Man tries to break into cars and vacant building, Columbus OH


A homeless man wearing a red coat was seen trying to break into cars near West 2nd Avenue and then tried to break into a vacant building. He was last seen running through alleys and jumping a backyard. No weapons were observed. Police pursued and detained the man at Russell and Kerr.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 4 Far Northwest
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Transcript:
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3 if you'll copy, can I get you to 4 for 8B near West 2nd Avenue in rear of the location? Caller says that there was a homeless male in a red coat trying to break into cars and now trying to break into the vacant building next to this location.
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He's in the alley in rear of no weapons were seen.
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I got one running south on Russell.
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Copy short of one.
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South of the Russell East Pro.
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He's coming back north now.
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Copy?
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Jump the backyard.
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All right, copy.
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Take it more cars. We'll short north one, please.
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Go to North, back, East on Russell.
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Copy east on Russell, can I get more with a short-north-1, please, East on Russell?
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No, N-4-N-4 right now.
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3-4-4-4-being off that.
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Copy. Okay,
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good.
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90-40, we got.
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Yeah.
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And Kerr. Ninety-40, you have one detained?
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Sirner, Russell and Kerr.
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Russell and Kerr, I copy.
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I'm down the three.
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Location mentioned:
Near W 2nd Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
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