Teen girl left at Walmart reports being followed by vehicle, Gilbert AZ
Officers responded to Walmart near South Market in Gilbert after an employee reported a teenage girl left at the store for several hours. The girl arrived by bus after leaving school and said her parents would not pick her up. She reported being followed by a vehicle near her home last week and saw the same vehicle today, prompting her to come to Walmart. Her uncle plans to pick her up later in the evening.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
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Transcript:
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Walmart on South Market, Walmart, Walmart.
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Looks like an employee called to let us know there's a teenage girl there, about 14 or 15.
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Spent there a few hours, been calling people,
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and no one has picked her up.
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We're talking to her now, her name is (name withheld).
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Confirming she's been there two hours or so,
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got there via the city bus,
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left school and came to the Walmart.
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Her parents said they don't believe her, unknown what they don't believe.
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And they said they won't pick her up.
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Possibly one of the fast food restaurants are on the corners.
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There's no really designated area he likes to cover.
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Copy.
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1761 traffic.
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All right.
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Chandler and Kyrene to the east.
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Toyota Corolla silver and redible 28.
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10-4.
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Her uncle told her that he'd pick her up after work, but not until around 2100.
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Home, because there was a vehicle that followed her home last week.
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She saw the same vehicle today, so she got on the bus, but then learned it only goes one way.
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She was going to be waiting at the customer's service.
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Gilbert, AZ
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