Man enters closed store near East University Drive, Mesa AZ
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a call near East University Drive in Mesa about a man who entered a closed store through an unlocked door and acted belligerent. The man used the self-checkout to purchase a lighter before leaving. No items were reported stolen.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
Listen to dispatch call
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Northeast units break for 418[1], near East University Drive, near East University Drive.
00:11
Could you make the dispatch at (number withheld) East Main, please?
00:22
How many units wait for this 418[1] off University? My next closest unit is going to be a 17-minute ETA.
00:37
I also copy here a very extended ETA.
00:40
Maybe for a male that RP City said broke into the store.
00:45
They had a sign on the door that said store was closed for 10 minutes, saying that the door was not physically locked.
00:52
It's going to be a male in his twenties, black puffer jacket and jeans, westbound in a white passenger car.
01:14
10-4[2]. RP said they had a sign on that door that said store was closed for 10 minutes and then the customer was belligerent inside.
01:21
RP stating they broke in even though the door was not physically locked.
03:03
Five one, RP's advising that the male used self-checkout for a lighter.
03:07
RP is not aware if he took anything.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
418: Disturbance involving family, domestic dispute, or altercation requiring police intervention.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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