Man carrying bread knife walks north on city street, Berkeley CA


A man carrying a bread knife was seen walking northbound on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. He appeared to be talking to himself and was stopped briefly by a truck. Police responded to locate and assess the situation for public safety.
Audio|Source: Berkeley Police and Fire
02:15
Transcript:
00:00
A sister walking with a knife, spaceway shot at 14[3]44, near Shattuck Avenue.
00:04
One caller only advising the responsible is walking with a knife and talking to himself.
00:09
This guy is a white male with white hair, 50 to 60 small bills, wearing a red sweatshirt, red plaid pants, and he's got a beard.
00:18
We're working on direction of life.
00:20
You copy.
00:21
10-4[2] and it sounds like he's going to be northbound on the Shattie.
00:24
Top. 14[3] stack and attach please.
00:26
And four. Traffic. Traffic.
00:27
I cut. Again, for your units responding, it's a sister with a knife.
00:31
No 417[1] reported.
00:32
Responsible busing northbound Autostatic, possibly on the east side of the street, a white male, white hair, 506 small bills, red sweatshirt, red plaid pants.
00:42
Knife is reported to be a bread knife.
00:44
The responsible is being stopped by a truck, and he stopped the truth is.
00:48
Two, check.
00:49
Okay. Okay. 14[3]-197 in the area.
00:51
Ten-four. I'm flagged down by the RP Rose and Shattuck.
00:54
He lost track of the subject somewhere north-northwest.
00:58
Copy seen possibly northwest from Rose and Shattuck.
01:01
Through the area.
01:02
She's copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
417: Person with a weapon (likely referencing California Penal Code 417: Brandishing a weapon)
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message received
[3]
14: Possible unit or incident number, not a crime code
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Location mentioned:
Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
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