A Broken System: Mesa Police Officers Admit to Misconduct While Internal Affairs Declares Them Innocent
The Alarming Reality of Mesa Police Officers Violating Civil Rights, Settling Lawsuits and Lying in Reports with No Repercussions
The Conflict of Justice: Mesa Police Acknowledge Lies in Reports, Yet Remain Unpunished
In another lawsuit filed against the Mesa Police Department, outside attorneys representing City of Mesa police officers argue in Federal Court that Mesa police officers are shielded by absolute immunity when they make false statements in their official police reports. The Mesa Police have confessed to filing false statements in their reports during a federal civil rights lawsuit, yet internal affairs has found all complaints against the officers to be unsubstantiated. This contradiction is troubling, as false statements in police reports not only violates Mesa police department policy, State of Arizona policy, but are criminal acts. How can the lawyers representing City of Mesa police officers admit in court that officers lied in their reports while internal affairs claims there was no wrongdoing? Read more here
Other State and local actors have failed to take action against these officers for their illegal conduct including the State of Arizona POST board, Mesa Mayor John Giles, Maricopa County District Attorney Rachel Mitchell, Mesa Police Chief Ken Cost, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, and Arizona Attorney General Kristin Mayes. Their failure to hold Arizona Peace Officers accountable for opening lying in their official reports demonstrates their lack of control over the Mesa Police Department and their lack of respect for the residents of Mesa.
This is another example demonstrating why we need the DOJ to step in, hold these officers accountable and get justice for victims of Mesa Police where the Mesa Police Department has repeatedly and intentionally failed to hold their officers accountable for their criminal misconduct.