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Armed robbery at Ross Dress for Less in TucsonTucson AZ

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at Ross Dress for Less, 1165 W Irvington Rd, Tucson, AZ 85714

An armed robbery occurred at a clothing store near West Irvington Road in Tucson. A male suspect with a knife took high-value items and fled on foot toward the freeway. Police units responded and pursued the suspect through nearby areas. One person was detained later, but identification is pending.

Audio|Source: Tucson Police West Division
08:46
Transcript:
00:00
Team 1 units be advised of an armed robbery by force near West Irvington.
00:07
Callers advising that there's an armed person in the store stating that he has a knife and he's actively robbing.
00:17
One out of three four a minute, nothing for me.
00:22
One out of three, four a second, send him.
00:23
T-2, send it.
00:27
T-2 copy.
00:29
I'm Andre, but I got to 409.
00:36
One, you two?
00:38
Two.
00:40
Hi, Coffey.
00:41
What is he doing with the knife?
00:43
Does he just have one on him?
00:45
It looks like he was near the desk.
00:47
He's actively robbing.
00:49
He's going to be described as a male wearing a black hat, sunglasses, mask, white shirt, maybe blue pants, red shoes.
00:57
He's currently walking out right now, walking towards the freeway.
01:00
He still has handbags and other high value items.
01:06
Did he make any threats towards anyone with the knife? Did he actively have the knife out?
01:33
One, you two.
01:35
One, you two.
01:37
Let's go ahead and clear the error.
01:40
Unit shutdown code 3.
01:42
This is the shoplifting.
01:46
Hi,
01:47
copy. There, Chris, one, Joe, 2, Joe.
01:50
In the alley behind me, is it the Rossi? What was that?
01:55
104.
02:00
And I said he went about three-way.
02:04
And four.
02:05
He's described as a male face mask, white shirt, possibly as a weapon.
02:11
The Nicole is advising that she can't see it, stating that he's walking towards the marshals.
02:16
His hands are full with items.
02:18
White shirt,
02:20
dark jeans, black mask covering his face.
02:26
It looks like the suspect.
02:28
Just walk in,
02:29
behind marshals.
02:31
I got like a hundred-click, you on them.
02:37
Behind,
02:39
where this business is, I'll stop that smart.
02:59
We'll go through Trem.
03:00
Let's get the first.
03:01
A few units to go to G6, and then we can get a couple of units to go to Nebraska and 17.
03:07
That's usually when they come out.
03:11
Yeah, I lost visual.
03:12
I think he hit the tunnel.
03:16
I want to ask you file, I'll go to Nebraska, 17.
03:24
Do three, two, one at three, four.
03:26
You want to start setting quads or have units over there by Nebraska? Check the three.
03:32
That way we can approach it that way.
03:34
Maybe we can get a drone as well.
03:37
All right, copy.
03:45
Okay,
03:48
the first tunnel looks clear.
03:54
No, I got him.
03:55
Okay.
03:57
He's on the other side of the tunnel.
03:59
He doesn't see me.
04:03
Offloading property now.
04:10
He's going south now.
04:15
South and west.
04:23
3-4, company closed.
04:27
Zero to three.
04:30
In Irvington, 12th Irvington, Irvington, Irvington, 17th Nebraska,
04:34
sorry, 12th, Nebraska and 17th in Nebraska.
04:38
Got my 17th, Nebraska.
04:53
Okay, she is on 9-19.
04:58
He's watching south.
05:03
Joe 2-2-3.
05:15
At some dirt lot west of I-19.
05:21
You still walking south in the dirt?
05:33
I don't think he's spotting me yet, but I'm still like 100 yards away.
05:41
Just report.
05:49
I'm putting up.
05:52
White shirt under the...
05:59
I'm hoping the symptoms are coming up to the neighborhood.
06:02
I don't know what this is.
06:09
He said he's running a white shirt.
06:11
He's looking white shirt underneath.
06:19
Copy one hundred twenty five.
06:22
Round three four zero.
06:24
Negative.
06:27
Unfortunately, we're going to drone or appear.
06:29
Any unit on this call have a drone? No.
06:32
Westbound in an alley.
06:34
Copy subject westbound in an alley.
06:36
Any unit on this call with a drone?
06:41
Project City, wide out one road twenty five.
06:47
Los Visual.
06:52
Copy on Visual, 125.
06:54
I can definitely westbound in this alley that's like to kick up the street corner.
07:03
Connecticut.
07:05
Connecticut and Nebraska.
07:07
The Southbound Connecticut.
07:19
All right, I'm not Connecticut, no more visual.
07:25
I'm just going to be south of my quad.
07:26
We'll be breaking two, so follow.
07:29
Copy, breaking quad to low south at 10026.
07:34
One item three, four, let's move northern quads down south to Drexel,
07:38
the 12th in Drexel and then the freeway in Drexel.
07:42
M2,3. Over by the Red Lobster, we got.
07:45
One coming out in action.
07:50
Copy one coming out of Red Lobster.
07:56
Red Lobster back at Irvington?
08:01
Ten for the three same.
08:04
I lost in the Connecticut, Nebraska.
08:08
One on, did you do, copy?
08:14
M2.3.
08:16
We've got one detained.
08:17
Don't know if it's the fellow.
08:18
We're going to need to do a showup.
08:19
Let's keep working the other side, though.
08:21
We're on the west side in the spectrum by the Red Lobster.
08:25
Copy one to ten at Red Lobster, other two six loss, Vizua, Connecticut and Nebraska heading southbound.
08:31
Southern Quad is going to be direct cell at 1-027.
08:37
I'm tied up on something else, but usually they go to Hawaii.
08:41
So if you guys want to push it to Hawaii in that alleyway, just help them.

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