Ransom call prompts search for missing man in Gilbert, Gilbert AZ
Missing PersonA father reported his son missing in Gilbert after receiving a ransom call demanding $10,000. The son, who drives a dark gray 2015 Jeep Cherokee or Jeep Wrangler, was tracked via his phone and vehicle cameras to various locations including the Walmart parking lot.
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The subject in question is (name withheld).
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(name withheld).
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He was born in 06, and he drives a dark gray, 2015 Jeep Cherokee.
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The person on the phone said they need to send $10,000.
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His phone is still mapping inside the fries.
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On 23 on that, does that employee work for fries or work for construction?
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They're saying they work for construction.
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However, his phone, his father can map his phone and it's mapping inside of fries.
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He says that the son has a truck app.
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and can see cameras,
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and he's parked near a white minivan, the son's truck.
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The son is driving a dark gray, 2015 Jeep Cherokee.
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Possible that that Jeep Cherokee is coming out of the parking lot, or leaving the parking lot now.
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Before I just came in from Williamsfield and there's no Jeep Cherokees leaving.
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I'll pop back on her record.
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That's what direction is travel north.
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Yeah, he's seen it's northbound and he's at the light wrecker Williams Field.
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Again,
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gray, dark gray, 15 Jeep Cherokee status actively tracking.
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A truck to the direction and travel for that? He's saying northbound.
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So I guess son has cameras on the outside of his truck, so that's how he's able to tap into that.
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Leftbound Williams Fields from Rucco.
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Either a yellow truck or a gray, deep Cherokee, dark gray.
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Temple.
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And Westbound,
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wife's got a signal right now, GPRP.
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I'm sorry, you are or you see one westbound.
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Actually, I see two westbound right now.
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I'm trying to follow the one that's going south.
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It's like that fire alarm's going off and there's smoke.
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It's coming from the boiler room.
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202 and send the closest 10-8 unit and have them call me,
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please.
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Okay.
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It would be a blue Hummer and a gray Chevy.
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Now that he's in the dark gray Jeep Cherokee.
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He's the thoughts?
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I was.
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We're trying to figure out what he's going to do on the freeway.
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Two.
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Dark gray Jeep Cherokee.
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The Jeep Cherokee or Jeep Grand Cherokee?
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They just keep seeing Jeep Brand or Jeep Cherokee, but I'm trying to do an R&Q.
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He's on Market and Williamsville.
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Up to go left,
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Southbound Market, Dark Tuned Williams.
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Copy.
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Okay, I gotta please.
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I'll check near East Riggs at Albertsons.
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RP is an employee,
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male late 60s, 55 to 56, 195.
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Last scene wearing blue sweatshirt and a medical bracelet.
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The male told RP he's having a rough day because he doesn't remember where he lives and doesn't know how to get home.
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The male will be sitting outside with a courtesy clerk in front of the store.
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The ground south on the market from Winsfield.
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I missed the very beginning.
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Can you tell me why we're looking for this vehicle? His father's on the phone saying that he got a ransom.
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His son for his son, his son left the work site, and he's in the great.
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The son is in the gray.
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He's Jeep Cherokee.
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I'm sorry, it's a Jeep Wrangler.
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He pulled into the Walmart parking lot.
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Gilbert, AZ
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