Porch pirate attempts to steal packages at East Knoll, Mesa AZ

Theft

Reported: 11/15/2025 01:47 PM

Near E Knoll St, Mesa, AZ 85203

A person attempted to steal packages from a porch near East Knoll but left the packages behind when confronted. The suspect, described as a man claiming to be an Uber driver, left in a black Toyota Camry going southbound on Frazier.

Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Central Patrol District

02:4

Transcript:

00:00

...Vaker 21, 3 Baker 16, can you copy on a 487[1] residential.

00:08

21.

00:13

It's going to be near East Knoll.

00:18

All we have so far is that RP is saying there's a porch pirate.

00:21

I'm not sure if the RP is there, but they're arriving in a black hybrid type vehicle.

00:26

Toyota Camry.

00:29

Hey,

00:33

Victor, Miller and up.

00:37

Copy in route.

00:42

The Remaker 23, can you summon it?

00:49

10-4[2]. It's responding on the 487[1] residential.

00:53

I guess he's talking to them.

00:54

I'm kind of clarify if they're on scene or through a reading camera.

00:59

But the subject is a 50-year-old male, black shirt, black pants,

01:03

and he's saying he's an Uber driver.

01:05

A Baker 21, if she can get up, wait, see it for real time again.

01:09

Yeah,

01:11

she already added it.

01:13

Realtime, are you here?

01:19

Go ahead.

01:22

Okay, we're supposed to have a subject near East Knoll that was filling packages.

01:27

We have a plate attached to the, I'm sorry, to the call.

01:31

I'm wondering if you could see if it hits anything.

01:32

It's leaving now.

01:37

Let me check it down.

01:39

Last thing going.

01:42

Southbound on Frazier and it's a Toyota Camry,

01:45

George X-ray Adam, one Victor John.

01:52

Another recent VAL cache photo.

01:55

Tell 4.

02:00

And he actually didn't take anything this time.

02:02

He left the box with the RP when they were confronted.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

487: Grand theft

[2]

10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.

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