Missing 12-year-old last seen leaving desert ridge junior high, Mesa AZ
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Missing PersonA 12-year-old boy was reported missing after leaving Desert Ridge Junior High School near East Madero Avenue following a dance. He was last seen walking out with other students but did not arrive at his home as expected. Staff saw him leaving on camera, but his whereabouts after leaving the school are unknown. A friend reported that the boy is at his house.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
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01:46
Transcript:
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Charlie 44, 7 Charlie 46,
00:03
and Sam Charles 42 to Coffey 6.01,
00:06
201, 210,
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near East Madero Avenue at Desert Ridge, Jr.
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High. Thank you, Charlie, 44.
00:15
Forty-six?
00:18
I'm Charles working.
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The 601[3] at Desert Ridge Junior High School, near East Madero Avenue.
00:26
RP's 12-year-old son was at the Dispatch 20 for a dance and was supposed to be picked up at 1700.
00:32
Sun was walking out with the rest of the kids per staff and hasn't been seen since.
00:43
10-2[1] can you see me the 4 27?
00:46
10-4[2]
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Units for the 601[3] staff did see him walking out on camera footage.
00:56
They don't have,
00:58
correction. They don't know where he went after getting outside.
01:01
His name's (name withheld).
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He's a 12 years old.
01:06
He's wearing a black sweatshirt, black jeans with checkered black and white vans.
01:10
It's 5A over 2.30 with black medium-length wavy hair.
01:16
NRP has the Suns 21.
01:23
Central is 42.
01:24
Can the school confirm what time they saw him leaving campus on the camera? And then how far is it to his house?
01:32
I'll ask.
01:37
And it looks like one of the son's friends (name withheld) just texted saying he is at his house.
01:43
I'll get a 20 for where he lives.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-2: Signal received clearly or communication quality is good.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
[3]
601: Missing or runaway person, including juveniles.
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Location mentioned:
E Madero Ave, Mesa, AZ 85209
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