Gila River Police Department Incident Logs
June 16, 2017
Gila River Police Department
Gila River Indian Community
Certain reports may not be available or are currently under investigation which GRPD holds the right to restrict public release.
Incident Log - May 21-27, 2017
Calls for services this week: 647, Arrest made: 47
District One (Blackwater):
Theft – Victim alerted police by pressing her alert button on the base of her phone after the suspect punched her in the face for verbally disciplining the suspect’s child. The victim advised the suspect to leave her residence, as the suspect walked out he took the house phone receiver with him. The suspect was gone prior to officer arrival. The victim refused medical attention.
Status: Suspect outstanding
Homicide – The victim had been discovered lying in their bed covered in blood and unresponsive. Further investigation revealed the victim sustained a gunshot wound in the head near the temple. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene and the investigation was turned over to detectives. The suspect was not located, but is currently being searched for.
Status: Suspect outstanding
District Two (Sacaton Flats):
No incidents involving part 1 crime
District Three (Sacaton):
Theft – An elderly victim stated that a male subject entered into her yard and removed her garden hose from the residence. She stated she heard a noise in her backyard and proceeded to look through her window. She was unable to see any individual but then again heard the noise for a second time. As the door opened she observed the male subject walking out of her yard with the hose.
Status: Under Investigation
Theft – The victim stated that money was taken from her wallet while she was at the HuHuKam Memorial Hospital. The victim and hospital security confronted the alleged suspect, but the suspect denied taking the money. The suspect’s identification was not known at the time and she then left the premises prior to the Police’s arrival. This investigation is currently on going and we are in the process of identifying the suspect.
Status: Under Investigation
District Four (Stotonic Area):
Aggravated Assault –Officers responded to a residence in reference to a domestic dispute in progress. Upon their arrival the investigation revealed the suspect had assaulted the victim by striking, biting and strangling the victim. The victim showed signs of strangulation but refused all medical treatment and refused to be transported.
Status: The suspect was arrested and booked into jail
District 4 (Lone Butte Area):
Auto Theft – The victim reported that he gave his vehicle to a friend to borrow for the day; while driving around his friend stopped at the Lone Butte to get money from the ATM. His friend left the keys in the ignition and his friend in the vehicle. Upon returning outside his friend and the vehicle were no longer at the location. The friend contacted the registered owner whom in turn reported the vehicle stolen.
Status: Under Investigation
Theft – A male and female were observed on video surveillance taking, concealing, and consuming food inside of the Lone Butte Trade Center. The individuals ate the contents and then walked out of the store without paying for the merchandise they consumed. The two were last walking towards the Lone Butte Casino.
Status: Under Investigation
District Five- (Casa Blanca):
Aggravated Assault –Officers responded to a residence in reference to a fight in progress between two female subjects. Upon arrival the investigation revealed the victim had asked the suspect to move out of the residence. The two began a verbal argument where the suspect punched the elderly victim in the facial area. The police department was able to locate the suspect from the incident and determined they had been intoxicated at the time. The suspect was detained at which time she struck an officer in the chest twice with her foot and spit on the officers on scene. The elderly victim refused any medical attention.
Status: Suspect was arrested and booked into jail
District Six – (Komatke):
Aggravated Assault –The victim was assaulted with an unknown blunt object causing serious injury. After the suspect assaulted the victim the suspect then broke a bedroom window before leaving the residence. The victim had swelling to the facial area and blood coming from their eye. The victim was transported to the hospital for further medical treatment with follow up currently being conducted.
Status: Under Investigation
Aggravated Assault –A victim reported to police they were assaulted with a gun causing a laceration to the top of their eye. After the assault had occurred the suspect entered into their vehicle and fled the scene.
Status: Under Investigation
Weapons– While Officers were in the area they observed a vehicle fleeing the scene of shots fired. The Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and located Azastava AK47 along with several spent casings. The Officers also located several alcoholic containers which were open throughout the vehicle. Due to being under the influence and the firearm being within the suspect’s immediate control he was taken into custody for negligent use of a deadly weapon.
