Memos: Mesa police, regional crime center had no clue from partners about 'Gilbert Goons'

A gap in communication among East Valley police departments could have played a part in failing to identify the trend of attacks by the “Gilbert Goons,” Mesa police wrote in an internal memo.

Chief Ken Cost and other police officers had not heard of the Gilbert Goons until after The Arizona Republic published its investigation in December, according to communications obtained by The Republic with a Public Records Act request.