Reckless driving and weapon brandishing reported, Springfield VA
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According to the dispatch call, a gray Ford Fusion was driving recklessly northbound near Commerce Street with an odor of marijuana detected from the vehicle. A pursuit was authorized but later canceled. Separately, a person in a white pickup truck marked as an armed security company brandished a gun after running another driver off the road. The vehicle was described, and police coordinated to locate it.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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05:19
Transcript:
00:00
Great Ford Fusion, Virginia, Tegg, Pango, Romeo, Sierra,
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37-37, driving directly,
00:06
speeding and leaving through traffic, callerhead,
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noticed the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
00:11
Last scene,
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Northbound on Commerce, turning to the shopping center, 16-287.
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I'm direct.
00:22
I've been trying to channel 4-7, then we're straight-date.
00:26
Ford, Bravo, pursuit is authorized at this time.
00:30
Correct.
00:42
Just trying to figure out our units in pursuit right now.
00:48
940, there are no units in pursuit.
00:49
I'm trying to get through traffic.
00:51
And I'm going to catchment that vehicle if I can.
00:54
All right, thank you.
01:03
Can RPC try and look at any of the cameras on I-395 south? Just prior to the mixing gold, for the Edsall Road exit.
01:18
Okay. Okay.
01:33
Idaho Road reference to weapons, brandishing road incidents that occurred in Station 4.
01:39
Subject initially ran caller off the road, brandished a gun at them.
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He's going to be in a white pickup truck that says Garter World on the back of the truck.
01:50
They are going to be an armed security company.
02:00
Possibly going to be Ohio Tags, pop-up mic, November (number withheld).
02:10
(number withheld).
02:14
495, northbound?
02:16
Yes, there's a rather large white truck that's a big lettering in Garg over all nine.
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Under it.
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400 Alpha
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Alpha
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At this time it'll be a good brandishing
02:36
I'm direct, Robert, you direct?
02:40
I'm direct. I'm direct.
02:43
You not, or state police.
02:51
Derek, we're notifying them now.
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Hey, we'll set up closer to a line 5 area.
03:06
519, 19, I attach both of those tags to the call.
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Did you want me to voice them?
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Negative, thank you.
03:25
We've changed our location to the best way 41 and jump four.
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Direct, 1631.
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A Springer-type van,
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so not a box truck, I'm not sure if that's the same one he's looking at.
03:41
It should have three doors.
03:44
That's four if you can through the back.
03:49
Got-1027-4306-270.
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1632
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All the pictures that was provided, it was at Shickle.
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940 Bravo, do you still have eyes on the exact vehicle, or are you still trying to catch up to it in traffic?
04:43
940, I was disregard at this point.
04:48
To go place, cross-street, Meadow Bridge Lane.
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Two-three.
04:59
The vehicle must have been on northbound 395.95.
05:02
It got off on King Street, eastbound.
05:03
If you can notify Alex City.
05:08
Correct.
05:12
Forty Bravo.
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Now, you can release the channel.
05:18
You're right.
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Location mentioned:
Commerce St, Springfield, VA 22150
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