Armed man flees in truck, stopped by police grappler, Mesa AZ
WeaponsPolice tried to stop a man driving a truck with many '422' stickers who was armed. The man refused to follow commands and tried to flee. Officers used beanbag rounds and a Grappler device to stop the vehicle. Despite attempts to escape while grappled, the suspect was detained at the intersection of E Ray Rd and S Sossaman Rd in Mesa.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
04:48
Transcript:
00:00
Do we have the air unit by chance?
00:03
No, so they're up with a hangar and they didn't come up. I'm trying to get in touch with them.
00:06
All right, let's get another unit to stop any northbound traffic on Sossaman.
00:12
Just stop them at Tahoe.
00:16
Copy.
00:19
They're going to have to come from Northbound, Sossaman. We got all the Sackleman.
00:27
The Falcon is still checking with the crew.
00:32
Just ran bogus. The gentleman has a lot of 422[1] stickers on the back of his truck, windshield.
00:40
Copy.
00:43
7256. Can you run the RO, please?
00:45
10-4[2].
00:49
And I've got three other, four other units that are still around.
00:57
942, just for clear, if he takes off, grappler is authorized.
01:03
Tensler. The Berkeley said he has a gun in the car.
01:07
Copy. He's going to be clear with a valid, David.
01:10
Copy.
01:16
I copy that Grappler is authorized.
01:22
Okay, I'll take the block position for Northbound traffic.
01:27
Copy, thank you.
01:33
In 41, your OT's approved.
01:39
742, copy.
01:42
Copy.
01:45
Final 5-4. 5.4.
01:47
5.4.
01:50
Copy, just verifying you're over here.
01:59
Good 41, Shwey, you need a dog?
02:06
Yeah, if you have one comment, we're trying to give them commands right now. We got them parsely combined, but if they have one coming, that'd be great. You know, everybody has to come from the, uh,
02:16
from Ray and Southman South.
02:23
Gabri.
02:24
3.41, no doubt's well done, right?
02:28
Negative, sir.
02:31
You can call one out.
02:36
10-4[2].
02:41
I apologize.
02:42
Do you want to determine from Ray or from the South?
02:50
She said South?
02:52
We have two out of fifty-twos, take the north side to block.
03:01
Madam 42, he's got a four-22 in the back of his pockets.
03:06
Beanbags is deployed, beanbags with deployed.
03:10
Copy the beanbags at 22-31.
03:13
All right, he's about to take off.
03:17
All right, Grappler.
03:21
Sway's he going?
03:24
Southbound on, south on on, uh, Sossaman.
03:31
The Grappler is about to turn on because now.
03:38
The item 42, the advice is carmed, armed, armed, arm.
03:43
Okay.
03:46
Clean 41. It's approved as well.
03:49
Copy.
03:50
Copy, pit approved.
03:53
232.
03:55
We have a successful grapple, successful grapple.
04:00
Copy. Item 42, any units responding, all guns are facing southbound. Come from Ray and Sossaman.
04:15
Copy.
04:18
Let's run the I-A team from this side. He's still going to keep pulling on that grapple.
04:24
He's still going to keep pulling on that grapple.
04:26
North-time traffic clock that Texas South.
04:32
Sam Adam 42, he's still trying to pull away while grappled.
04:36
He's still stuck, so we still have him detained.
04:41
He's got a good job.
04:43
Because he's watching us in that mirror right now.
04:47
Yeah, beanbag then weird.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
422: Criminal threats (possible)
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
E Ray Rd & S Sossaman Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212
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