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Personal Narrative: Theft At The Safeway Store

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Friday, October 20, 2017 at 11:39 I was dispatched to a call of a theft in progress at the Safeway store. It was reported that a male suspect had taken an iPad and fled the store into Kah Tai Park, a store employee followed the suspect into the park.

I arrived in the area and did not see the suspect as was described by the RP to JeffCom. The male subject was described around 5’10” to 6”00” tall with brown balding hair, a dark hat with a sports logo on it, and wearing a red plaid type jacket.

I drove into the park on the west side and did not see anyone matching that description. I talked to several folks and they had no seen him. I then walked through the east side of the park and did not see anyone matching the description again.

I made contact with the RP Kurt VanderSluis who is an employee at Safeway. He said he was in the bathroom and he had his iPad with him. When he was done he left the restroom and forgot his iPad. He immediately turned around (within seconds) and someone had already entered the restroom. He waited and when the unknown subject opened the door, Kurt said I want my iPad back. …show more content…

He confronted the person again and he said he did not have it and got upset and left.

Kurt said he followed the subject through the store, and turned on the Apple find my iPhone app. He said it showed his iPad across the street in the Kah Tai Park. He left the store in the direction of the park. He got to the area the iPad was located (near the shelter) and the tracker went off. He found the same subject who was in the bathroom after him. The subject said he did not have his phone when Kurt confronted him again. The subject said he would tell the police he was assaulted by Kurt if he did not leave him alone.

Kurt looked around in the brush and under trees but could not find the iPad (as it must have been turned off, because it stopped

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