Armed robbery at bank in Clearwater with suspect fleeing, Clearwater FL
RobberyPolice responded to an armed robbery at a bank near South Ft Harrison Ave in Clearwater. A man with a firearm forced people to the ground. Officers confirmed a real victim and set up perimeters. K-9 and SWAT units were deployed to search for the armed suspect, described as a white male wearing a face mask, dark blue jacket, and dark pants. The suspect fled and may have used a vehicle.
Audio|Source: Clearwater Police - East
07:39
Transcript:
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5.04, that's confirmed there is a second floor. I want that cleared as well.
00:05
Copy. 422, Jensen.
00:08
You're still in the area, meet up with that team.
00:15
5-097. Hey, uh, 420, I got about five guys out here that can assist.
00:24
Rock, can we just confirm this is not a swatting call based on the information that this guy is giving and units on scene not matching up?
00:32
Confirm not a swatting. There's an actual victim here. He came in and put everybody on the floor with a firearm.
00:37
Not swatting.
00:41
1137 CD, we're going up to the second floor.
00:44
It's a separate structure so they might not know what's going on downstairs.
00:47
Myself and Oscar Kaye are from the elevator.
00:55
Hey, Presby, you need more?
01:00
Yes. Start up some units for a perimeter. Sean, can you set it up? I won't have a computer with me.
01:06
Copy.
01:09
I believe they got ample inside to start clearing if we have any extra units to extend out for an outer perimeter.
01:19
Yes, sirs, we don't need any more inside. I'm working on getting video from security, but security is not on site, so it'll be a minute.
01:28
And you did not work in this call, please switch to Group 13, we're splitting the city.
01:36
And I've got Eagle and K-9 in route.
01:40
Affirmative Eagle and K-4 in-rout.
01:42
All right, Seattle has been notified, correct?
01:47
Okay, Form 51. Go with the address again.
01:52
near South Ft Harrison Ave, Clearwater.
01:57
Get the ski, I got two SWAT guys coming in the room with you.
02:01
Copy. Turning from here.
02:03
Understood, thank you.
02:06
Staff one's seating.
02:09
Staff one.
02:12
Everybody hold the air for a second.
02:14
Can the unit with the victim please provide a description?
02:20
37, are you with the victim?
02:27
Negative, that should be Officer Frost.
02:34
Your hand, 38. Do we know which door yet that he went out of?
02:43
And sir, switch for 11, they're handling the call on that channel.
02:47
Okay. Okay.
02:53
Four point here, I thought Officer Cassianos was with our victim.
02:59
He advised, Officer Frost is with the victim.
03:04
531, I'm 1012, but the subgroup that works on the second floor of the bank.
03:10
The suspect description we have is a white male with a face mask, dark blue jacket, dark pants.
03:17
Can any unit confirm that for Step 1?
03:25
538, I confirm that description. I'm trying to get another confirmation from video, but that's what we'll see what the victims are saying.
03:32
10-4[1]. Again, it's a white male with a face mask, dark blue jacket, dark pants.
03:40
The description provides us start with a wide perimeter.
03:43
Get a body over on MLK, MLK and near Druid.
03:48
Another body on near Ft Harrison, let's go by Corvitt.
03:54
One place in north,
03:56
now chestnut in the major corridor.
03:58
Units, when you get to that location, please call it out.
04:05
2.0.8 and I'll be at MLT and Drew.
04:10
1137 CD. My cell's officer, K, cleared the second floor. There's nobody at there.
04:16
Copy.
04:19
Floor 20, we're confirmed ground floor and second floor has been cleared.
04:27
That's an A firm, sir.
04:33
You'll go with the address with you could please, sir.
04:39
420 to Eagle near South Ft Harrison Ave.
04:45
Avenue.
04:51
I'm sorry going to canvassing vision video we get a direction of travel.
05:00
6100 devised the ID units rounding.
05:09
He implied to the victim that he had a vehicle.
05:12
We're still trying to get the video footage of it. But again he implied that he had a vehicle.
05:20
He just changes to the suspicious incident.
05:24
Yeah, Mark.
05:26
1137 hours.
05:38
6'0.1050. 2.36.
05:45
Union Gulf Bay, Fartag, Frank Edward, David, Union, 5.4, F.E.
05:49
5,4. Red.
05:52
Four Explorer.
05:55
1138 hours.
06:01
It was going to be South Saturday in Gulf Bay. It's going to be South Saturday in Gulf Bay.
06:07
Blast their hand, Eric.
06:13
Well, that's not earlier.
06:14
Thank you, thank you.
06:22
440 and move across.
06:26
I haven't seen the video, but the security guy says he came into the west entrance, so if we can have an officer, just stand by that door and not let anybody even... He apparently touched him without problems, is there anything?
06:37
It's 532, on 1097. Location.
06:42
Can that security guy advise of a better description?
06:49
K-4, I'm on scene, where's my start?
06:57
420 to K-4, start on the west side.
07:01
Frost, meet with K-4, give him a starting point.
07:08
The doors is all we have right now.
07:11
Again, we're trying to backtrack the video. He placed all the people inside the building behind the tellerglass that they never see it and saw them left.
07:22
Do you have video some videos?
07:24
They're trying to remote stream it to this screen here. Give me literally 30 seconds and I should have a photo of them.
07:33
Do you or not yourself?
07:37
Copy. See your SWAT driver 51 to you.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Ft Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756
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