Investigation of phone theft and minor crash near America's Best, Coraopolis PA
TheftPolice are investigating a report that a person in a Penske truck may have stolen a cell phone from a car near Americas Best Value Inn in Moon Township. The truck then backed into another vehicle before leaving. There is minor damage to two vehicles. A witness described a female in a blue or dark dress entering the store. Authorities are checking video footage to confirm the theft.
Audio|Source: Township Of Moon Police
05:40
Transcript:
00:00
I think I have that truck behind Americas Best Value Inn.
00:05
It's a trailer on it.
00:08
It looks like Indiana, Papa, 992086.
00:12
Silver Cadillac is out of Virginia.
00:15
Tango, Yankee, Charlie, 5169.
00:19
give you a plate on the Penske truck and I can get one.
00:24
Okay, I call or they confirmed that it was a Cadillac of Pantone.
00:35
Brian, is there like a victim there with another car's damage or is the damage just on this car?
00:43
John,
00:44
I got a Spanish-speaking person here.
00:47
They think that one of the people in that truck went in their car and stole his cell phone and then they backed into another car before they left.
00:56
All right, Greg, let me another unit over here.
01:11
6.15. I'll need their information for the accident and also if they have this guy's cell phone I'm trying to talk to his young child who's translating for me.
01:23
I got a guy in a wheelchair approaching me from this vehicle.
01:26
I don't know if he's involved with blackmail.
01:30
He said there was a blackmail driver and there was a female with a blue dress on passenger.
01:40
I should have a white dog with him.
01:49
Yeah, the dog's here too.
01:59
Greg, I have a 28th for you.
02:00
This is the people who had their cell phone stolen.
02:02
It's MNT 7873.
02:05
Mike November tango 7873.
02:10
Sorry.
02:19
606.6, I have a vehicle that they backed into 28 when you're ready.
02:27
Go ahead.
02:29
Lima, Yankee, Lima, 6721.
02:44
All right, that first 28 I gave you, he did...
02:48
I don't know if he hit him or not.
02:54
Okay.
03:04
6.06, 605.
03:09
Go ahead, Brian.
03:17
Go ahead, 606.
03:20
Hold on.
03:25
606 to 6. 606.
03:31
The 6.
03:36
Complain is 23717-354.
03:42
See you.
04:01
605 to 606.
04:05
Go ahead.
04:08
All right, their story's a little different.
04:11
They don't know anything about the cell phone and they say the lady over there said there was no damage that they could leave.
04:21
That was before they said, hey, I think they have on phone.
04:25
All right. Yeah.
04:27
There is minor damage to two vehicles over here, which their vehicles started it, but neither one of them are worried about the damage to their vehicle here.
04:34
They were more concerned about the cell phone.
04:36
I'm going to go inside and see if the manager can show me a video to see if somebody went in their car.
04:43
All right. They're saying nobody got out of this truck.
04:46
They say they were all inside the truck the whole time.
04:50
Is there a female in a blue dress?
04:55
There is one female here, she's got like a, it might be blue, dark blue or black dress with a white top, du rag on her head, skinnier.
05:09
The witness told me that the female on a blue dress went inside the store and came out.
05:18
Okay, is that who took the phone?
05:22
Say that again, John.
05:25
Is that who they think took the phone?
05:29
They have no idea, and I'm not 100% sure that they did take the phone, but I'm going to ask the manager if we can see the video right now.
05:38
All right, copy.
05:39
I'll just stand by with him.
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Near University Blvd, Coraopolis, PA 15108
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