Two suspects flee after attempted burglary near DZ Auto Repair, Macon County TN


Two suspects attempted to break into vehicles or a building near DZ Auto Repair on Jack Porter Road. One suspect ran away on foot wearing a red shirt and black shorts. The other suspect fled in a different direction. Police searched the area and set up a perimeter to find them.
Audio|Source: Macon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Stand for her. Steve breaking into a car over there.
00:04
Here by this DZ auto repair,
00:08
there was a...
00:09
Dispatch appeal 7.
00:10
I'm unsure if he was correct, sir.
00:12
66 will be coming from Sullivan Hollow.
00:16
80 is out trying to locate a white male with red shirt, black shorts, that V,
00:22
Z, auto repairer.
00:24
That address is near the left drive-in.
00:29
She's trying to locate the subject that took off on foot, just be advised.
00:33
That's 10-4[1]-7-212, but have you made contact with his mother yet? Probably can you talk to...
00:39
Yes, sir, I'm advising him now.
00:41
10-4[1], whenever you get a chance, can you break away from there and head up Scott's Road to help 80 locate that individual that just took off?
00:48
10-4[1].
00:49
This is actually 80, sitting in a 212 will be en route to your location.
00:54
1046. I think the second person took off the opposite direction.
01:00
I got tracks in the grass that lead two different ways.
01:02
22-07. Go ahead.
01:05
Got a mail driver, juvenile.
01:06
No locks, no ID.
01:07
What do you want me to do? You want me to send him on his way and go help the county or wait on somebody here to give him.
01:13
He advised he was going to, the closest person he could find one of the license was in Westmoreland.
01:17
Tools 7 to 210.
01:19
212 should be breaking away here shortly.
01:21
We probably need to call his parents to come pick him up as well.
01:24
109 your radio broke up.
01:25
His parents, we've already been in contact with his parents, but they don't have a license either.
01:29
Where does he live?
01:30
(name withheld) Circle, maybe a mile and a half from his residence, softened for no tell lots.
01:36
207 to 212 are you about to break away there? 10 for them break away right now.
01:40
That's 10-4[1].
01:41
Right. 2-10.
01:42
If you just want to home, I'm good with that, but I would prefer that somebody pick him up, not having a license, but if you think he's okay to drive home and you follow him home, make sure he makes home safe.
01:51
I'm good with that.
01:52
So, white mail might have went down that way.
01:54
I'm going to go back up here by this barn and see if I can find that second individual.
01:58
The county units just come through the Brattentown lot, so I'm sure they'll be to 80 before we could get there.
02:04
I'll stand by for just a few more minutes.
02:06
Nobody shows up. I'll follow him home.
02:07
Careful. Careful.
02:08
I think they were trying to get into the building.
02:10
They were right here by these doors whenever I pulled up, and they ran around back, and then they split.
02:18
312, show me in route to 80.
02:20
Hey, it's 104, 212.
02:22
I have your route to 3505.
02:24
It's coming here to be drive-in area, 80 still on foot, attempting low K.
02:28
104. 312, 207.
02:30
10 minutes is en route.
02:31
104. Eddie does catch you get one of the units to go down Jack Porter and see if they see anybody over that way.
02:38
Oh, that's good for Eddie.
02:39
If you would be able to go down Jack Porter and try to see if you can find anybody that way, that was the direction of travel.
02:47
The subject took off put.
02:49
Checkerboard building.
02:50
212 dispatch.
02:51
You repeat your travel. See, I'm right across from the draft.
02:53
I stand for 80s requesting for a unit go down Jack Porter Road.
02:58
She said buzzing that was the direction of travel when the subject took off on foot from the building.
03:02
We're going to set up a perimeter back here.
03:04
The one in the red shirt, maybe early 20s.
03:08
Did have shaggier hair, brown hair.
03:11
66 does match.
03:16
If you can find a number for Herman King, see if that's possible the owner of this shop.
03:20
I'll be a muffler shop right here, Jack Porter.
03:23
Simple. Simple. Me and 34 out there.
03:25
They stayed in the grass and then right past this building down to cut to the left.
03:33
Over there.
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Jack Porter Rd, Tennessee 37083
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