Theft suspect on BMX bike last seen near Home Depot


Police radios describe a theft suspect on a black BMX bike, wearing a black hoodie and jeans, last seen near the Home Depot and possibly heading toward a wooded area behind the building. Officers continue to search.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
02:22
Transcript:
234 Almer and we're arriving now. Do you want me to hold? I think the suspect's not here right now. I'm trying to get a description. 242. 242. I'll be en route to the station and put items on property. 234 out. 234 (name withheld). Do we know if anybody found this guy? Anybody south find this suspect? 234 we're still searching for him. 26, I never heard a last known direction of travel. When you guys were pulling up, we were still on the phone with the ATM guards and they said that he was right behind their truck as he saw cops pulling in. There was a guy on the back kind of southwest corner of the Home Depot kind of complex there that was pointing. to the north i'm wondering if i got it to go north behind the building and then disappear off into the watered area back there before the guy's going to be on a bmx type vehicle wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans copy black hood sweatshirt and jeans on a black bmx bike 34 (name withheld). 34 (name withheld)? Yeah, this gentleman was a black male. We're in all black. He had some clear vision glasses on with a mask on. His hands were exposed. You could tell he was a black male. Black BMX bike. Probably went in the woods area behind Home Depot somewhere. Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50320
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