CASE NUMBER: 33-7612-21/A
A Vexations Police Story
By Kyt Dotson
CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT REPORT
Case Number: 33-7612-21/A
Incident: Breaking And Entering
Location: 8210 Emerald Ave
Escalation: Possible Homicide
Officer(s) Responding: Officer W. Millard (reporting) and Officer J. Cerrato
April 8th 2007, 2230, OFFICER
CERRATO and I responded to a priority call from Dispatch in regards
to a landlord homeowner who saw lights and motions in an abandoned
property. When we arrived at the premises the homeowner, identified
as FRANK L. GILFORD, 54, was waiting across the street. He
described “movement and lights” witnessed by neighbors
who were not available for questioning. He himself also witnessed
shadows moving against the windows ten minutes before we
arrived.
With MR GILFORD’s permission OFFICER
CERRATO and I entered through the front door of the premises using
a key provided by MR GILFORD. Whereupon we found the interior empty
and abandoned. We cleared the first floor and discovered no current
occupants or evidence of a break in. The back door, kitchen door,
and front door were all intact to inspection. We ascended the
stairs onto the second floor and began to clear the upper
rooms.
Upon entering what would be the master bedroom
we came upon a pool of blood-like liquid approximately four feet
across in the center of the floor. Unrecognizable symbols and
writing was scrawled on all four walls with patterns and
diagrams.
Upon this discovery I immediately radioed for
a rescue unit, a crime scene unit, and a supervisor. OFFICER
CERRATO went back down to the first floor to circle around the
building from the front and I exited through the back door onto the
balcony. We made a full circle of the perimeter and found no sign
of any other parties.
SARGENT C. COOPER arrived by taxi cab at 2255
and I apprised him of our findings while two other units secured
the crime scene for CSU and rescue.
At this time SARGENT COOPER took charge of the
crime scene asked that OFFICER CERRATO and I speak with DETECTIVES
E. TATE and M. HALE from Major Case about what we observed inside
the premises.