Police search for multiple suspects in shopping plaza thefts, North Port FL


Officers searched for multiple suspects involved in thefts at a North Port shopping plaza. Five black males and three females were suspected. Police coordinated responses, reviewed surveillance footage, deployed a drone, and sought descriptions and evidence from store employees to identify the suspects.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Sheriff, Venice and North Port Police
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Transcript:
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We have descriptions of who we're looking for at this point.
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Five black subjects.
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I have staff from Dix approaching me to get somebody to the Dix sporting goods inside, right there, right there.
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2R13 WC1. Do you want a UAV?
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Yeah, let's get one in the area just in case.
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Edward 10, I'm almost 97.
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Northport, coffee.
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Edward 10, take big sporting goods.
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William 19, if you're still inbound, take 5 below.
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Copy, something there in 41 now.
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One third, ten, one nine seven, where do you want me? Watch tenorne.
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First one end hit five below.
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We're going to need an additional officer in Dix supporting goods.
00:27
So give me one in five below first in, next one in is going to go to Dix.
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Probably below, five below.
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I would have a one in you. One nine eight.
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I have a one in you.
00:34
Go on. Get the drone in the air above Buffalo Wild Wings out here in the center of the parking on lower end.
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Edward 12, can you put my call in holding that I'm on and put me on my call?
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William. Okay.
00:43
Okay. Alta and Bath Body Works are clear.
00:46
They're not aware of any theft, but the complaining from Alta, third-party advisor was five black males.
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We're in 12 of the units.
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These three females are advising two females heavier set went northbound in the plaza.
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Two or three, I've got three females walking into Dix now.
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Okay, I'm having Ramirez go to Ross, and he's taken one of the store employees from Dix to see if we can get some kind of an identification.
01:12
Have we checked by below yet?
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Find me and employ me in one of those stores that can give us some clothing descriptions or better details.
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Maybe even video, someone's got video that can kind of give us something that we can put out, that would be great.
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156, 1060 by the 22.
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Go ahead.
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Paramount at (number withheld), Paramount Drive apartment (number withheld).
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Remain change the locks, callers lock down.
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Curval only. One-tenth five, fifty one ninety four.
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Two hundred five. Two hundred five. Robert 6, 97, central.
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And Warren, magician.
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One-thirty another unit.
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Five below is that there was a group of subjects in here about an hour ago.
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In the back corner, they're getting the camera footage now.
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Saturday 14, Watch Commander, I'm 97-I-cocco.
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The only on this anymore.
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14 Ross is clear.
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1454 on them, that's not them.
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1 matrix 6, 1070146.
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1024-6. 1014-6.
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24 of make sure.
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6. We should have been able to reach my shield.
02:00
I think they appear to have all black shirts on a little bit of red and in any sense as much as I could get right now.
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Unfortunately, I'm with LP from six.
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I'm going to try and get a still photo from them.
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One Sammy, it'll be 51.
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Whichever once in me.
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with patterns.
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...chase by staff,
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trying to keep her out of traffic.
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1 hour 10, 2 o'er13.
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When you go 97, 56 in front of Dixon.
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If we're pulling up.
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19 smart part clear for traffic for description.
02:24
Good. First female is going to have a green hat, long brown, correction, brown shirt, long green skirt, long green skirt, second female shaved head, brown, poopy dress, third female, red shirt, black leggings.
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North Port, FL
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