Customer fights shoplifter who choked him then fled, Tucson AZ


A customer fought with a shoplifter inside a business near N Park Ave. The shoplifter choked the customer and then ran away northbound on Park Avenue. Both were seen outside on the west side of the building. The shoplifter was a Native American male wearing a red shirt and black pants.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police South Division
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Transcript:
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Customer fighting a shoplifter.
00:01
Any unit able to clear?
00:02
One anyway, copy.
00:03
Copy. Copy.
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So 527.
00:05
And when you make copy the update, it looks like the customer is currently choking by a shoplifter.
00:11
One out of me, so you can send you out of your code two.
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You did it take before?
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One out of meet one, you can divert it.
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Do you make copy code three? When you made I copy that and I copy the code three response.
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One out of eight two to eight one or eight three can one of you practice?
00:24
One out of eight one at phone numbers (number withheld).
00:28
Two five twenty.
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They're both now outside on the west side of the building.
00:32
The shoplifters are described as a Native American male wearing a red shirt, black pants.
00:36
Other parties a Hispanic male 27 to 30 years of age with a yellow shirt and white pants.
00:41
Suspect is now running northbound on park.
00:43
Suspect is GOA[2] or head take off.
00:46
You can shut down code 3[1] in normal response.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
code 3: Emergency response — lights and sirens
[2]
GOA: Gone on arrival
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Location mentioned:
N Park Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
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