Physical fight reported over backpack on sidewalk, Mesa AZ


The audio records a report of a physical altercation between a man and a woman over a backpack on a sidewalk. The woman was on a bike and wearing a dress. Police were alerted to the situation.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Central Patrol District
02:57
Transcript:
(name withheld) 16. (name withheld) 16, go ahead. I just drove past a male and a female fighting over a backpack on University and Center near the Circle-K. Copy. Female was wearing a dress and she's on a bike. Copy. No, they were on the sidewalk. (name withheld) 25. Three (name withheld) 25. I'm going to clear this is D.C. 5. He's not ready to go over to the location and get his belongings. And then he says he's going to call back when he's ready. Happy. One (name withheld) 24, one (name withheld) 23. Will you start for that 418[1], University and Center, for that male in 101[2] in a physical over a backpack? One (name withheld) 24, copying route. 43, copying around. (name withheld) 16. Was there any description of the male? Call on, sorry. Copy. (name withheld) 23. Has real-time got any cameras over there? Real-time? Real-time? I'm looking right now. like we're going to have the two on the north of the (number withheld). Copy. The 101 half is walking northbound in the dirt lot. Okay. Okay. Do you have a description of the male? Yeah, it looks like a supervisor's out with one of them. She's an RP. They're saying that lady with the backpack, the unit that's out with her, she was fighting with a guy. Copy. Can you put us on that call? Where's the 101? Copy. Okay. Can you ask you put us on that call? Where's the 101? Copy.
(name withheld) 16. (name withheld) 16, go ahead. I just drove past a male and a female fighting over a backpack on University and Center near the Circle-K. Copy. Female was wearing a dress and she's on a bike. Copy. No, they were on the sidewalk. (name withheld) 25. Three (name withheld) 25. I'm going to clear this is D.C. 5. He's not ready to go over to the location and get his belongings. And then he says he's going to call back when he's ready. Happy. One (name withheld) 24, one (name withheld) 23. Will you start for that 418[1], University and Center, for that male in 101[2] in a physical over a backpack? One (name withheld) 24, copying route. 43, copying around. (name withheld) 16. Was there any description of the male? Call on, sorry. Copy. (name withheld) 23. Has real-time got any cameras over there? Real-time? Real-time? I'm looking right now. like we're going to have the two on the north of the (number withheld). Copy. The 101 half is walking northbound in the dirt lot. Okay. Okay. Do you have a description of the male? Yeah, it looks like a supervisor's out with one of them. She's an RP. They're saying that lady with the backpack, the unit that's out with her, she was fighting with a guy. Copy. Can you put us on that call? Where's the 101? Copy. Okay. Can you ask you put us on that call? Where's the 101? Copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
418: Physical fight (per radio context, often used for disturbance/fight calls)
[2]
101: Female (police shorthand for a female subject)
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Location mentioned:
C St & U St, Mesa, AZ 85205
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