Man tampering with railroad equipment near Baseline and McQueen, Mesa AZ
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Officers responded to a report of a male tampering with railroad equipment near Baseline and McQueen. The suspect was first described as a tall black male in dark clothes but later identified as a white male wearing a white shirt and jean shorts pushing an electric scooter along the tracks.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa Police Department Fiesta Patrol District
Listen to dispatch call
01:21
Transcript:
00:00
Welcome on one, show us, near Baseline, at the railroad tracks.
00:04
What was the description of the person tampering with the railroad equipment?
00:18
Appeared to be a black male dressed in all-black, tall and thin, dark pants, dark hoodie.
00:28
The unit's on the call.
00:29
I checked northbound up to the 60 and didn't see anybody, but I've got a subject that's southeastbound along the railroad tracks a little ways, pushing an electric scooter carrying a cardboard or something like that.
00:44
Let me see if I get an idea on them.
00:51
15 to Falcon, what was the DOT on that?
00:54
He's southeast along the railroad track, so he's south of Baseline, working his way towards McQueen.
01:01
Again, south of Baseline.
01:07
Now this is going to be a white male, white shirt, blue jean shorts.
01:11
So, negative.
01:17
I actually think I'm out with our subject,
01:19
just north on the tracks.
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