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Man reported swinging a sword in street

Heard on: Lake IN Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Units were, be advised we're getting a call for the Zanzibar Lounge (number withheld) West Fifth Avenue, (number withheld) West Fifth Avenue, for a male in the middle of the street swinging a sword.
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W 5th Ave, Gary, IN 46406
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Police receive a report of a man standing in the middle of the street near Zanzibar Lounge on West Fifth Avenue, swinging a sword. The caller describes him as in his forties, wearing a headband, gray pants, a gray jacket, and carrying a backpack. Officers are dispatched to locate him, and one officer later reports having the man in sight near an intersection by a nearby restaurant.

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