Suspect flees on foot after possible fraud at Publix, Sarasota FL


A male suspect fled on foot from Publix near South Trail after a possible fraudulent bill was mentioned. The suspect was seen hiding near a senior living facility and ran through nearby neighborhoods and a strip mall while police and helicopter searched for him. A second female subject entered a nearby store during the incident.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Sheriff, Venice and North Port Police
08:50
Transcript:
00:00
The 1017 went on foot towards Publix.
00:03
They had additional caller advising that he was possibly hiding behind the senior folks home near South Trail.
00:12
Thank you, companies were checking.
00:16
TOW.
00:22
One Sam 17 dispatch, are they out of any product or anything like that and do they have the Faradjolent bill?
00:33
Or possibly match in the description of blackmail, white t-shirt, dark pants,
00:38
south side of the senior center.
00:44
Ten more. One seven-17. I'll get with a call. Take run and confirm.
00:50
Careful.
00:56
All Adam 0-01922.
01:06
Nobody just ran south to the, it looks like the strip mall that's just south of the senior center.
01:14
Keep an eye until you know it gets close.
01:22
Got me.
01:26
Once I'm 18, I'm a rival. I'm 97[2] in the area.
01:30
The invite with strip mall and sit by the dental office?
01:34
Yeah, that's right. He's at the case of key dental care in the backside.
01:39
Time for us.
01:41
Dispatch, I'm going 97[2].
01:42
In that area, I've had dental office.
01:45
Teller.
01:50
It's also showing us these tag if the driver is the owner, who should be a Jordan Edward Knight.
01:59
That's working.
02:04
Is there a tag associated with that, then?
02:19
I probably tagged 10, 12 and 7 vehicles.
02:26
104. 1-2010 Northport of Ledgerly there's another female that was with this vehicle, black female wearing black leggings, long-sleeved shirt, and possibly a bonnet or scarf type of hedge, went over to Circle K, or Arctic.
02:48
1011410, CBS 1220 South Trail.
02:55
Subject is continuing you to run eastbound through the field behind that senior center. He's approaching a fence now. He's going to come into a neighborhood.
03:03
Keep an eye on him. He's going to come out on Chalet Court.
03:07
6.4.18 provides your current location.
03:16
Talk him over the wall.
03:19
Everyone gives us 10-3[1] if you haven't already. Subjects still running.
03:23
Deputy has not made her over the wall but he's coming out to houses.
03:28
He's at 1211 Chalet Court.
03:33
Copy 121 Shaleigh Court. In the area.
03:37
Temer.
03:43
Once you have 20 to Air One, should I take a right onto Luminary Boulevard?
03:55
Unknown of this time, I'm trying to keep my eyes on him, but he's in that neighborhood that's to the west there, Chalet Court, and he's coming out onto Thornapple Drive.
04:08
All right, 26th, I'm right below you.
04:17
He's moving between houses now on Thorntaple Drive.
04:22
Addresses 1324 Thornapple Drive. He's in the back yard right now.
04:30
If you know one of those units, I'm about a minute out if you want to hold off on entering the backyard.
04:40
He's moving to the south behind the house is on Thornapple, where he ends up stopping. I'll let you know.
04:52
Looks like he's working his way towards the entrance to the subdivision on Habitat Boulevard.
05:02
24 at the CircleJ.
05:08
You have traffic?
05:13
You're asking for reference. Everyone's called. We have a crime.
05:16
We have a crime.
05:20
4-1 over 12.
05:23
Good.
05:26
You give me a 21.
05:38
Go ahead. We'll support 1 hour 11th.
05:41
Go ahead.
05:43
We could call around, see ya. Is it 7-4 to a transfer?
05:47
No work.
05:53
74.
05:54
104-106. 106. 24.
06:06
When I could not copy it.
06:11
Take a right for the next car that's coming into the neighborhood and he is running.
06:21
Watchman or two, Ardy, from what your advising subject ran in the direction of Circle K or beyond.
06:29
54, that subject is unrelated, but there does appear to be a second subject that gets out of the vehicle and goes into the store unknown where they go after that.
06:40
So which store and what's the time lasts?
06:46
The second subject goes into McDonald's at near South Trail, and I haven't seen where they go.
06:54
Description's still the same as provided?
06:59
Before,
07:00
the camera is too far away to get a good description of that second subject.
07:05
Watch Commander 1.
07:07
How they can watch Commander 2? I'm inside McDonald's now. We're going to check the cameras to see where they go.
07:14
There's nobody else in this, McDonald's.
07:16
All right, we check Taco Bell. I'm checking Waffle House, and we're going to check Starbucks.
07:26
Can you check that DL I threw in there, believe it popped up 77, my cat's frozen, and then I'll throw another 27 in for the other subject possibly.
07:40
10-04.
07:42
Watch command of the Arctic.
07:46
Go ahead.
07:49
What time is that subject hand to McDonald's.
07:58
Is at the end of the cul-de-sac on Habitat Boulevard? He's in front of 528 still walking eastbound.
08:07
The court of dispatch, are you still on the line with the complaint?
08:15
Yeah, if a call take or tried to call back, I don't believe you got any answer.
08:21
He's at 530 Habitat Boulevard popping up between the houses. He's got water in that direction.
08:32
Female officer for a search.
08:38
Whatever 13 study for research.
08:46
on habitat below our house directly at the end of the Holocide.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-3: Stop transmitting
[2]
97: On scene/arrived
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