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Seventeen Phoenix police officers were praised for their work in helping to reduce crime in our city. A short ceremony was held on June 24, 2010 in front of their peers, family members, and citizens who have partnered with them in their efforts. The department holds crime suppression as a high priority goal and encourages officers and police members to be innovative in creating methods to ensure the safety of the community. Here are their stories:
Arrest of Duppa Villa Housing Project burglary suspects leads to commercial burglary arrests
Central City Precinct Officers West Liguori and Nathan Jordan were honored for their work in apprehending two suspects in a burglary on May 21, 2009. During the investigation the two officers got confessions from the suspects that also led to information on another case involving a commercial burglary at a local elementary school. Stolen property was recovered and suspects were booked; a neighborhood was made safer.
Police and creative citizen work together and apprehend robbery suspects
Max and Christina Cartier were the victims of a robbery in March 2009. The two were in their vehicle when the crime occurred; luckily, neither were injured in the incident. With no known suspects, Christina used her creativity and created a blog on craigslist; a concerned citizen responded with leads to the suspects. The investigation involved a span of time that included surveillance, search warrants, and photo lineups. Desert Horizon Precinct Officers David Ingram, Steven Wong, Brian Rimsza, Corbin Harding, Kennard Brown, Daniel Smith, Arien Best, Toni Gebbia, Stephen Reed, and Bryan Whaley, Jr. were lauded for their work that included the arrest of the suspects and recovery of property belonging to the Cartiers.
Department store shoplifter arrest leads to conclusion in Flagstaffburglaries
The 9-1-1 call reported a thief was attempting to escape from security at a large local department store. Squaw Peak Precinct Officers Barry Jacobs, Tim Peltier, Brian Lilly, and Scott Freibaum responded and were able to stop the shoplifter who had nearly $300 in merchandise in her possession. During the search, the officers also found three sets of car keys and fobs; they searched the parking lot and found the keys belonged to a new-model Corvette that was registered to a couple in Flagstaff. Police there discovered the couple’s residence had been burglarized; they were contacted in Missouri where they were vacationing. The couple’s Ford truck was also missing. Phoenix officers learned that their suspect was a missing person from a Flagstaff mental health facility who had been arrested for multiple burglaries there.
Officer’s 90-day pilot program sees Desert Horizon Precinct property crimes decrease
Officer Robert Stewart had work diligently on property crimes that led to a number of arrests. He could see the benefit of expanding his successes and created a precinct-level burglary reduction concept. He was given the go-ahead to lead the 90-day pilot program and reached out to build great working relationships with police property detectives, Neighborhood Enforcement Teams (NET), Adult Probation, Repeat Offender Program (ROP) detectives, and a number of other groups. His work paid off. During the 90-day program, Stewart recorded more than 60 felony arrests and his precinct saw more than a 17 percent reduction in property crimes.