Man steals items near east Main and flees north on Gilbert, Mesa AZ


A man in his 30s wearing a red sweater and carrying a backpack with a skateboard stole items near East Main Street and fled northbound on Gilbert Road. He was last seen near the canal and may have changed clothing.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
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Transcript:
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Three out of 33, any unit to break for 488[1], near East Main.
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Tadam 33, copy.
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7.5.36.
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Near East Main at 711.
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There's a man that took off with some items.
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He was last headed northbound on Gilbert.
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7.5.6. That's our copy.
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Vitchinghammeditch.
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Number.
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3.5, you can produce with the wine as well.
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Coffee.
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That 488[1] will be a black man, 30s, red sweater, unknown pants with an unknown color backpack, 59-170 with dark brown hair and a hat, possibly a beard.
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They lost visual of the man near the canal, possibly went eastbound.
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Mayer, do you want to go north on Gilbert? I'll take the canal.
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Yeah.
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Peter, just keep an eye.
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He might pop out of the canal over here on Main.
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Further, he had a skateboard attached to the backpack.
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There's exposed to it's going on 97 here.
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Copy.
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Myer, turn around.
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This is going to be him. He's on the west side of the canal.
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I can go by them so you can get to that thing.
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Copy, I can come down the canal from the north.
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May I look a sweater off.
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He's not wearing a gray shirt, Afro-haired black pants.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
488: Petty theft or shoplifting of property below a specified value.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85204
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