Van Stationary Behind Children on Adobe Street Raises Concern, Mesa AZ


A Honda van was repeatedly stopping behind two small children traveling eastbound on Adobe Street near Gilbert Road. The children, one on a bike and one on skates, did not seem scared. A white Prius was also observed interacting with the van. Authorities maintained visual contact and worked to identify the vehicles involved.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
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Transcript:
00:00
That can start for 492[1], 8th Street, and Gilbert.
00:03
Are pieces there's a Honda van following two small children just west?
00:08
Copy.
00:09
One of the children is going to be white males.
00:11
Groupie on that.
00:12
The call-taker didn't edit on here yet, I'll pull it.
00:14
One of the kiddos is on a bike, the other is going to be with skates.
00:18
Still should speed to the west.
00:19
One six years old, one seven years old.
00:21
Every few feet, the van pulled over for the kids, the white Prius also, that signed something to the subjects in the van.
00:29
Charlie 45? Go ahead.
00:31
Do you please update that responding address to that portal avenue? To work.
00:36
Did you do that plate come back to anything? I'm running it right now.
00:40
He didn't give me an IP number.
00:41
I'm pulling it right now, sir.
00:43
The call taker didn't add again. Mary, how much your, sir? Mary 22, go ahead.
00:47
Charles Adam, 06 Nora, Cale and Cooper.
00:50
Copy.
00:51
It's going to be clear on a red Mitsubishi to Juan Jimenez out of Mesa.
00:55
For the 492[1], Las Gilbert, we do have history with the 21.
00:58
It's going to come back to a male name Frank.
01:03
I'll try to get his full info.
01:04
Looks like he's called in some 418, 646s, a couple 900s.
01:11
6357. Go ahead.
01:12
Let me get a CSS, please.
01:13
C.F.104. Did you want to handle them to the same one after they process the 509 or did you want a second 907 entirely entered?
01:19
If they have the body is probably a second so it can go a little faster if not they can just come over after the other 519.
01:24
I copy. I'm not seeing any 108 at this time.
01:27
Just make it the same call, thank you.
01:29
Nora 24, did you copy that?
01:30
Yeah, I copy, thank you.
01:31
Happy.
01:32
And for the 492[1], the children are going to be going to be going eastbound on Adobe now.
01:38
Still have a visual.
01:39
I'm going to see where the vehicles went.
01:40
And reference the plate that they...
01:42
240 with triangulation, 24, West Judah, Perth, 800 North, 1, Charlie, 23.
01:47
Sam Charlie 23 is the Baker 11, Lincoln 23.
01:49
Travicts are not.
01:50
And for the 492[1], they gave the plate of 3 David Adam 2 Adam Queen, but there's no return on that.
01:54
It was just impossible.
01:55
The van is still currently behind the children, and it's just stopping and going.
01:58
He's found on Adobe.
02:00
Kathy, do the kids look like they're scared?
02:03
I'll ask therapy. Is it a call-taker?
02:04
Are you following or what?
02:06
I'll ask a call-taker.
02:07
The children not appear to be scared at this time.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
492: Possible suspicious activity or suspicious person (contextual/phonetic code from transcript)
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Location mentioned:
E 8th St & Gilbert Rd, Mesa, AZ 85203
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