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Superstition Patrol Division

The Superstition Patrol Division, home to 123,000 residents, is located at 2430 S. Ellsworth Road. The district's boundaries are from Val Vista south to Main Street, east to the city limits and Higley Road north of Main Street, east to the city limits. The district includes the Williams Gateway Airport that houses Arizona State University East campus, the Mesa Community and Chandler/Gilbert Community College campuses. The Superstition District continues to be one of the fastest growing areas in the city. The Superstition business corridor includes the Superstition Springs shopping center, the Harkins movie complex, and many other businesses and eateries. Officers answer a monthly average of 5,923 calls for service.

The station opened in the summer of 1997 and currently operates with a staff of 108. Two officers from this substation gained media attention when they were dispatched to deliver a baby on one of the Valley freeways.  [Article: Cops Deliver? Oh, Baby]

One of the many features incorporated into the Superstition Substation is a large community room. The room is available to various community groups and is a frequently used community resource.

Law Enforcement for Youth Programs -- The Mesa Police Department has two law enforcement programs for young people. The first program is the Law Enforcement Explorer Post. It is for people between the ages of 14 and 21 who are interested in a career in law enforcement. They attend meetings, receive police-related training, attend seminars, participate in competitions, work security and traffic control details, and do ride-alongs with police officers. The second program is the Law Enforcement Education and Development program (LEED). This program is for young people who are 12 and 13 years old and have expressed an interest in law enforcement or the Explorer Post program. The idea behind this program is to give even younger kids an opportunity to become involved in law enforcement, before other influences may lead them astray. The young people meet once a month and learn different aspects of the police department and law enforcement in general and, when appropriate, they help at activities with the Explorer Post. When they turn 14, they can move into the Explorer Post program. To learn more about these programs visit www.Mesaaz.gov/police/explorers/default.aspx or www.Mesaaz.gov/police/explorers/leed.aspx.

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