Unoccupied stolen vehicle found running in Tacoma, Tacoma WA


Officers discuss a stolen car found unoccupied and still running at 45th and Tacoma. They say the door handle was torn off and there may be ignition damage. The vehicle is reported near the Safeway on 56th.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - South
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Transcript:
Team 400 in a coma. Union 400. Can you show me out the disabled vehicle at 45th in Tacoma? Copy 45 in Tacoma, which would you 23[1]? It's going to be (name withheld) (number withheld). (name withheld) will be a stolen. It's still running. That's (name withheld) (number withheld). Affirm. Is it occupied? That's used to that unit. That is the current motor vehicle theft that I'm on. The ROs at the Safeway off 56th Street. Here, (name withheld), it's unoccupied, but it is still running. Hopefully there's damage to the door handle and also ignition? Yeah, they did tear off the door handle. So, yeah, let me know if there's any ignition damage.
Team 400 in a coma. Union 400. Can you show me out the disabled vehicle at 45th in Tacoma? Copy 45 in Tacoma, which would you 23[1]? It's going to be (name withheld) (number withheld). (name withheld) will be a stolen. It's still running. That's (name withheld) (number withheld). Affirm. Is it occupied? That's used to that unit. That is the current motor vehicle theft that I'm on. The ROs at the Safeway off 56th Street. Here, (name withheld), it's unoccupied, but it is still running. Hopefully there's damage to the door handle and also ignition? Yeah, they did tear off the door handle. So, yeah, let me know if there's any ignition damage.
Police codes explained
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23: Stolen Vehicle
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Location mentioned:
S Tacoma Way & S 45th St, Tacoma, WA 98409
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