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Man threatens with axe inside laundromat 

audio iconAssault
Near Gaston Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
The audio reports a man inside a laundromat who is carrying an axe and threatening to use it.
Audio|Source: Gaston County Public Safety
00:50

Transcript:
71 Adam 50. If you could check an assault with a weapon at 1321 Gaston Avenue, subject carrying an axe, threatening to use it, unit to assist. So, I don't think you direct. One backer, 23, you could divert me. Stand 4. Thank you. Assault with a weapon[1], 1321 Gaston Avenue at the Gaston Avenue Laundromat. It's going to be a male carrying an axe, either going to be a (name withheld) or black male wearing a hoodie. He's inside, threatening to use it now. Okay, question. We're ready to that. One, Baker, Tennessee. Okay, good time. So on so, Baker 40, clear. We're calling those at a city assault with a weapon. We're in route.

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[1]
Assault with a weapon: Threatening with a deadly weapon

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Near Gaston Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
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