Man steals air filter from AutoZone store in Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA

Theft

Reported: 10/28/2025 08:58 AM

Near Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19135

A man about 6 feet 6 inches tall wearing a blue jacket, black pants, and white sneakers stole a $400 air filter from AutoZone near Frankford Avenue. He fled the scene in a silver Buick with license plate Mary X-ray 2878. The direction he went is unknown.

Audio|Source: Philadelphia Police Dispatch - Northeast

03:6

Transcript:

00:00

1526 I got some flash[1] information.

00:02

All right, proxion.

00:07

It's going to be a black male, about 6-6.

00:12

Wearing a blue jacket, black pants, white,

00:15

sneakers.

00:21

We're in silver,

00:24

Pennsylvania,

00:26

tag Mary X-ray 2878.

00:31

All right,

00:32

it's just a theft, no robbery, right?

00:49

Dan, is that theft from the store or a customer?

00:58

1526.

01:00

1526, I'm just a theft, right? No, not a robbery.

01:05

That's true.

01:07

From a person or from the business.

01:13

That AutoZone.

01:16

All right, see, Dan.

01:18

See that.

01:21

75.

01:23

75.

01:25

Yeah, receive.

01:26

I'm ready. I'm going to respond on that box.

01:31

1517 can you also drop us that priority rule?

01:39

POSSI-19-12? U.S.-12? Yes,

01:45

sir, impossible.

01:46

What does that tag come back to?

01:57

12th, 12th, north, 59th Street.

02:04

Receive.

02:14

From AutoZone, near Frankford Ave.

02:18

Black male,

02:19

6-6, blue jacket, black pants, white sneakers.

02:23

Took 400 dollars USA from the store, fled in a silver Buick, Mary X-ray,

02:29

2878.

02:30

Direction unknown, flash[1] when they on the set from all of his own near Frankford Ave black male 66 blue jacket black pants white sneakers fled in a silver Buick Mary X-ray 2878 unknown direction.

02:52

1526.

02:57

Be advised, he took a $400 air filter and not USC.

03:02

I'm just being advised now.

03:06

Receive. Receive.

Police codes explained

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[1]

flash: Broadcast of suspect or vehicle description (BOLO) to alert units citywide.

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