Woman falsely claims relation to overdose victim and flees, Mesa AZ
Officers responded to an overdose death near South State and South Stapley Road. A woman falsely claimed to be related to the deceased but was not. She ran away on foot toward the QuikTrip location during the incident.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
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Transcript:
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One Baker 32, Paul, copy at (number withheld), near South State, please.
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Baker, 32, Paul?
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Near South Stapley Road, Unit D
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Deceased was taken away after an overdose.
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Someone reported being the daughter of the deceased.
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The family showed up, and she is not family.
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She said she was the girlfriend.
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When the reporter was speaking to her, she ran away about five minutes ago.
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Yeah, if you were en route.
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It looks like she lied to police.
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She ran away on foot towards the QuikTrip.
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Her name is (name withheld), female, 25 or 26.
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Looks like she could be a minor, wrapped in a gray blanket, blue eyes, brown boots.
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