Man with box cutter threatens store employees in Long Beach, Long Beach CA
A transient man in his 40s threatened employees at the Vons store near East Broadway while holding a box cutter. He refused to leave and claimed to own the police department and the store. A security guard was present during the incident.
Audio|Source: Long Beach Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Unit 1, Charles 666 Charlie 666 are unit closer and unit to assist. The author is code 3 for 417A[1] at Vons, near East Broadway.
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It's 417A[1] is a box cutter.
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Subjects inside, Transient male white 40s, brown shirt, black pants, black shoes, 44th of business earlier, refusing to leave now holding a box cutter. We're getting further.
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Charlie 66, the SS6 waving the box that are around and threatening CP and employees with it. Keep saying he owns the police department and the store.
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Operator can hear him yell in the background. You have Charlie 67 assisting.
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I copy your cell on the I 29. Do you copy this call?
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And south units on the 417A[1], CP's advising there, inside the business near the cash register, suspects, possibly 647F or FD, and RP is a security guard there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
417A: Person brandishing a knife or other deadly weapon.
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