Mesa Police Update

Good news: Jail guards are going to be trained on ICE immigration procedures to help handle determining and processing illegal immigrants. Since Mesa was near the back of the line when it came to the ICE training, they actually got the new training, instead of being retrained with the new procedures like the Sheriff's office and others.

Bad news: Mesa PD has been paying a suspended officer $93,000 for the last nine months he has been on administrative leave. If there is that much controversy around a guy, why would you even keep him around? Obviously, you want the police department to conduct the investigations and follow up on complaints, but nine months and nearly $100,000 seems a little excessive. Figure out what you are going to do with the guy and get it done. Mesa cannot afford to pay someone for sitting around.