Laptop theft reported at Walmart in Austin


A person stole one or more laptops worth over $1,000 from a Walmart store and fled in a white rental SUV, heading west on 18th Avenue toward Highway 218 in Austin, Minnesota.
Audio|Source: Austin Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
He's a naked model off the city call for Walmart, Texas, 28. They described it as a white SUV, I'll run it, standby. They're going to be westbound on 18th, towards 218. And they left with fresher a computer, a laptop computer. 5040. It sounds like they left westbound on 18th Avenue towards 218, and they left with a laptop, possibly multiple. I take it that we don't have a follower other than up to us. Correct, just a loss prevention and it will be a felony theft due to being over $1,000 in merchandise. Here we are. Can for this vehicle registers on a 2025 Jeep white in color. It's a Hertz rental vehicle. Can you see if we have any involvement in-house with that vehicle? We only have today's involvement with it. Copy and then did they say if they went north or south on 218? before I needed 145. All right, sir. I'll go ahead and go northbound on 218. Have we thinking. Station, I know you're busy, but can you try to find a phone number for that rental company? Maybe they can let us know we're driving.
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Location mentioned:
Near 18th Ave NW, Austin, MN 55912
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