Suspects leave items and depart with fake vehicle tag, Gastonia NC
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TheftAccording to the dispatch call, officers responded to a shoplifting incident near Longhorn on Franklin Street where suspects left stolen items behind and got into a vehicle with a fake Texas license plate.
Audio|Heard on: Gaston County Public Safety
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00:52
Transcript:
00:00
W2, I'm at Franklin and Armstrong now, which is what I'm like.
00:03
10-4[1]. The shoplifters get in a vehicle, they've left the items behind, but the tag on that car will be fictitious.
00:13
They're walking towards the car now.
00:20
Turning in off Franklin now.
00:22
What row are they on?
00:24
Stand by, they're getting ready to pull out.
00:27
They're at Longhorn.
00:28
They're pulling up right by the Longhorn.
00:30
I'm getting in the parking lot.
00:31
I'm walking towards it.
00:34
Is it a gray little hatchback?
00:38
Yes, sir.
00:39
They look like we're going to be making a right.
00:42
Got a fictitious Texas tag.
00:50
I checked the trackers.
00:52
Find the pegs.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
Cox Rd, Gastonia, NC 28054
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