Gila River Police Department Incident Logs
April 05, 2019
Gila River Police Department
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Incident Log March 10, 2019 – March 16, 2019
Gila River Police officers responded to 621 calls for service and made 24 arrests.
District One:
Theft - Suspect(s) stole a 1972 white travel trailer from a construction site. Employees noticed the missing property and notified law enforcement. Gila River Police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
District Two:
No Incidents Regarding Part 1 Crime.
District Three:
Robbery – The suspect(s) assaulted the victim by punching her about her face causing her nose to break. After the assault took place, the suspects stole the victim’s vehicle and fled the scene. The victim was transported by a friend to a local hospital for medical treatment of her non-life threatening injuries. Medical staff contacted Gila River Police Department to report the robbery. Officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Charges forwarded to the Prosecutor’s office.
Aggravated Assault – The suspect and victim, the suspect’s girlfriend, were involved in a verbal domestic dispute when it escalated and became physical. The victim stated the suspect strangled her for an unknown amount of time. Gila River Police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
Theft – The suspect stole the victim’s cell phone from the Mul Chu Tha carnival booth the victim was working. The victim attempted to track her phone with the help of Gila River Police officers but were unable to locate the phone.
Status: Under Investigation.
District Four:
(Stotonic Area)
No Incidents Regarding Part 1 Crime.
(Lone Butte / WHP Area)
Auto Theft – Suspect(s) stole the victim’s car keys, located her vehicle, a white two-door hatchback Fiat 500, in the Lone Butte Casino parking lot, and stole the vehicle. The victim, upon not locating her vehicle, notified security. Security personnel contacted law enforcement and Gila River Police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
Auto Theft – Suspect(s) stole the victim’s vehicle, a gray four-door Jeep Grand Cherokee, while it was parked at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino. The victim, upon not locating his vehicle, notified security. Security personnel contacted law enforcement and Gila River Police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
Shoplifting - The suspect entered the Lone Butte Trade Center, concealed merchandise and left the store without first paying for the items. Store employees notified law enforcement and gila river police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
Shoplifting – The suspect entered the Tommy Hilfiger department store located within the Phoenix Premium Outlets, concealed merchandise and proceeded to shoplift the items by leaving past the point of sale. Store employees notified law enforcement and Gila River Police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
District Five:
Aggravated Assault - The suspect, arrived at the victim’s residence, exited his vehicle with a firearm and walked towards the victim striking him on the side of his head. Law enforcement was contacted and Gila River Police officers responded to investigate the incident. However, the suspect left the area prior to police arrival.
Status: Charges forwarded to the Prosecutor’s office.
Aggravated Assault – The victim reported multiple incidents of assault by the suspect, the victim’s father. During a recent altercation, the suspect struck the victim with a broomstick. The incident took place while at the suspect’s residence. Gila River Police officers responded to investigate.
Status: Under Investigation.
Aggravated Assault - The suspect stabbed the victim, his father, in the chest with a kitchen knife. The suspect then attempted to leave the residence but was later discovered hiding behind a disabled vehicle on the west side of the residence. Once in custody, the suspect did not speak to officers or provide any identification. His identification was confirmed by fingerprint scan at the Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision. The victim was transported to a local trauma hospital to receive further medical treatment of his serious injuries.
Status: The suspect was arrested.
Aggravated Assault – The suspect and victim were involved in a physical confrontation while at the victim’s residence. During the confrontation, the suspect produced a box cutter and stabbed the victim in his chest causing a minor puncture wound. The suspect was located at his residence and subsequently placed under arrest. The victim was transported to a local hospital to receive further medical treatment of his non-life threatening injuries.
Status: The suspect was arrested.
District Six:
Theft - The suspect was observed taking tools belonging to the victim, while at the victim’s residence. The suspect was reported to be intoxicated while he was sitting in the carport of the residence. After he was told to leave, the suspect took off with a bag of tools belonging to the victim. Efforts were made to locate the suspect but yielded negative results.
Status: Charges forwarded to the Prosecutor’s office.
District Seven:
No Incidents Regarding Part 1 Crime.
Incident Log March 17, 2019 – March 23, 2019
Gila River Police officers responded to 595 calls for service and made 38 arrests.
District One:
Theft – The suspect stole two cellular phones and a driver’s license belonging to the victim while staying at the residence. When the victim could not locate his Arizona driver’s license and two cell phones, he contacted law enforcement. Gila River police officers responded to investigate. At the time of reporting, the suspect was no longer staying at the residence.
Status: Under Investigation.
