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Man threatens to jump from bridge while armed with knife 

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Des Moines, IA
A man was seen on the railing of the 5th Avenue Bridge threatening to jump while holding a knife. Multiple agencies were dispatched to the scene to provide assistance.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
07:22

Transcript:
885, go ahead. 85. I have one to run out Iowa. My name of Data Bird for my trip here. He's going to be our suspect. Go ahead with it. Last name is going to be (name withheld). (name withheld), Ida, Lincoln, Lincoln, Ida, Adam, Adam, Mary, Sam. First name is going to be Adam, Mary, Adam, Adam, Nora, Ida. Data Brooks can be 2011, 06, 22. 2011-6.2, Ohio. You get 5th Avenue over 235. He's sitting on the railing. I'm going to get flipped around. You want to call Des Moines, see if they can send a car. It's going to take me a lot to get there. 5th Ave, 235. I'm on the bridge. 82. It's already dispatched. 2 a 5-5-5-5. went right underneath him. Go ahead. I'm going to start for this accident, right in East Euclid. We are going to have a medic started for a mail that was at the super quick and was hit by a car. People are conscious in breathing. Copy that. Supervisor, Microgroup Supervisor, uh, 963 is teaching by Daytime. You want for the dispatch copies? 354. It's seven or out. There's all certain around. Silver. 42nd Army Post Road headed eastbound is a silver white Ford Explorer license plate Lincoln Paul George 365 unable to maintain lane or speed also rail light. Again it's going to be Lincoln Paul George 365 at a broadcast 2122. Got the magnetic 7 and just having a right knee here. Mail on a scooter that was hit by a car. It previously happened, we believe this was the same guy from North Indian and Hole, is in an S3[1], is alert, conscious, and everything. Oh, God, thank you. Yeah, I think they should need to be on the lane, 14 was last that I was told, but I'm still trying to see where the suspect is. They can call the pull into the back side of the Learning Center. That drive there that goes down. That's about where we are. Daddy. Garden area. Temper, we'll update the wagon. Do you see touchus? North side of the Animal Learning Center, and there should be a drive area to just go straight to it. Copy, if we could, whenever someone's free, if we get somebody down here, we'll just need to tune in to drive his car either to the hotel or station, I'll let him get here. Copy. Engine 131 and Ambulance 133, Fall, 2709, Northwest 30th Lane. Engine 1-31, and ambulance 133, Fall, 2709, Northwest 30th Lane, between Northwest Cedarwood Lane and Private Drive. Response 3, Time Out, 2123. We're heading over to gate 16 with this juvenile. Compound, Your mathematics, check him out once you get to the compound. Stay there, please ask for that. Thanks, too. 1.207 a bed. 649A out of 81080, 06-3-3-5. 649 a out of 8-108-0639 Iowa. Three-five, sir. Go ahead. We assisted Crowtow, we're back now. Okay, again, sir, it's 21-26. On 21-25. 47.09 Northwest 30th Lane. It's going to be a 60-year-old male conscience in breathing who fell after experience in extreme and pain behind his knee. He is not coherent at this point. Go on, Ted. Both cars, I'm going to have you start for the 5th Avenue Bridge to assist 344 Adam and ISP for a male subject that is on the railing of the bridge standing. He also armed with a knife. Copy. Debbie? ...any2 is on scene of the subject threatening to jump off 5th Avenue on die 235. He's going to be on the north end of the bridge east-side of the bridge east-side facing. He is threatening to jump, not sure if you need to be up top or down below. on SR1 Tech 118E, SR1TAC 118 with the MindPD Aircraft. All right. I'm already up on top. I'll be on seeing here in a minute. Town for. Name of the subject from 47-strip. It's going to be (name withheld). 5340. 340. I'm out in front of 2937. There's a vehicle that's going to catch on the fire if you send the fire to throw out here. Three for Adam. 24 out of him. 24 out of him. He's off the bridge now. Copy use and nails off the bridge.

Police codes explained
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[1]
S3: Subject is alert, conscious, and breathing

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