Intoxicated teen threatens to kill family at home, Salem OR
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Police responded to a domestic disturbance at a home near Prairie Star Ct NE in Salem, Oregon. A parent reported that their intoxicated 16-year-old son was acting violently and threatening to kill the family. Officers encountered language barriers as the family primarily speaks Cambodian.
Audio|Heard on: Salem Police Dispatch
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01:39
Transcript:
00:00
Formant 23, caller and brother, verbal only, both are intoxicated.
00:08
Currently separated but in the same residence.
00:20
In District 4, we're getting another domestic at near Prairie Star Ct NE.
00:27
Potential physical sounds; callers having trouble providing information.
00:35
Callers say their son is going crazy and threatening to kill the family.
00:39
We're trying to get further details.
00:40
212 and 5664 as such.
00:42
Quarming a name, put me on that Thomas.
00:50
Tell me.
00:54
I'll be code 3[1] from Landgust or Beverly, if you could have them evacuate the house.
01:03
Okay, I've got people working on that.
01:10
Okay, I'm going to reroute that one when we're on Prairie.
01:15
Tell me.
01:21
For the near Prairie Star Ct NE,
01:23
that family primarily speaks Cambodian, so we have a language barrier.
01:27
It sounds like the family might all be in a bedroom currently.
01:30
The son is 16 years old.
01:32
He's out in the house somewhere.
01:36
Two-three-night, Kevin.
01:37
I'm arriving shortly.
01:38
I'll wait for you, 557.
Police codes explained
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[1]
code 3: Emergency response with lights and sirens
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Location mentioned:
Prairie Star Ct NE, Salem, OR 97305
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