Erratic man talks robbery and drug use at gas station, Mesa AZ
Officers responded to a welfare check at Fry's Gas Station near Main St after a woman reported having cancer and behaving erratically. Later, a bald man wearing a red shirt, army camouflage pants, and a black backpack was seen acting erratically at the same location. He talked about being robbed by police of (number withheld) and running from people. The man also mentioned he planned to smoke meth. Attempts to contact him were unsuccessful, and security was contacted to assist.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Central Patrol District
04:44
Transcript:
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7 Baker 21 any other unit for welfare checkover at the Fry's gas station near Main St and alma school
00:12
Please, you want me telling some of that?
00:15
Hi, copy. It's going to be the fried gas near Main St.
00:18
RP is called requesting the fire department, says she has skin cancer and is dying.
00:22
Advice she's at the gas station. She sounds a little 9-18.
00:26
Tried to confirm any weapons or injuries, and RP is just now talking erratically and disconnected on us.
00:41
Submaker 21 and Sunmaker 22.
00:43
We finally got her back on the phone. She answered her device. She doesn't want PD,
00:46
just wants the fire department. We're trying to confirm if her be still at the fries.
00:50
She won't answer us, and I think she may have disconnected, or she's just no longer responding.
00:55
And there's no history with her phone number.
00:57
But the phone number's on the comments.
01:00
Okay.
01:13
I have a 22, you still code for?
01:16
22, did you call me?
01:21
That's me calling you now. I want to make sure you still code 4 out there.
01:26
Sorry, code 4-17890.
01:28
Thank you at 1028.
01:34
The 7-Baker 21 and 22. It's actually...
01:37
The mail, actually.
01:40
You've got the Fry's main entrance asking for help.
01:44
I don't have a name. This is another RP calling in reference this mail.
01:48
And Baker 2-1.
01:50
Go ahead.
01:52
Just for info, we got the commercial truck inspector on Kane.
01:56
He's going to do his investigation. It will be about 45 minutes.
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CSS is taking photos.
02:01
Once that's done, we can start opening up additional lanes of traffic.
02:05
Copy.
02:12
So I'm trying to confirm that there's the main entrance of the store, but they're not answering, but they can hear him talk to someone in the background saying the cops robbed him of (number withheld) and he's running from people.
02:22
So I'm thinking he made the entrance to the store, but I don't know.
02:28
Okay.
02:31
Okay.
02:35
Just let me know if you want me, have Thalari respond.
02:38
That price fuel, now they're saying.
02:41
In 20-Cathial, what's going to find this guy?
02:43
Check by Freightse Fuel. He's showing someone a phone, but he's still not responding to the call-taker.
02:51
I think you can make a toy too. I just contact the security.
02:59
It's going to be a white male subject, bald, red shirt, black backpack,
03:04
and army camoamom pants.
03:08
Army Camel, he said pants or a vest?
03:12
Pants. Pants,
03:14
thank you.
03:18
I advised that he walked back towards the gas station that's permitted.
03:22
Except for.
03:27
And the call-taker just heard someone say that he was just going to go smoke some meth now, so I don't know if he had anything (number withheld) on him.
03:34
Jimmy.
03:37
It's Charlotte 2100, getting into the 900.
03:45
Do you know when you make contact and then we'll disconnect.
03:49
We're going to put to the gas station that's negative for contact in an area search for parking lot.
03:58
Your phone on?
04:01
The phone I'm here.
04:07
There's any chance you guys to just check the intersectional see if cameras.
04:10
That stands out, red shirt, camel pants, black backpack,
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white nail, balls.
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Copy on second.
04:25
Go ahead. Go ahead.
04:28
Can you show us at 424 with Broadway for an MHC please?
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104.
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And David 456 will be with us.
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I copy.
04:41
Devin Baker 21, I'm going to be out with him.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201
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