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Police pursue theft suspect near Mount Vernon StreetPhiladelphia PA

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Mt Vernon St, Philadelphia, PA

As discussed during the dispatch call, police pursued a theft suspect near Mount Vernon Street in Philadelphia. The suspect, described as a male with a beard about 5 feet 10 inches tall, was wearing gray pants, a gray shirt, and black sneakers after discarding his hat and coat. Officers reported the suspect fled toward 21st and Mount Vernon shortly after being approached.

Audio|Heard on: Philadelphia PA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:37
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, the male that was chasing these cars,
00:03
he just took off on me running down Mount Vernon Street.
00:08
Is it the person that matches the flash? Male, beard, about 5'10", blue cap, black coat, jeep?
00:15
Two five, that's correct.
00:17
I'm now running towards 22nd, right?
00:23
Two five.
00:25
Yeah, two five.
00:26
He went down.
00:28
All right, so I saw him near Mount Vernon.
00:32
So he went towards 21st and Mount Vernon.
00:37
This was like 2 minutes ago?
00:40
Oh yeah, about a minute ago.
00:44
I approached him,
00:46
asked him for his ID, and he just took off running.
00:49
Same no flash.
00:52
He actually ditched his jacket.
00:54
So he's going to be wearing gray pants, black sneakers,
00:58
and a gray shirt.
01:00
He also ditched his hat.
01:02
It was a black hat he got rid of.
01:04
Now same flag.
01:08
Still with a beard about 5'10"? That's correct, about 5'10".
01:15
Okay.
01:18
Reference to the theft in progress originated near Mount Vernon.
01:24
The suspect is a male, beard, about 5'10", black shirt, gray pants, black sneakers.
01:29
He took off the hat and trench coat about two to three minutes ago heading toward another area.
01:36
Two one, all right.

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Mt Vernon St, Philadelphia, PA

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