Theft investigation at Dollar Tree near Hempstead and Gessner, Hempstead TX
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According to the dispatch call, police responded to a theft in progress at a Dollar Tree store near Hempstead and Gessner. A loss prevention officer was following the suspect on foot. The store was reviewing video to determine the value of stolen items.
Audio|Heard on: Houston Police Department - All Districts
Listen to dispatch call
01:3
Transcript:
00:00
Previous call that you and 17 everybody was on, did anybody actually meet with the caller? Because he's still following them and now they're dropping a new code G7 progress at Hempstead and Gessner where the bus is supposed to be at.
00:16
No ma'am, I never talked to him.
00:19
I never, when I made out the Bird King, I didn't see him.
00:23
Then I went looking for the bus and then I ran to this traffic hazard.
00:29
Clear.
00:31
17, ma'am. We spoke to the people at the Dollar Tree.
00:34
They do not have a value, ma'am.
00:36
They do not have a value of what he stole or anything like that, ma'am.
00:40
So they said they were going to have to look at the video and then put a value on it.
00:44
They said they were going to call their own loss prevention guy and let them know about that.
00:49
Okay, well, he's still following the vehicle and now they're dropping a new slip, so I need to get a dick and head to if I bring 30s beat for him, said and Gessner.
00:56
Um,
00:57
he's given the description again, uh, still gonna be loss prevention officer, says they're on foot walking west on Hempstead.
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Location mentioned:
US-290, Hempstead, TX 77445
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