Author Archives: Detective Seth Tyler

In the early afternoon of Tuesday, January 16th 59-year-old Elizabeth Ann Ramirez called 911 to report that she had strangled her mother. Upon arrival, officers found the body of an 80-year-old woman.

On January 8, 2018 a Chandler patrol officer was dragged by a vehicle after trying to arrest a non-compliant driver, 27-year-old Allen Pedro. A second patrol officer on-scene fired multiple rounds at Pedro when he attempted to run him over. Pedro fled to the Gila River Indian Reservation & eluded capture. Two days later, Pedro turned himself in.

While buying and selling permissible consumer fireworks in the City of Chandler is legal, setting them off inside the City limits may not be. Persons found in violation of the permissible consumer firework restrictions, or of setting off other than permissible consumer fireworks, will be subject to a criminal citation or complaint.

In the early evening of July 31, 2017, a shooting occurred at the Valero gas station & convenient store located at 2955 East Riggs Road. Jeremy Douwstra was standing at one of two DVD vending machines in front of the Valero when the suspect exited the store & began firing towards the building. Jeremy rescued a 12-year-old child who was in the line of fire.

On November 18, 2017, the Department achieved reaccreditation with the Gold Standard Assessment.  A police agency accredited with the Gold Standard Assessment is free of issues which detract from the professionalism of the organization.  The Chandler Police Department is honored to have once again earned this prestigious honor.

The Department’s Traffic Section will participate in the annual East Valley Holiday DUI Task Force. The Chandler Police Department will host the East Valley DUI Task Force on two separate evenings; December 7, 2017 and December 30, 2017. Please remember to always wear your seatbelt and either designate a driver or call for a ride when alcohol consumption is part of your holiday celebration.

The Chandler Police Department has received an $81,500 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to fund numerous traffic safety related programs for the period beginning October 26, 2017, through September 30, 2018. Please remember to always wear your seatbelt and designate a driver when alcohol consumption is part of your plans.

On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 members of the Chandler Police Department’s Traffic Unit will conduct a DUI warrant detail.  Beginning at 8AM, officers and detectives will actively seek subjects with active arrest warrants for DUI related offenses.  Those sought will be for Chandler Police offenses only.