Two-Year-Old Found Wandering Near Tampson Unit, Mesa AZ

Missing Person

Reported: 11/3/2025 06:22 PM

Mesa, AZ

A 2-year-old child was found wandering near Tampson Unit 102, partially unclothed with genitals exposed. The child was found alone but later reunited with her grandmother. It was reported that the child may be autistic.

Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District

02:18

Transcript:

00:00

Terley 46 and 41, Sergeant, a copy of Found Childs.

00:06

Sorry, Super Sergeant.

00:08

4.4.4.

00:12

Sorry, Sergeant. Wrong, Pappy?

00:18

36 and 41,

00:20

near Tampson,

00:22

near Tampson number 102,

00:25

or P's door dashing in the complex, and found a 2-year-old.

00:28

Wandering by herself, she is naked from the waist down, genitals exposed,

00:33

and clinging closest unit to 1.

00:39

We have enough units on, see, everybody else, okay, it's been on 97[2].

00:48

Early 44, can you send me that 900[4] might be?

00:51

10-4[3].

00:56

So here's someone yelling for the child now, and I guess grandma is with the 2-year-old now. They've updated it to Unit 102.

01:09

Try that 44 I copy. Let's just have an officer at least go do 900[4].

01:13

Ten-four.

01:19

740404028, thank you.

01:29

I guess the child's autistic, 208. I guess the child's autistic,

01:32

or if he's in unit 103 and 105, she said.

01:37

4254 bike traffic.

01:40

Go ahead.

01:43

114th Street in June.

01:47

Copy. Can I get a 906[1] this way?

01:53

Charlie 5-6, can you start that waste figure before?

01:57

02:06

I guess mom said they live in unit 103 and 105.

02:11

I'm not sure what that's about.

02:17

That's four, six and six.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

906: Missing person (at-risk)

[2]

97: Arrived at the scene or location.

[3]

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

[4]

900: Emergency response for welfare check, unknown trouble, medical issue, or person in mental distress.

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