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Two young children found wandering alone in apartment complex, Mesa AZ

Family Offense

Reported: 09/20/2025 08:15 AM (PDT)

Near W Emelita Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202

Two young children, aged two and three, were found wandering alone in an apartment complex near West Emelita without adult supervision. A concerned person stayed with them until police arrived, and an older sibling came out to collect them.

Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Fiesta Patrol District

01:57

Transcript:

00:00

So, (name withheld), can I have to break, please, for near West Emelita.

00:04

And a sergeant to copy is for a two-year-old wandering through the complex alone.

00:11

Through big position, you can break me.

00:15

And that's all open copy.

00:17

Thank you, sir.

00:18

It's going to be near West Emelita.

00:21

Our piece says there's a three-year-old wandering through without an adult still in progress.

00:25

They've seen this child wandering alone before.

00:28

They think they may belong to near 1140.

00:31

That door is going to be wide open.

00:32

I'll check history there.

00:42

Then, Baker 12 is the ARP be able to grab the child and make sure she stops wandering?

00:47

Hello?

00:52

Two-year-old, male, no shirt, black pants.

01:00

There's going to be two kids now wandering around without parents.

01:03

A three-year-old and a two-year-old and a two-year-old native male green shirt black pants.

01:10

And reference the unit they possibly belong to near 1140.

01:13

We do have recent 420 and 416 there.

01:19

Salt River was just there a couple days ago.

01:21

I'll try to see why.

01:26

An RP is going to stay with the kids until PD gets there.

01:34

I'm going to get back.

01:35

Do we have a location for RP? I'm asking.

01:44

An older sibling just went outside to grab the kids as well.

01:50

Thanks for you're going on.

01:53

Can that be a 906[1] and 900[2] for two toddlers walking around near West Emelita?

Police codes explained

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

[1]

906: Missing person (at-risk)

[2]

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

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Near W Emelita Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202

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