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Customer pulls knife and steals car after refusing payment, Houston TX

audio iconRobbery
Near Friendly Rd, Houston, TX 77093

At Joe's Auto Shop near Friendly Rd, a mechanic replaced a transmission on a customer's car. The customer asked to test drive it, then pulled a pocket knife and threatened the mechanic to get out. The customer then stole the car without paying for the work.

Audio|Source: Houston Police Department - All Districts
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Transcript:
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30s, near Friendly Rd at Joe's Auto Shop.
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7-Chile 30-boy, or I'll be in you can have it.
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That's clear.
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7-12, boy. I'll take that.
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That's clear.
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Caller was a mechanic shop and replaced the transmission on the customer's car.
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Customer asked to test drive it, then pulled a pocket knife out and told the caller to get out of the car because he was not going to pay for the transmission swap.

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Near Friendly Rd, Houston, TX 77093

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