Man in his 70s threatens to show gun at college hall, Cambridge MA


Police responded to a disturbance at Margaret Fuller Hall near Cherry Street involving a man in his 70s who threatened to pull out a gun. No weapon was seen. Police presence caused those involved to leave, and the disturbance ended.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Police
01:55
Transcript:
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Five hours will call three five hours one, Margaret Fuller Hall near Cherry Street for a disturbance the report of a white male in their 70s with a white and red hat threatening somebody threatening the RP.
00:13
I can hear them arguing on the line.
00:15
Oh,
00:16
five-hour copy. Five-hour.
00:17
So, Sherry's funny.
00:18
T6 control T6 Can you move our 86 Bravo Lima to Harvard Square?
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T6 T13 Bravo Lima Hover Square.
00:31
Hovert Square. Harvard 40 control.
00:33
Stand by.
00:34
Control the 5R[3], Card 3[1], near Cherry Street.
00:40
Looks like the SP told the RP, do you want me to pull out the gun? No gun was seen, just a threat of the firearm.
00:47
Copy, we're off.
00:48
You're on location.
00:50
Trial 17, you copy that?
00:51
10 a[2].
00:52
Answer, not before.
00:53
Our presence deterred those folks, they've moved along.
00:55
Can you put my 86-pack on at the Winter Park, please?
00:57
Winter Park.
00:58
Car 3, 5-I, they're going to be in the back lot of near Cherry Street, the back lot.
01:02
We're off with them.
01:03
Thank you.
01:04
Control no active disturbance.
01:05
Copy that, no active disturbance.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Card 3: Incident classification or dispatch card
[2]
10 a: Acknowledgement/affirmative (likely '10-4')
[3]
5R: Response unit designation
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Location mentioned:
Near Cherry St, Cambridge, MA 02139
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