Mesa Police Department Dobson Patrol District
Community Action Team (CAT)

The Dobson Patrol Division Community Action Team (CAT) is committed to improving the quality of life for our citizens that live within our district.  The Dobson CAT unit consists of seven officers and one sergeant.  Each officer has an assigned beat or area to patrol.  Our district has a unique blend of business and residential areas that offer challenges and opportunities for the CAT unit.  It is our goal to work with citizens in a partnership to resolve problems. 

Because of this commitment, the CAT unit has taken a proactive direction.  In addition to working the traditional problem-oriented policing projects within the district, the CAT unit is attacking crime problems of the division by targeting the three most frequent committed crimes: theft, stolen vehicles, and burglaries. The CAT unit has become proactive toward enforcement of these crimes and has been able to establish partnerships to combat these crimes.   As a result, our recovery rate of stolen vehicles has risen, and we have arrested several subjects for theft(s). Due to our large population and density issues for the district, traffic has always been a concern for our citizens.  Because of these traffic concerns the Dobson CAT unit is committed to partnering with the Mesa Police Traffic Division and the citizens of the Dobson District.  The CAT unit is also an active partner of the departments Burglary Reduction Program, which identifies a “top ten” list of suspects who have shown a propensity to commit burglary. 

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