Shoplifting suspect with knife leaves Walmart in red Subaru, Mesa AZ


An adult female suspected of shoplifting at Walmart was detained by loss prevention. She had a knife but did not threaten anyone. She became uncooperative and then left westbound on University Drive in a red Subaru.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
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Transcript:
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35, any other unit for 488[1], near East University Dr?
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Okay. It's going to be near East University at the Walmart, our PC[2] manager with the loss prevention.
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And loss prevention has adult female custody.
00:14
She did have a knife but she didn't threaten there.
00:16
I guess she started refusing to cooperate, which still got upgraded.
00:20
She's westbound on University and got in the red Subaru.
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Let me see what they want.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
488: Theft
[2]
PC: Probable Cause (reference to PC manager)
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Location mentioned:
Near E University Dr, Mesa, AZ 85205
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