Person brandishing knife near gas station, Oakland CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police were dispatched to High Street and Oakport Street near the Shell gas station and Home Depot in Oakland for a report of a person waving a knife, possibly a machete, and blocking traffic near a black sedan.
Audio|Heard on: California Highway Patrol - Oakland
Listen to dispatch call
00:33
Transcript:
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Attention units, I have a 417[1] on High Street and Oakport Street.
00:06
Person waving a knife across the street from the Shell gas station.
00:09
Described as wearing all black clothing, standing outside of a black sedan, maybe an Infiniti that's blocking the roadway.
00:18
It also mentions it might be a 12-inch machete.
00:22
And mentioning it's also near the Home Depot.
00:24
It's near southbound I-880, High Street.
00:27
Drive but off the freeway, either near Home Depot or the Shell gas station.
00:31
No further will get cleared of a PHM 400 and thirty-seven at twenty-two eleven.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
417: Brandishing a weapon or person with a weapon (e.g., gun or knife)
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