Status: The suspect was booked into jail
District Seven – (Maricopa):
No incidents involving part 1 crime
Incident Log - May 28 - June 3, 2017
Calls for services this week: 793, Arrest made: 31
District One (Blackwater):
Aggravated Assault – The victim reported to officers she was strangled by the suspect during the course of an altercation. The suspect was not contacted during the investigation and follow up is being completed. The victim was treated by GREMS and released.
Status: Under Investigation
District Two (Sacaton Flats):
No incidents involving part 1 crime
District Three (Sacaton):
Aggravated Assault – Officers were dispatched to the hospital in reference to a stabbing victim. Investigation revealed the victim sustained a laceration to the palm of her right hand. The victim stated she and the suspect were drinking when an altercation occurred. Witnesses stated the suspect and victim were fighting and the suspect was said to have a knife in their possession.
Status: Under Investigation
Shoplifting – Officers were dispatched to a local business in reference to a shoplifting which had recently occurred. Upon arrival the investigation revealed a male suspect had walked into a smoke shop and took three cartons of cigarettes. After grabbing the items the suspect exited the building and fled on foot. A photo of the video footage was shown to people in the surrounding area to assist in identifying the suspect.
Status: Under Investigation
District Four (Stotonic Area):
Aggravated Assault – During the course of the altercation the suspect struck the victim with a coffee table and a large metal pipe. The victim was transported to Chandler Regional for her injuries and the suspect was arrested.
Status: The suspect was booked into jail
Auto Theft – A juvenile male suspect took a black jeep belonging to a family member without permission. Officers attempted to locate the vehicle with negative results and the jeep was entered into the system as stolen. The Police Department was able to later locate the suspect and another juvenile male who were still in possession of the stolen vehicle. Both subjects were arrested and booked into jail for possession of the stolen vehicle.
Status: Two juvenile males were arrested
Burglary – The victim reported the side door to her residence had been kicked in and a bedroom door had been taken. No other items were reported missing at the residence.
Status: Under Investigation
District Four (Lone Butte Area):
Theft – The victim reported her vehicle was broken into and her purse was taken while she was in the Gila River Casino. Video surveillance captured three male suspects at her vehicle searching the inside of her vehicle and leaving in a vehicle from the premises. The victim’s purse was later recovered in the area with and the items dumped near a bush.
Status: Under Investigation
District Five (Casa Blanca):
Shoplifting – Officers were dispatched to a shoplifting call in the Casa Blanca area. The investigation revealed five intoxicated subject arrived at the store and were observed to be acting suspicious. Surveillance was reviewed and it revealed one of the five subjects place chewing gum and monster Slim Jims in his pocket and left the store without paying. The suspect was gone prior to officer arrival but was identified by one of the store employees.
Status: Charges are being long formed and follow up being completed.
District Six (Komatke):
Burglary –The victim reported items missing from her residence when she returned home from work. The investigation revealed the victim left their home to go to work in the morning and returned home in the evening. The victim observed the side gate was open which leads to the back of her residence. The victim conducted a walk through and observed a bedroom window was open and noticed a large majority of electronics were missing from the residence.
Status: Under Investigation
Theft –The victim was playing a slot machine at Vee Quiva Casino and stood up to place her purse strap around her neck causing her money fall to the ground. The suspect observed the money on the floor and picked it up. The suspect was contacted and admitted he did pick up the money on the floor but stated it was not as much as the victim stated.
Status: Under Investigation
Theft– Officers responded to Vee Quiva Casino in reference to a theft of a purse. The investigation revealed the victim was in the poker room and had left their purse sitting on the table to their left. The suspect walked up to the purse, removed if from the table and quickly left the casino premises. The suspect was later located and admitted to taking the purse.
Status: The suspect was booked into jail
Theft– The victim stated her license plate belonging on her vehicle was taken by an unknown suspect. The victim stated she had driven the vehicle the night prior, but was unsure if the plate was attached or not.
Status: Closed
District Seven (Maricopa):
No incidents involving part 1 crime
