Person with knife threatens self-harm at soccer field, Mesa AZ


A person threatened to harm themselves with a knife on a soccer field. Police responded, contained the situation, locked down a nearby facility, and detained the individual. Fire and medical teams were called to treat injuries.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
04:56
Transcript:
00:00
And Baker 53, I see Ethan, he's about 100 meters deep by west, north of the soccer fields, probably walking the sidewalk. 7 minutes down that way. Costa, run over here real quick. We're going to go, yeah, come on. Give me the chance. Channel 4, 70, 10, 3 for 30, South 50s. 78, 50s.
00:28
Have units back at the park with him? 45 now. The chance do we have area unit? Do we have area 9.4? We're here monitoring. We're being 45. Where do you run to?
00:56
He's in northwest corner nearer. Thanks off. I think she's running. He has a knife. Okay. I was how do you guys on? Towards down to the park. I did towards the soccer fields. Soccer fields when I come play. Inside the soccer.
01:23
Sandbaker 53, he's inside the soccer field with a knife to a throat. Copy. If we can work on containment, we'll launch for you. I'm sorry, Sam Baker or 41. Forty once. Five, six, right now he's still in soccer fields, Casey. Copy. Copy. I thought where his rifle.
01:52
Is that on the west side of the field? Under facing westbound queue. We're on the westbound. Head back towards south. We're on the rec center lock down to be still visual.
02:21
10 meters 53. What? One page, one detained, 1125.
02:30
Forty-five where you get that?
02:31
Southern part of the soccer field just west of the generational facility.
02:37
Correct.
02:39
The Lively helping up you have them to handle the candle.
02:41
Have a lieutenant over here.
02:42
Lincoln 52 on the front. We're ready for fire for the face.
02:47
We're ready for fire for the face.
02:49
We're code to send to your site.
02:51
Your code 41170, which we're supposed for a little being in the service for a fire to work through.
02:55
We can also clear the channel.
02:57
We go back to technical routine coverage.
02:59
Okay, copy.
03:00
It's all unit traffic working at 7618.
03:02
You said, no, we receive the code for with one detained.
03:04
Four and five current.
03:05
We'll lift the lockdown of Ripman High School.
03:07
We've got a code four there.
03:08
Yeah, they have them detained.
03:09
Thank you very much.
03:10
Bigger 5-6, are we on the list for CSS yet? Yeah, it's upper.
03:13
Copy, thank you.
03:14
Sam, Vega, 53, you can let fire know that they can come to the east side of the soccer field.
03:19
There's a lot gate here if they can get through that.
03:21
We've got the patient right there.
03:22
Does anybody have bolt cutters for?
03:24
Do you bolt cutters on for? I'll check around.
03:26
Just to be clear, we're on the east side of the soccer field next to the generational gym on the west side of the gym.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Saratoga, Mesa, AZ 85202
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