Mesa police officer charged with hindering prosecution of man accused of selling drugs, court records show

MESA, Ariz. — Mesa Police Department Officer Edward Fire is facing a criminal investigation tied to allegations of hindering the prosecution of a person accused of selling drugs, according to a complaint filed on April 23.

Fire, on or about March 10, intentionally hindered the prosecution of a man accused of “Narcotics Drugs for Sale”, and did assist him by knowingly warning him of impending prosecution, the direct complaint states.

“The Mesa Police Department has been made aware of a criminal investigation involving one of its members,” the Mesa Police Department told 12News…

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