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Suspects flee after attempted vehicle break-ins in Columbia HeightsColumbia Heights MN

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Pierce St NE & 43rd Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421

Police pursued suspects who tried to break into vehicles near Pierce St NE and 43rd Ave NE. The suspects fled on foot through backyards, running northbound between houses. Officers heard fences rattling and at least one gunshot was reported. One suspect was taken into custody after a struggle in front of a blue house on 43rd Avenue.

Audio|Source: Anoka County Police and Fire
06:51
Transcript:
00:00
I'm at... I'm at...
00:05
Stay where you're at and watch eastbound, bound, bound 43rd.
00:10
And just ask, if you have any additional cars coming to help?
00:13
Negative. All you got is tweaking 32 coming with the drone.
00:18
Copy that. IMAG, just stay where you're at, keep watching eastbound.
00:22
Hey, here's some fences rattling north of 43rd appears.
00:32
When I came across them, they were all hovering around one vehicle on 43rd in McCod.
00:40
Seems like I might have interrupted their attention to break into one.
00:47
So I'm sorry making calls and from the response if there's officers who are out.
00:53
See Mary 31, Shum here.
01:01
C, Mary 31, 2.29.
01:07
So 3.32, I'm at 46.5 in Pierce.
01:10
I need one at 43rd in Pierce, 43rd in McLeod, and at, uh...
01:20
1339, that's this other agency?
01:24
Mr. Guard.
01:26
Happy Permitter spots, 43rd at Pierce, 43rd at McLeod, and then in front of 4241, McLeod, 2.30.
01:32
3, Bravo, 39, SSOther agency.
01:37
3.9, copy.
01:39
2.30. 2.30.
01:41
I believe they're hunker down between 42 and a half avenue northeast to the south and then 43rd Avenue northeast to the north and between those homes, I believe.
01:53
Three Robles and six out the last use there.
01:56
Three Rebel 36, 230.
01:57
No,
01:59
probably break into vehicles before being interrupted.
02:06
No for dispatch.
02:07
He's Buffalo Chief 3 is in route.
02:12
Here at 31, I'm rolling next to my spot and then I'll be at 4E3rd as Kyle.
02:19
He's about Chief 3 copy here around.
02:21
Two 31. Hey, 31, 21, 221.
02:28
Medd, right now you're kind of in the middle of McLeod and Pierce, just stay there until someone gets to 43rd in Pierce.
02:35
That way we can have it blocked constantly.
02:39
2824, I'm at 43rd in Pierce.
02:42
So it's 410-231.
02:48
31 earlier the one that came towards us did go towards your squad car at 43rd as he was running on that direction.
03:01
Copy. I can kind of hear more fences rattling just south of 43rd.
03:08
I'm walking back to my squad.
03:10
I can't make out which house is behind though.
03:17
We have one running northbound off of Pierce, Pierce Street.
03:23
Once in Northbound off Pierce.
03:29
Should they come up on your right-hand side, at that at the south side.
03:39
Okay, I'm here, I don't see anybody.
03:48
The male ran from the second house in between the first and second house on the south east, the northeast corner of that intersection.
03:59
He ran northbound between the houses towards 42nd and a half.
04:05
I can hear fences right in front of 1,3rd south of that location.
04:15
Twist for the male was approximately 5 in Skinny build.
04:22
Copy if I had me.
04:28
King 32 to Hyde Scars.
04:30
We have any confirmed charges or just suspicious activity.
04:36
I don't know if that was a gunshot or what that was.
04:39
Sorry,
04:41
that sounds like one shot to the north partition.
04:46
Copy shots fired to the north, 235.
04:49
That was a call back out.
04:50
One running on 43rd! It's got out!
04:57
One running east on 43rd.
04:59
Just the reason how they caught out! 4200!
05:03
Back to 4,800, 43rd.
05:05
I'm gonna fucking is low, fuck, Tate! So fucking...
05:13
4-7 is Fart State, Chicago, helicopter as well.
05:18
Copy, close starting, state, 235.
05:22
King City, Tuesday, St.
05:24
Anthony here, Minneapolis, and starts with cars for them.
05:27
Ten forth.
05:29
Three and thirty-one fighting with one from a blue house, all forty-thirds.
05:39
Fighting with one in front of a blue house on 43rd, 236.
05:48
249, station ambulance at their PD.
05:51
10-4[1].
05:55
07, stage fire as well.
05:58
10-4[1].
06:00
Ahmed,
06:05
start yelling, I can't find you.
06:12
Heights 31, start yelling if you can.
06:14
Cloud. I got one in custody.
06:22
One in custody for a third in McLeod.
06:24
Can we get a confirmation if there was any shots fired by police?
06:30
East Buffalo Rescue Levin in Relo 2.
06:33
He's by the Rescue Levin covered with 2.337.
06:37
It's 32, I did not shoot.
06:44
32 didn't shoot.
06:45
We have 31.
06:47
It was Ebola raft.
06:50
We were by 430 McLeod.
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Pierce St NE & 43rd Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421

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