Missing 12-year-old last seen near Desert Ridge Junior High, Mesa AZ
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Missing PersonA 12-year-old boy is reported missing near Desert Ridge Junior High in Mesa, Arizona. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants, a backpack, and white and black checkerboard Vans shoes.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
Listen to dispatch call
00:48
Transcript:
00:00
Do you guys check in the area over there? With my favorite house?
00:07
John 846, 12-year-old 601.
00:10
He's a pretty tall, pretty big kid.
00:13
It's about an hour time delay right now.
00:15
Possibly wearing a black hoodie.
00:17
I uploaded a photo.
00:19
He's got white and black checkerboard vans-type shoes on.
00:22
vans-type shoes on.
00:24
He's wearing black pants and a backpack.
00:31
Copy in the area of Meridian and 15th Avenue.
00:38
Yeah, 10-4[1] is Desert Ridge Junior High, so, you know, Crismon and Madero north of Guadalupe.
00:47
Copy, can you have a call.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
E Madero Ave, Mesa, AZ 85209
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