Male suspect with box cutter flees near retirement home, Columbus OH


A male suspect armed with a box cutter fled on foot near the retirement home on Laurel Circle. He is described as a white male in his mid-20s, wearing a black shirt, light gray sweatshirt possibly with a Nike logo, gray shorts, white tennis shoes, and black socks. Officers and a helicopter searched nearby complexes and vehicles but did not report an arrest or recovery of the suspect.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Zone 3
05:58
Transcript:
00:00
And so 33A[1] is a box cutter, the suspect took up on foot towards the retirement home, I guess is that of Orals?
00:11
Good job, we copy all the information,
00:13
comment from downtown, about three minutes.
00:16
Copy Chopper, thank you.
00:19
Do you get me.
00:22
Cutter.
00:27
101, I'm on it.
00:29
Copy.
00:34
And Chopper, can you... I don't know if you have the information.
00:37
The suspect left, did you say, Laurel Circle?
00:40
I heard you say it's a retirement home. I'm not sure where that's that is.
00:44
So he left on foot towards the Laurel Circle retirement home.
00:51
Alright, two, two minutes off.
00:58
What direction is that?
01:01
On one second, I'm trying to find on the map.
01:08
It would be west to check out.
01:11
Okay,
01:14
firm, it's almost... Is that the general mail?
01:17
Copy that, yeah, it's almost directly you must have.
01:24
Color caution circulate.
01:31
90-150. It's going to be a male white wearing a black shirt. I see a light gray sweatshirt, gray shorts, white tennis shoes, black socks.
01:42
He pulled out a razor blade.
01:44
Looks like the hoodie might be a Nike.
01:50
I do want to press charges.
01:54
Copy.
01:57
103 were circulating in the area of the retirement home.
02:00
Copy.
02:02
Oppos over there?
02:05
102.
02:07
One of two.
02:09
Early to mid-20s.
02:13
Copy, one or two.
02:15
Can you pass this into the county since we're in other jurisdiction over there?
02:21
Hey from?
02:26
What was the time frame on what he left?
02:32
What was that?
02:35
What was the time frame from when he left the store?
02:48
Not listed on the runway.
02:49
They give you a time frame from the clerk.
02:52
Yeah, they said they call it immediately, so it's within five minutes from right now.
02:58
Copy, thank you. 103 to chopper. Are you seen anything in these trees?
03:03
negative on the trees. I got a dark SUV that kind of just left that general area. It's coming out to similar road right now.
03:12
It looks like maybe a Russian crew just passed it going into the complex right there.
03:19
It came from pretty close by the retirement home, it's going northbound.
03:24
Other than I haven't seen anything.
03:26
I'll check this another complex down here as well.
03:33
Shot that the cruiser at the intersection there. I think it went eastbound traffic at the capital back on it. Yeah,
03:47
it looked like a suburban or something like that.
03:49
Try to break it back out.
03:56
Yeah, it's, uh,
03:58
yeah, is that one right from here.
04:00
I don't know if it's related, like I said, it was in the area there.
04:07
(number withheld), that's what I'm in Aida, Ohio Tag, King Mary David, (number withheld).
04:18
Okay, can we get trusted description, I guess?
04:25
I'm gonna get here, male white, black shecy, light gray sweatshirt, gray shorts, black socks,
04:32
possibly Nike hoodie,
04:34
mid-20s.
04:35
All right,
04:41
this regard, this is a male -Hispanic and a female plant.
04:46
Copy.
04:48
Okay, check.
04:52
Stop already marking.
04:55
I was just letting them now, thanks for checking that car for us.
04:59
Copy.
05:05
That's how I'm saying.
05:07
Copy.
05:10
(number withheld), code for us to stop, we'll keep current sitting.
05:14
Copy.
05:15
One of two, we checked Eaglecrest apartments and we're coming up, good for.
05:19
Copy.
05:25
90-150, I sent out a photo of the suspect to the group chat.
05:34
Hey, Chopper, I could just get some, I check a one car. I think it might be in that apartment complex that officer, and I...
05:43
I... I'll see if I could a street thing for you.
05:47
Huffers is back on Bacon Ridge. It's just like a Honda Civic.
05:51
That's for white-hontosidic impact into a market spot.
05:55
Those are females' fans.
05:58
Cheers.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
33A: Serious assault or life-threatening incident requiring urgent law enforcement and possible medical response.
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Location mentioned:
Laurel Ave, Columbus, OH 43223
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