Suspect tries to enter apartment and flees, Mesa AZ


Someone tried to break into an apartment unit and was seen sitting on the back patio. Neighbors reported the attempt, told residents to lock doors, and provided a physical description. The person may have left toward a nearby dirt lot north of the building.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
02:27
Transcript:
00:00
B-37 in Backyard of Unit B tried breaking into Unit B is now sitting on back patio of Unit B. Everyone's helping route.
00:24
Checking with the other districts, have come over. For the 647, RP, so it's been one outside in the sawmill sitting on patio, still outside, helping one outside, helping. Units on that 647, we now have a secondary RP, they're saying they live in Unit B, seeing someone was trying the door handle to their back door. The secondary AP told RP to stay inside a unit with doors locked.
00:54
No. 647 looks like Falcon might be down at the hangar. They're out of service release for right now. The 647, the first RP believes the male is on her roof prior to attempting to break into Unit B, her footsteps, and then the neighbor yelled for help. Neighbors are also stating that the male has left her backyard.
01:18
Did we ever get a description of that, a Hispanic male? I guess our subject. I'll ask for it. It sounds like we might have gotten the description of one of the RP's husbands. Possibly of a Hispanic male, no shirt and shorts, but I will confirm.
01:40
This male is going to be a dark skin, Hispanic male, late 30s, black hoodie with red accents, black shorts, 5-4 and thin, hood is overhead, possibly black short hair. Possibly went to the dirt lot to the north of Dispatch 20. Looks like that dirt lot might open up to Lozona.
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Location mentioned:
South St, Mesa, AZ 85213
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