Suspect was arrested
District Four – (Lone Butte Area):
Shoplifting – The suspect took a pair of black shoes while walking a store at Phoenix Premium Outlet and concealed them in his jacket. The suspect left the store without making a purchase and was contacted in the parking lot by loss prevention staff.
Status: Suspect was long formed for the theft.
District Five – (Casa Blanca):
Aggravated Assault– The victim, while walking with her son, reported that she was tackled, strangled, and assaulted by a male suspect. The suspect was located but due to injuries sustained the suspect was transported to a medical facility. The victim and her son were evaluated and refused any further medical evaluations.
Status: Charges Pending
District Six – (Komatke):
Theft– A new black mountain bike was taken from the storage area of the victim’s carport. The victim stated that the door to the storage was unlocked.
Status: Under Investigation
District Seven – (Maricopa):
No incidents regarding part 1 crime
January 15th - January 21st, 2017
- We will be hosting our “Coffee with a Cop” scheduled for February 22, 2017 from 08:30 am to 10:00 am at the District 5 Service Center.
- Next months’ PD Comp Stat community meeting will be held Thursday February 2, 2017 at the Gila River Police Department from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gila River Police officers responded to 593 calls for service and made 36 arrests.
District One:
No incidents regarding Part 1 crime.
District Two:
No incidents regarding Part 1 crime.
District Three:
Theft – A theft of a cell phone occurred from an employee’s office at the Land Use Planning and Zoning department. The victim also reported that her cell phone contained credit cards inside of the phone case. All items were recovered and returned to the victim.
Status: The suspect has been identified and contacted.
District Four: (Stotonic Area)
Aggravated Assault – Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. Once on scene, officers discovered the victim had sustained a laceration to her ear that required stitches. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of her non-life threatening injury.
Status: Under investigation.
Aggravated Assault – A victim was assaulted while walking in the area of Saint Road and Levee Road. The victim was transported to a local area trauma hospital by Gila River Emergency Services where he underwent surgery and was later reported as being in a stable condition.
Status: Under investigation.
Auto Theft – The victim reported a subject known to her entered her home, grabbed her car keys and stole her vehicle. The vehicle was later located on the side of the road as it had run out of gas. The vehicle was returned to the victim without further incident.
Status: Charges submitted
District Four: (Lone Butte / WHP Area)
Shoplifting – Saks Fifth Ave off Fifth Store Loss Prevention reported a female suspect exited the store with purses without paying. The reporting party followed the suspect but was unable to detain her though the merchandise was recovered.
Status: Under investigation.
Theft – A bicycle was stolen from the Wild Horse Pass Casino parking garage. Casino security provided a copy of video surveillance to officers.
Status: Under investigation.
Theft – A male subject entered the Famous Footwear Outlet store and concealed two pairs of Nike brand sandals on his person. The subject then passed the point of sale and left the area.
Status: Under Investigation.
Shoplifting – A male suspect entered Saks Fifth Ave off Fifth Store placed two pairs of sunglasses into a bag he was carrying and then exited the store without paying for the merchandise
Status: Under investigation
Shoplifting - Saks Fifth Ave off Fifth Store Loss Prevention reported a female suspect had been detained after being observed on surveillance shoplifting two pairs of sunglasses. Officers responded and took the suspect into custody and received a copy of surveillance security footage.
Status: Suspect was arrested and booked.
District Five:
No incidents regarding Part 1 crime.
District Six:
Aggravated Assault – The suspect pushed and strangled his girlfriend after a verbal altercation. The victim was seen by Gila River Emergency Services but declined medical attention.
Status: Suspect was arrested.
Theft – The victim reported his cell phone stolen while at the Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino. Due to the cellular phone’s connection to a bank account the suspect was able to fraudulently transfer money from the victim’s account via Facebook Messenger. The suspect was known to the victim and has been identified.
Status: Under Investigation
District Seven:
No incidents regarding Part 1 crime.
