Armed male refuses to leave tavern and threatens bartender, South Portland ME
WeaponsA male with a firearm refused to leave near Springpoint Tavern at Benjamin W Pickett Street. He threatened the bartender and caused possible damage to vehicles in the parking lot. He was last seen entering the parking lot and his current location is unknown. Staff secured themselves inside the tavern. The suspect also continued to harass employees by phone.
Audio|Source: South Portland Police and Fire/EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Spring Point Tavern, near Benjamin W. Pickett Street. A white male with a long white beard,
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long gray slash green jacket
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was refusing to leave and flashed a firearm at the bartender. Told the bartender, who had waited in the parking lot, to kill them. Bartender did not see if they got in a vehicle or if they're still in the lot.
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Near Benjamin W. Pickett Street springpoint tavern.
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3.0,
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we can all roll on this.
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10 and 11, copy.
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Time, 24.
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Three on. Three on.
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Two seconds.
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Are they able to secure themselves inside?
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Affirmative, they are locked inside.
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Tenforth.
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And off.
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Chapter. Town for. Don't know.
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Jeffer.
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Can anyone still have eyes on them from out the windows of the bar? Nave.
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If we could have the next unit go up into the FNCC parking lot behind the building.
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Chat and copy.
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No, I'd advise them.
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They're passing amounts.
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3-07, and they say where he was last in?
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Negative. They lost sight when he entered the parking lot.
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It looks like you may have done damage to vehicles in the parking lot as well.
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Yeah, I know.
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It looks like you might have done some damage to parking lot, to cars in the parking lot as well.
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Ten, four.
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A responding unit, we have a light vehicle with its lights on in the parking lot opposite side that we're on, going to be more on the Broadway side.
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I don't know if you guys want to get a better look at it.
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We also have an open shed here.
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We've got a lot to work with.
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If you come in the Broadway side of the parking lot, you're going to see the vehicle immediately on with its lights and its taillight's on, it's a white SUV, so you can get eyes inside of it.
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You're passing here right now.
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Three times out with that vehicle.
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Chat 4-10. Chap 4-11.
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Suspect is still actively calling and harassing the employees.
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311 supplement 218.
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Go ahead.
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Main PC, 440, King Henry X-ray, 440 K-HX.
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Hey,
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hold on that.
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We're just getting information of his truck here.
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Main PC 413, Juliet, Echo Bravo, 413, J.E.B.
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Sound far. I was given that as a victim vehicle for criminal mischief.
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Racing. That's a word.
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11. Are you still on the line with the force?
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He just connected with us to speak with one of you.
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Three-tenth South Pornil, and that vehicle's not involved.
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We haven't enough.
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Seven, if you're still in the line of the callers, could you ask how they know that he's not here anymore? They yelled out to me that he wasn't here.
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Seven, they disconnect us with us to speak to you.
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Two in the area of our site.
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Have fortune.
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11 to 2. Did the vehicle damage look like it was done by another vehicle or by hand?
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The note said he was throwing stuff at it.
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10-4[1], I'm just curious if he's on foot.
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The 17 was unsure if they're left in a vehicle or were still on a lot.
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Joe,
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go to the front of the Spring Point Tavern and speak with the caller.
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Okay,
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more.
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Specifically find out why they're saying they don't think he's here, but they see him go in a direction or not.
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I'm just keeping an eye out because we don't know where he is at the moment.
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10th Forest, and ask you see me, but they're not coming out of the door.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near Benjamin W Pickett St, South Portland, ME 04106
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