A convicted sex offender is in jail after Buckeye police investigated reports of a suspicious vehicle near Buckeye Elementary School. Officers stopped Miguel de Jesus Ramirez Diaz and arrested the 40-year-old on suspicion of DUI.
According to the Buckeye Police Department, just after 3 p.m. on Monday, school staff alerted the Buckeye police school resource officer (SRO) about a male driver in a white car driving back and forth in an alley where students often exit the campus at the end of the school day. Staff also said the driver parked nearby and was watching students on the playground.
The SRO located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop when Ramirez Diaz sped away and blew past a stop sign. The car was located a short time later at a gas station near Monroe and 5th Street. The officer, again, attempted to stop the car but Ramirez Diaz ignored officer commands and nearly hit another car as he drove away.
Additional officers responding to the area located Ramirez Diaz’s vehicle near Miller and Baseline and conducted a traffic stop. Ramirez Diaz showed signs of impairment.
Investigators later learned Ramirez Diaz is currently on probation for a sex crimes conviction.