Passenger removed after disturbance on Lyft ride, Tempe AZ


A Lyft driver pressed the panic button after a passenger caused a disturbance. The passenger was removed from the vehicle and left at an unknown location. The suspect tried to grab the driver's belongings. The driver is waiting near West Elliot Rd in a light Chevy Equinox.
Audio|Source: Tempe Police Department - South Patrol District
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Transcript:
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We had a 900[1] truck, near West Elliot Rd.
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We had a lift driver hit their...
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I had a lift driver hit their panic button and by the one of the passengers had it sent it to 240 them. They got this subject out of the vehicle and then drove away. They're going to be waiting at this location and a light Chevy Equinox.
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The suspect was a male, 50s, red shirt black pants. Unclear where she let him out at.
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She realized that he did try to grab her thing.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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900: Emergency response for welfare check, unknown trouble, medical issue, or person in mental distress.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Elliot Rd, Tempe, AZ 85284
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