Robbery suspect seen near homeless camp in Norfolk, Norfolk VA
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RobberyAccording to the dispatch call, police are responding to a robbery suspect seen near the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Norfolk. The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male wearing a large black jacket and gray sweatpants, carrying a black backpack. He was last seen heading toward a homeless camp near Kempsville and Blackstone streets, close to a church.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk City Police Dispatch - 1st Precinct
Listen to dispatch call
02:57
Transcript:
00:00
The gentleman out here in the parking lot behind the SpringHill Suites by Marriott said he saw the suspect in a large black jacket, gray pants walk across into another parking lot.
00:09
I'll give you a location just a minute.
00:12
Kathy?
00:14
Commer tease.
00:19
Get the description right out again.
00:26
Large black jacket and gray sweatpants.
00:33
There's a white or Hispanic male, 5-7 short hair with a black jacket,
00:39
and I guess gray sweatpants.
00:40
He was originally carrying a black backpack.
00:46
The location he went towards was right around Kempsville and Blackstone Street.
00:58
Is the air clear?
00:59
The air's clear.
01:05
Two-two, you can change this to a non-violent site.
01:11
Copy. It's on the wall-wall message.
01:17
Be advised his direction of travel lines up with the homeless camp that's underneath the interstate, back here across from the church.
01:25
Signal 4[1], do you know where roughly that is?
01:32
The cut in the fence at the parking lot, across in the church on Kimsville,
01:37
at their usual ingress point, but it also can spit you out back by the light rail tracks, up by a Seldry.
01:46
Is that cut going to be the fence across the street from the church or in the same parking lot as the church?
01:52
That parking lot right, huh? Sure.
01:55
Yeah,
01:56
if we get another unit or two over here at the parking lot across the church, we can probably start walking it this way and then just pull the one guy out at Salter across in the old school.
02:05
441 of those units.
02:07
Do we have charges on this guy?
02:09
25, 27, General.
02:16
You have seen-a-for robbery.
02:18
What was that last transmission about 25 and 27?
02:21
Right, I'm going to speak from you.
02:27
You said you have robbery charges?
02:35
Yes, in the form Molesbury is working the Wawa on Newtown.
02:39
It's going to be the victim.
02:42
Several.
02:45
441
02:48
441 Search complete and can you start me towards Kensville?
Police codes explained
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[1]
Signal 4: Traffic crash or vehicle accident; may have agency-specific alternate meanings such as "OK" or "all clear."
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Location mentioned:
Newtown Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502
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