Suspect tries to steal at Home Depot, punches employee


Summary: A man tried to steal items from Home Depot and punched a worker who confronted him. He fled north on a dark bike, wearing a gray tank top, dark shorts, and a green backpack. He was last seen near the hospital helipad heading north; police are tracking his movements.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
02:51
Transcript:
It's going to be the Home Depot, 1545 South Croseman, (name withheld). There's a male leaving with items tried to punch the RP. White male in his 20s, gray tank top, dark shorts, 5-8-145, buzzcut blonde hair, tattoos on his arms and legs, and by one of his eyes. He's going to be leaving northbound on a dark colored bicycle. And I'm known if it's in his backpack. RP thinks possibly has everything back, but not sure. And it was last seen by the ER entrance at the hospital. Three-one copies. Three minutes and 45, sir, were you trying to reach me? Yeah, if you can start for those 961, 75, 2090s, probably. Copy now. (name withheld), 56, any copy, please? Go ahead. (name withheld), X-ray, (name withheld), (name withheld). This will be RPA's truck. Copy. She turns to a 22 accident. On the way on that 4-8 now. Real-time, go ahead. On that South Chrisman, what was the description again? Did he have, like, a green backpack? Might have it possible when it did it is. My shirt change. He's by the helipad going northbound. He doesn't have a color of the backpack, but he does have one with him. White male in his 20s, gray tank top, dark shorts, 58-145, buzzcut blonde hair. Tattoos? It's not possible. He's got like a green backpack. He's now as a black shirt. He's now walking northbound past the helipad. Baker of 530, where's the 961 Act? 961 is 7529 East Broadway, like a cardiologist office. Okay. Continue on that 48. This is probably going to be your mail. He's walking northbound through the employee lot or whatever's on the north side there. Walking towards southern. Copy. Like a black genie cap or baseball hat on black shirt, darker shorts, like a green backpack, like a darker bike. 5'3M, I'm 97 still looking for the accident. Okay, come we? Real time back. That guy's out to the sidewalk, it's going to be going. I think he's found on the southern from there.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Crismon Rd, Mesa, AZ 85209
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