Backpack taken or discarded by store employee at best buy, Columbus OH
Theft And Disorderly ConductA person at Best Buy reported their backpack was taken or thrown away by a store employee. Meanwhile, a Walmart employee said the same person has been following her and she feels scared, so she went inside for safety. Officers are investigating the situation.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 1
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Transcript:
00:00
If you were out in front of the Best Buy, nobody's making themselves know if they call for him, please. Okay. 62 and 64. He said he's at Walmart at an appointment right now. I told him that we weren't going to stick around. So when he does call back in here, there might be some 16B[1] issues there. Make sure the two officers go on that, please. Okay. Is he alleging that he's an employee of the Best Buy?
00:29
Let me get his name then. The last group of what? Hang on a second. I'd have to read the previous one there. I'm not sure if he's saying he's an employee or not. The previous run said that an employee stole his book back. We're talking to some of the Best Buy employees. He is not an employee here, so we're trying to get to the bottom of it. Where are they?
00:57
He put his back down and he said an employee grabbed it and threw it away or stole it or something in that nature. A Walmart special bachelor at near Walmart. We're trying to ask her that. She said he follows her around. She's scared for safety. She's inside. What does she drive? That's near Walmart.
01:20
I copy. Same over. Try and ask her.
Police codes explained
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16B: Potential mental health or behavioral issue (as referenced in police language)
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