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Man found under car suspected of catalytic converter theftMesa AZ

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Near E Preston St, Mesa, AZ 85215

Police responded to a report of a man seen under a car in a driveway near Preston St. The man may have been trying to steal a catalytic converter or tamper with the vehicle. Officers coordinated to observe and contain the situation.

Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
03:8
Transcript:
Then, item 5-2, copy, a subject sub. 7-4. I'll be a meeting in power, and I'll take it back up, please. I copy. 2.055, you can break us and send it. I copy. Item 52, 2 Adam 53. Copy of 647[1] at near Preston St. 5'2.53. The 647 at near Preston St, 3100 North. There's a mail under a vehicle at the Dispatch 20. It originally arrived in a vehicle, then moved. to underneath the vehicle in the driveway of the dispatch 20. 52 is stocking up for that one? Sam, Madam 52, can you 10-9[2]? Is stock it up for it? You might be looking at a converter or something like that if he's beneath a car. I copy, I'll check. We're at the hangar right now, so we'd be at least 10 minutes before we're bouncing. I copy. Can RPA give the dispersion of the vehicle, the guy show up? I'll have. How many units you got to respond to that, Preston call? I have two units in route. Go ahead and send two from Superawson. Send me as well. I copy. 7 Charlie, 36, to Adam 44. I'll start you to near Preston St, 3100 North. Copy around. I have real time in the area or on right now, do you be? Real time to Channel 4. You're going to put in the 7th,0? Yeah. I got it. See if we could maintain a visual on them without spooking them and try to set up a perimeter just in case they take off. He's wearing a white shirt, dark jeans. He's underneath the driver's side of a gray passenger car in front of the dispatch 20. And the RP doesn't have description of the original vehicle he showed up in.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
647: Suspicious Person/Activity
[2]
10-9: Repeat/Request last message

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Near E Preston St, Mesa, AZ 85215
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