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Man attempts backpack theft and flees Onalaska WalmartOnalaska WI

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Onalaska, WI

A man attempted to steal a backpack from Walmart in Onalaska, Wisconsin. He fled the store, entered Cold Stone Creamery possibly hiding in the bathroom, then left without the backpack. He headed on foot towards Ashley Furniture, changed his appearance by removing and putting back on a striped shirt, was later seen in the Home Depot parking lot possibly trying to enter a work trailer, and then moved back towards the Walmart parking lot.

Audio|Source: LaCrosse County Sheriff Dispatch
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
336, 306. We got a stuff in progress, Walmart on Alaska.
00:04
White male (name withheld) tried to steal a backpack to just make up.
00:10
Males now inside a cold stone, possibly in the bathroom.
00:15
We had a backpack to run out of Walmart.
00:20
306, I copy.
00:24
Go forth.
00:26
336, Gabby.
00:28
Report. 336, Debbie. Go forth.
00:35
336, did you copy?
00:40
Silver. Silver.
00:43
Go more. Go more.
00:50
336306 male left the Coldstone sounds like he may have left the backpacking coldstone he's left and he headed on foot towards Ashley's furniture he took his shirt off or the sweatshirt off and it's like wrapped around his neck and he rolled up his sweatpants like Caprice but he no longer has the backpack
01:13
Copy
01:23
306, 336. My caller, who's a customer who witnessed this,
01:28
is on marketplace. He's been a Brewer's Jersey.
01:34
Says the suspect is at the Home Depot lot was headed towards Walmart and out looks like you might be trying to get into a work trailer.
01:44
10-4[1] in the Home Depot lot.
01:47
10-4[1].
01:54
336, do you say a customer called this in or Walmart staff?
01:59
Walmart originally called it in and I've got a customer on the phone and was following the guy because you saw him run out with a backpack full of stuff.
02:07
Okay.
02:18
And now he's got his horizontal striped shirt back on.
02:27
And he's headed toward the Walmart parking lot now from the home people live.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative

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