Suspect tries to steal at Home Depot, punches employee


Summary: A man tried to steal items from Home Depot and punched a worker who confronted him. He fled north on a dark bike, wearing a gray tank top, dark shorts, and a green backpack. He was last seen near the hospital helipad heading north; police are tracking his movements.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
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Transcript:
00:00It's going to be the Home Depot, 1545 South Crosman, RPSLP officer.00:03There's a male leaving with items tried to punch the RP.00:07Whitemail in his 20s, gray tank top, dark shorts, 58, 145, buscut blonde hair, tattoos on his arms and legs, and by one of his eyes.00:16He's going to be leaving northbound on a dark colored bicycle.00:21And I'm known if it's in his backpack, RP thinks possibly has everything back, but not sure.00:27And it was lasting by the ER entrance at the hospital.00:32Three-one copies.00:35Three-minute for 45-star were you trying to reach me?00:40Yeah, so you can start for those 961, 75-2090s probably.00:45Copy now. Okay, now.00:48Mr. Baker, 56, any copy-up, please?00:51Go ahead.00:53Frank, X-ray, Adam, 7 Young King.00:56This will be RPA's truck.00:59Copy.01:05She turns to a 22 accident.01:08On the way on up 48 now.01:12Real time, go ahead.01:17On that South Chrisman, what was the description again? Did he have, like, a green backpack? Might have it possible and what it does.01:23My shirt change.01:24He's by the helipad going northbound.01:27He doesn't have a color of the backpack, but he does have one with him.01:30Whitemail 20s, gray tank top, dark shorts, 58-145, buzzcut blonde hair.01:35Tattoos? It's not possible.01:37He's got like a green backpack.01:39He's now as a black shirt.01:40He's now walking northbound past the helipad.01:46Okay.01:52Baker of 530, where's the 961 at?01:56961 is 7529 East Broadway.
00:00
It's going to be the Home Depot, 1545 South Crosman, RPSLP officer.
00:03
There's a male leaving with items tried to punch the RP.
00:07
Whitemail in his 20s, gray tank top, dark shorts, 58, 145, buscut blonde hair, tattoos on his arms and legs, and by one of his eyes.
00:16
He's going to be leaving northbound on a dark colored bicycle.
00:21
And I'm known if it's in his backpack, RP thinks possibly has everything back, but not sure.
00:27
And it was lasting by the ER entrance at the hospital.
00:32
Three-one copies.
00:35
Three-minute for 45-star were you trying to reach me?
00:40
Yeah, so you can start for those 961, 75-2090s probably.
00:45
Copy now. Okay, now.
00:48
Mr. Baker, 56, any copy-up, please?
00:51
Go ahead.
00:53
Frank, X-ray, Adam, 7 Young King.
00:56
This will be RPA's truck.
00:59
Copy.
01:05
She turns to a 22 accident.
01:08
On the way on up 48 now.
01:12
Real time, go ahead.
01:17
On that South Chrisman, what was the description again? Did he have, like, a green backpack? Might have it possible and what it does.
01:23
My shirt change.
01:24
He's by the helipad going northbound.
01:27
He doesn't have a color of the backpack, but he does have one with him.
01:30
Whitemail 20s, gray tank top, dark shorts, 58-145, buzzcut blonde hair.
01:35
Tattoos? It's not possible.
01:37
He's got like a green backpack.
01:39
He's now as a black shirt.
01:40
He's now walking northbound past the helipad.
01:46
Okay.
01:52
Baker of 530, where's the 961 at?
01:56
961 is 7529 East Broadway.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Crismon Rd, Mesa, AZ 85209
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