The Brief
- Mesa Police Sergeant Edward Fire is accused of tipping off a narcotics suspect before a Chandler SWAT raid.
- According to investigators, Fire texted the suspect after seeing an internal police dispatch alert.
- Fire is currently on unpaid administrative suspension while Mesa Police conducts an internal investigation.
MESA, Ariz. – A Mesa Police sergeant is charged with tipping off the suspect in a Chandler Police narcotics investigation, and Chandler’s police chief says this was a dirty cop that put the safety of officers at risk.
What we know:
As Chandler PD served their search warrant as part of a narcotics investigation, they say their key suspect told them he was tipped off. Authorities say it was the man’s “drinking buddy,” who also happens to be a higher-up in the Mesa Police Department.…