Safe and Healthy Environment

I have been in law enforcement for 27 years, serving as a correctional officer for four of those years. I have served as a field training officer, juvenile officer, accident investigator, evidence technician, crime scene investigator, undercover narcotics officer, police bicycle officer, general instructor, taser instructor, narcotics canine handler, crisis intervention officer, and crisis negotiator, and I am currently assigned as the School Resource Officer at Queen Creek High School since January 2023. My goal is to provide a safe and productive environment in which the students can thrive. 

I have been a Mesa Police Officer for 15 years. I began my career in 2008 and I worked patrol in all four police districts for my first 5 years in the department. I am now in my fifth year as a school resource officer during my second time in the SRO Unit. I previously worked as the assigned SRO at Westwood High School (from January 2013 through December 2014) before running the Mesa Police Explorer post (now the Mesa Police Cadets). After four years back on patrol, I returned to the unit in January 2021 to take over as the assigned SRO at Taylor Junior High. In March 2022, I moved to Eastmark High School to be their second ever full-time SRO. I get the unique experience of working in the same school where my own children attend, and I have had the opportunity to coach girls basketball in my short time at Eastmark. My favorite part about being a school resource officer is being able to build positive relationships with students on a daily basis in a way that they may not otherwise be able to experience outside of school. There is no assignment in the police department that suits me better than school resource officer, and I plan on doing this until I retire. Go Firebirds!

Officer Brenton Shipman has proudly served in law enforcement for over twenty years and currently serves as the school resource officer (SRO) at Crismon High School with the Queen Creek Police Department.

Officer Shipman began his law enforcement career in 2005 with the Davenport Police Department in Davenport, Iowa. He served on patrol from 2005 to 2011 before joining the Fugitive Apprehension Task Force, where he worked from 2011 to 2013. After returning to patrol in 2013, he was assigned to the South District’s second watch — one of the city’s highest-crime areas — where he regularly responded to violent calls for service. During his tenure in Davenport, he also served as a field training officer, mentoring and training new police recruits.

In October 2015, Officer Shipman relocated to Arizona and joined the Apache Junction Police Department. After serving on patrol for nine months, he transferred to the Criminal Investigations Division as a detective specializing in violent crimes involving both children and adults. While in this role, he was the lead case agent on three homicide investigations and assisted as a co-detective or supporting investigator on six additional homicide cases. He also served as a breacher on the Apache Junction SWAT team.

Officer Shipman laterally transferred to the Queen Creek Police Department in March 2023. After serving in the Patrol Division, he was assigned to Queen Creek’s first homicide investigation in October 2023. Following that case, he joined the Special Victims Unit, where he investigated child and adult sexual crimes. He also received extensive human trafficking training and worked on several sex trafficking investigations before becoming the school resource officer at Crismon High School in September 2025.

Throughout his two decades in law enforcement, Officer Shipman has developed a deep passion for working with youth, whom he recognizes as among the most vulnerable yet resilient members of the community. He describes his current role as SRO as the most rewarding experience of his career, calling it his “dream job.”

Officer Shipman approaches his work with compassion and a “soft touch,” believing strongly in giving victims a voice and ensuring students feel safe, supported, and heard. He strives to serve the Crismon community not just as an officer, but as a friend, mentor, counselor, and teacher.

He is happily married and the proud father of three children. His wife is an educator, and together they are dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of young people.

Go, Rattlers!