Suspicious person reported near battle building parking garage, Charlottesville VA
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A caller reported seeing a person matching a robbery suspect description in the parking garage near the Battle Building. Officers noted discrepancies in the suspect's appearance and planned to check the area.
Audio|Heard on: University of Virginia Police Department
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00:51
Transcript:
00:00
A caller says that she sees a suspect matching the robbery description on level C near the Battle Building entrance.
00:08
White male age 35 wearing jeans and tan Carhartt-type jacket in a knit cap and about 6 feet 4 inches tall saw them 15 to 20 minutes ago.
00:18
3 to base. Did you say white male?
00:21
Acknowledged.
00:23
But the robbery suspect was a black male, correct?
00:26
I believe so if you can confirm with City, you can keep 3A clear.
00:30
I'll check it out anyway.
00:32
104-3-0-2-2-2-5-2-2-1.
00:37
The suspect was also believed to be 5 feet 11 inches tall, so that's quite a height difference.
00:44
Acknowledged, 3 to you direct.
00:46
Acknowledged. I'll do my due diligence and head that way anyway and just check it out probably clear shortly.
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Location mentioned:
11th St SW, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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