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Person brandishing knife near gas stationOakland CA

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Oakport St & High St, Oakland, CA 94601

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:
00:00
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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Location mentioned:
Oakport St & High St, Oakland, CA 94601
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