Officers assist lost child near Brown and Ellsworth, Mesa AZ
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Missing PersonAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a report near Brown and Ellsworth Roads in Mesa of a possible missing or unattended child. A 12-year-old boy, described as nonverbal and barefoot, was seen walking along the sidewalk. A caller stayed with the child until officers arrived. The child appeared to communicate with hand signs and later approached the caller's vehicle, mentioning a family member and pointing toward a nearby neighborhood. The caller remained with the child until police provided assistance.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
Listen to dispatch call
01:46
Transcript:
00:00
Got him 56, 151 Northeast Sergeant to copy 900[1] near Ellsworth Road and Brown Road.
00:10
It's Brown and Ellsworth.
00:11
There's a 12-year-old male on the sidewalk, nonverbal, barefoot, walking southbound just south on the west side of the road.
00:24
Good, it's real time.
00:26
Can I just try to keep eyes on him until we get there?
00:30
It's real time before.
00:31
On the child, yeah, he's southbound on the west side of the road.
00:37
Copy.
00:42
Any units for that 900[1], possibly 12 years old, blue shirt, blue shorts, thin build, dark hair.
00:53
He appears to be using hand signs.
01:00
51, I copy that call.
01:04
Five forty-three with the QC five and seventy-nine 900[1].
01:08
Copy.
01:13
And units for the 900[1], the caller pulled off in the storage facility parking lot nearby in a white SUV.
01:22
They see the child just approached them at their vehicle, said 'grandma' and pointed toward a neighborhood.
01:27
He also appears to be wearing a smartwatch.
01:39
For the 900[1] on Ellsworth, the caller has the child with them now.
01:43
They said that they need help and they're now sitting in the caller's vehicle.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
900: Emergency response for welfare check, unknown trouble, medical issue, or person in mental distress.
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Location mentioned:
E Brown Rd & Ellsworth Rd, Mesa, AZ 85207
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