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Person armed with hammer flees on foot near Court St 

audio iconAssault
Court St & Veterans Dr, Pekin, IL 61554
Police are pursuing a person who fled on foot near Court Street and Veterans Drive. The individual was seen holding a hammer and wearing a mask and dark jacket. Officers are searching nearby woods and have called for medical help.
Audio|Source: Tazewell Sheriff/Pekin Police Main
03:19

Transcript:
00:00
white in color, but it's been expired since 2020.
00:04
All units, clear the air chain knock rider traffic to two till situations secure miscovers.
00:11
I know.
00:12
If you have a calendar unit close.
00:15
Negative are tied up.
00:17
So forth.
00:19
Good point. He's got a hammer in his right hand.
00:22
Copy a gunpoint[1] with a hammer in his hand.
00:29
Sanporee, show me 1060.
00:31
Power line coming up on Woodrope.
00:35
He's taken off each plow.
00:38
Copy taking off.
00:40
Jeans Mask, Dark Jacket.
00:43
Copy jeans mask, dark jacket.
00:44
Copy jeans mask, dark jacket.
00:46
All court street.
00:50
I'm veterans now.
00:51
Running north.
00:53
North on Veterans.
00:59
I lost my cell phone at the intersection, I'm calling at Walmart.
01:08
Ten.
01:13
Four, I'm out with the female.
01:15
It could be just north of logging.
01:18
He's in the woods to the north before he reached four, now nine.
01:25
Ten, four.
01:27
At the end, the woods to the north to the north.
01:30
Okay.
01:36
Yeah, I can try.
01:39
They didn't answer on a callback before.
01:41
I'll try now.
01:42
Whoever gets there second,
01:45
go east past veterans.
01:47
See if you popped out there.
01:50
Sight jump.
01:52
Taser deploy.
01:54
Taser deplane.
01:55
Hey, you're too far.
01:57
Stop.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
gunpoint: Suspect held at gunpoint

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Court St & Veterans Dr, Pekin, IL 61554
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