Person returns stolen items to store for phone exchange, Berkeley CA


A person returned stolen goods to a store to exchange them for a phone. The store decided not to involve the police.
Audio|Source: Berkeley Police and Fire
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Transcript:
(name withheld) showed up and stated the subject was sorry for stealing and is going to bring the items back to pay for them and exchange them for his phone. Safeway does not want a prosecution and also doesn't want to provide video or anything else like that. Okay, so the responsible is coming back to the Safeway to bring the items back and pay for them in exchange for cell phone, no prosecution by Safeway, correct? Yeah, so if I can just get a code 198, that'd be great.
(name withheld) showed up and stated the subject was sorry for stealing and is going to bring the items back to pay for them and exchange them for his phone. Safeway does not want a prosecution and also doesn't want to provide video or anything else like that. Okay, so the responsible is coming back to the Safeway to bring the items back and pay for them in exchange for cell phone, no prosecution by Safeway, correct? Yeah, so if I can just get a code 198, that'd be great.
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Location mentioned:
Near Shattuck Pl, Berkeley, CA 94709
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