Copper theft at business; suspect on foot, Houston TX
TheftAudio of officers coordinating response to copper theft at a business. They describe a suspect on foot, set up a perimeter, and deployed a K9 unit. The alarm company and the business owner reported live footage and photos of repeated thefts by the same suspect. Officers search nearby woods, parking lots, and buildings and mention a vehicle tag (redacted).
Audio|Source: Harris County Law Enforcement - North
07:22
Transcript:
00:00
Because I'm going to turn on the facade. 123-138, latest update. Go up that into that subdivision and just go up north just a little bit. 123-138, the current update is reporting list quick and might have taken and might have caught on.
00:26
Attention unit is attention units, channels held for 138 and 123. Emergency traffic only channels held at 235. And that's what they're saying? Oh, baby, let me get home, you know, sorry. Kill your sirens. Steve, a local, 2007, north of the street, that'd be somewhere. 123, did you advise in the building?
00:56
He said they're on foot, ring off, correct? Once 23, let's get that a subpoena, it's on the Supreme Court. All you check this. 123, we have... I'm on screen to Stubmir. I've got a shutdown over here. David 111 is on Frasotti. We just need somebody north.
01:23
23B advised that the units did not have a good visual on the subject so we don't know if they were currently inside or not. I'm sorry, 3.1.2, is that you coming up? At 5-4. What's, uh, where are you all that? What are we looking for here? Got my light on you now. 10-4[1], I got you. The east and the wood line behind us.
01:52
138 to 102 that business directly across. It looks like there's an open gate. They want to get that a look as well. On 2033, King 14. Yeah, go ahead, sir. It wasn't given at the intersection, but he took off. As long as he stays in that intersection, he should be able to see down-spring stoop here.
02:22
One forth, please. So, six, four, one-twile.
02:29
45, 304. Charles Eastwater, 123. I'm sitting here at the intersection of Worthwood. All right, 34, go ahead. All right, clear. Throwing your lights, just keep an eye on Rothwood and Springsteubener for me. That was clear.
02:55
Where we're standing is a big BFI trash can. Just to the south of us is a fence line that hits the thick woods right there. There's openings under that fence into the thick wood right there. The full escalator. Number 11 checking. Under control. Okay. 123, 102. Just be advised back here on the back by this trash can is where they've been stealing it from. No. 3.8.
03:22
Hey, 123, myself and King 11 are here at the front. We can put down. Okay, yeah, go ahead and bring the Pups in, and I'll show you what we're looking at. All right, they were definitely stealing from what the alarm company was saying, correct? Yeah, we got an email on it earlier today. This has been a repeated problem, same offender. 41. All right, that's fair.
03:50
Yes, Satch. Let's just confirm with the alarm company that they did see them actively trying to steal this copper out here. So let me be the next available to pick up that Buk Creek call to ongoing disturbance. That's clear. That's clear. This regard is 438. 1-2030 King 14 should be advised. Even if it wasn't tonight, if it's the same suspect, we have them on theft already. It's available for the Vute. Just that was called.
04:20
And there's photos of them, so we're just trying to positive ID, uh, the suspect, but it's the same suspect over and over again. All right. Thank you. Steve for Disterm itself, there. 5790 FM 1960 Road to West. 123. Go ahead, ma'am.
04:47
If the alarm company did, it was a live footage of them still in copper. Yeah, it's clear. If the alarm company is on the phone, so I'm just set the alarm off again. P4Miner and North Freeway in 1960. That's quick. It was the owner of the business, not the alarm company. 22, you don't send it.
05:15
Go ahead. Where you at? I'm pulling out. What perimeter do you want me to take here? What spot? Paper tag 80267-96. It's going to be a black cracker 300. They're going to be making their way back to cricket.
05:38
2.14, canine warnings given. King 11 is going to have his dog on the ground here, just a minute. I'm getting some hotspots just to the open field south, east of the original location. I can't tell exactly what it is. I'd be something to check out.
06:01
That's clear. So it's going to be the general of the city that should have been on foot. Units, there's a church just in the south of us. A church or a school? It's a large building. I think it's a church, though. Either way, if one of y'all can go over to that parking lot over there and lock that down too. I'm right here, Sard Dora. That's good. That's it south.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
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Location mentioned:
Near Farm to Market 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 77069
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