Theft – Suspect(s) stole a single one hundred dollar bill from the victim’s purse while inside the victim’s residence. The victim believes a relative took the money while she was gone from her residence. Gila River police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
District Two:
Robbery – the suspect committed the offense of aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, and theft of motor vehicle by smashing the window of the victim’s residence, entering the residence, assaulting the victim (homeowner) in the head with a bat, and stealing the victim’s car. The victim was transported to a local trauma hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Status: Under Investigation.
District Three:
Aggravated Assault – Suspect(s) stabbed the victim while walking home in the area of East Seed Farm Road South Main Street. A passing motorist gave the victim a ride to a local trauma hospital for treatment of his non-life threatening injury. Hospital staff notified law enforcement. Gila River police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
Aggravated Assault – The suspect committed aggravated assault (domestic violence) and disorderly conduct against the victim, his 14 year old son, by placing his arm around the victim’s neck and applied enough pressure to alter his breathing and strike fear of possible injury. Law enforcement was notified and Gila River police officers responded to investigate. The victim advised he was injury free and denied medical attention.
Status: Suspect was arrested.
District Four:
(Stotonic Area)
190321-01481 Auto Theft – Suspect (s) stole a blue and gray 1977 Chevy pickup truck from the victim’s property at an unknown time. Attempts were made by officers to locate the vehicle. However, they were unsuccessful. The vehicle was entered into the national crime information center as stolen.
Status: Under Investigation.
Aggravated Assault - The suspect committed aggravated assault by pointing a handgun at police officers and ramming a police vehicle causing injury to a police officer. The suspect was shot by officers during the confrontation. Gila River Emergency Services responded and transported all injured parties to a local trauma hospital for treatment of their non-life-threatening injuries.
Status: Suspect was arrested.
Theft – The suspect trespassed on the victim’s property while the victim was away from his residence and stole a blue and white BMX bicycle and a bag of eagle feathers. A neighbor witnessed the incident and notified the victim of the incident. Law enforcement was contacted and Gila River police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
(Lone Butte / WHP Area)
Theft – The suspect took four bags through the front window of the victim’s vehicle while it was parked at the casino. The victim witnessed the incident and contacted security. Casino security notified law enforcement and Gila River police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
Auto Theft – The suspect stole the victim’s vehicle, a white 2013 Chrysler sedan, from the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino parking lot. The victim, upon finding the vehicle missing, notified law enforcement. Gila River police officers responded to investigate the incident.
Status: Under Investigation.
District Five:
Aggravated Assault – The suspect and victim, the suspect’s wife, were involved in a verbal domestic altercation when it escalated and became physical. The suspect punched and strangled the victim. Once the suspect released the victim she called and notified law enforcement. Officers searched the area for the suspect but had negative contact. The victim was seen by Gila River Emergency Medical Services and was treated for minor injuries at the scene.
Status: Charges forwarded to the Prosecutor’s office.
District Six:
Aggravated Assault - The juvenile suspect and victim, the suspect’s twelve-year old cousin, were involved in a verbal altercation when it escalated and became physical. The suspect placed the victim in a chokehold restricting his airway and placing him in imminent fear for his safety and well-being. Other residents present at the time of the incident ordered the suspect to let the victim go. Law enforcement was notified and Gila River police officers responded to the residence. The suspect was later located at another residence and taken into custody. The victim was evaluated by Gila River Emergency Medical Services for treatment of his injuries and then released to his guardian.
Status: Suspect was arrested.
Theft –Suspect(s) stole the victim’s 50-inch television from her bedroom in the residence while she was away. The victim stated she suspects a roommate took the television, as there were no signs of forced entry.
Status: Under Investigation.
Theft – The suspect committed theft by cashing out a slot ticket belonging to the victim. The suspect left the casino prior to being located by Security. The victim reported the incident to Casino Security but did not contact the Police Department on the night of the incident.
Status: Charges forwarded to the Prosecutor’s office.
Theft – The suspect took the victim’s phone after the victim left his cell phone on the counter near the cashier’s cage. The suspect then left the premises prior to the victim realizing he no longer had the item in his possession. Casino security was notified of the missing cellular phone and Gila River Police Department was notified. Officers responded to investigate the theft.
Status: Under Investigation.
District Seven:
Theft – Suspect(s) forced entry onto the victim’s property by cutting a padlock into the fenced off area. The suspect(s) then took a sixteen-foot flatbed utility trailer and left the area. The trailer was recovered the same day by Phoenix Police Department in their jurisdiction.
Status: Under Investigation.
