Suspect flees after attempted burglary in Columbus, Columbus OH


A male suspect fled on foot after attempting a burglary in an isolated Columbus neighborhood. A firearm was recovered at the scene. The suspect was wearing a black coat with patches and black sweatpants. An attempt to detain him with a Taser was unsuccessful. Police requested K-9 units and aerial support to locate the suspect.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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Transcript:
00:00
Got a Giers Avenue, neighbor was leaving for this morning and noticed the garage doors were forced open and back door was wide open.
00:08
Person lives here is an awfully female, caller didn't know her name.
00:11
And then if anybody is inside and caller wasn't able to get in contact with the elderly female neighbor.
00:16
threw the gun on the ground before taking off.
00:19
The caller has possession of the 33 and it is loaded.
00:21
It's a known homeless for the caller, maybe still in the area, possibly in the rear of the store.
00:26
Chopper is not up yet.
00:27
Individual.
00:28
Just happen to happen at errands.
00:31
Odyssey tag King John David 1545, not maintaining lane.
00:36
Last scene, Southbound on Bryce.
00:37
Ninety-two.
00:38
Anything from the address was again for where we recovered this firearm.
00:41
Was in the rear of Iveyhurst.
00:46
Thank you.
00:50
We reviewed the school cameras and nothing is popping up for him.
00:57
I copy.
00:58
272.
00:59
Right down this street, I'm at I can see if I can give your hand in your office.
01:03
Henderson, East of Reef.
01:04
One southbound from 270,
01:06
the gray ram selling a trailer.
01:10
There's items that's falling out of the trailer onto the roadway.
01:13
Our caller is in the unmarked Morrow County, apparently Sheriff's Office vehicle.
01:18
I am not getting up to date.
01:19
I think this is just more of a, just an error at this point.
01:22
Mr. Simpson's running westbound.
01:24
Copy jump to since running westbound.
01:26
black coat black sweats it's an isolated neighborhood back here he's looking to have anywhere to go street that you're on
01:39
I'm going to chase them.
01:40
Um, he's not going to be back here in this neighborhood.
01:41
I imagine we don't have chopper.
01:42
I just asked somebody call the heliport.
01:44
We're over here on Giselle and Fife Wright, somewhere in this area.
01:48
We can get chopper overhead.
01:49
Some of the cars over here to help circulate.
01:51
Okay, um, chopper, somebody's calling the teleport now.
01:54
Fivehead, is that way anyone else can start up?
01:55
911[1]. 911, 51-4-4[2]-headed that way.
01:57
Paul name of (name withheld), that's all we've got so far.
02:01
Tall, skinny, male.
02:04
All black with words on a jacket is what I understood.
02:06
Three paths.
02:07
Yeah, they're more like patches on the jacket.
02:09
It's a South Park jacket.
02:11
He said Taser was unsuccessful.
02:12
Okay, the female here is saying is his name is (name withheld).
02:15
(name withheld), I copy.
02:16
Three, can we get a perimeter set up any K-9 in route, please? Any K-9 to Channel 3, K-9 Channel 3? The same date of birth is maybe February 20-something, so how...
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911: Emergency Call
[2]
51-4-4: Unit/Officer Heading to Scene
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