Chief Of Police
Chief
Frank Milstead
Chief Frank Milstead was selected to lead the Mesa Police
Department on March 22, 2010 after 25 years of service to the
Phoenix Police Department. He leads a department of more than
1200 men and woman, sworn and civilian, dedicated to providing
exceptional police service to the third largest city in Arizona.
He has pledged to leverage the talents and resources of the Mesa
Police Department and its partners to make Mesa a safer city.
In December 2011 Forbes Magazine named Mesa, Arizona the 7th
safest city in the United States.
During his tenure with the Phoenix Police department Chief
Milstead demonstrated highly successful leadership and
management skill, serving in several high-profile positions that
included command positions in the Homeland Defense Bureau, Major
Offender Bureau and the Traffic Bureau. Chief Milstead was
also involved in several multi-agency high-status cases, served
in the Unified Command structure for Super Bowl 42 and the 2009
NBA All Star games, and maintains All Hazard Incident Commander
status.
Chief Milstead holds a Bachelors Degree in Organizational
Management from the University of Phoenix, and is a graduate of
the University of Louisville Southern Police Institute Chief
Executive Leadership Program. Chief Milstead also
participated in the FBI Leadership in Counterterrorism (LinCT)
Pacific 2010-2011 program. This is a prestigious
invitation-only program which consisted of four one-week cycles:
one held in Seattle, WA; one in Cambridge (Harvard), MA; and two
in Australia.
Chief Milstead serves as a member of the Major Cities Chiefs
Association (MCCA), International Association of Chiefs of
Police (IACP), and the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police
(AACOP). Chief Milstead also serves on several boards and
committees: Chairperson of the Arizona Regional
Information Sharing Sub-Committee, Vice Chair of the Arizona
Counter Terrorism Information Center (AcTIC) Executive Board;
Board Member of the MARC Center of Mesa; Board Member of the
Genesis Academy for at-risk youth; member of the Rotary Club of
Mesa; and named Honorary Chairperson for the 2011 Special
Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Mesa Police Department
PO Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211
Main Number
480-644-2030 (M-F/8a-5p)
Emergency
9-1-1
Non-Emergency
480-644-2211