Man swings machete and yells at people in Tacoma


A man is walking on the street swinging a machete and yelling at people. He might be having mental health problems. There is blood on the machete, and he is threatening another man.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - North
02:18
Transcript:
18-449 divert for a suspicious person with Paul 166. 4.49 for both. 1-16. South 23rd in Fawcett. Walking northbound from there is a male subject who has a machete in his hand and he's swinging it around yelling at people, possibly as mental health issues, still working on a description. for both. Gellabas and Pianney-A. N. It's a black male, 35, 5-8, medium-build, black hair with a beard, black shirt with red on it and black pants. Okay. 18503. Bigger 372. 21 mail to pierce damage jail starting mileage for 4.0.1853. 435 traffic. Not per and not 30 is not simply 9A1 5 desert visa. Is that Paul 370? Confirming, you said North 30 in Pearl. Okay. 1854. 1-663-18449. Arpina has eyes on him still and he's approaching another mail, is yelling at him and is pointing the machete. Priority traffic for disturbance with a machete, South 23rd in faucet, 1854. No saying the second subject is a white male, 25, 6 foot, and that they see blood on his machete, unsure if he's hit anyone else with it? 1854.
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Location mentioned:
Fawcett Ave & S 23rd St, Tacoma, WA 98402
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