Authorized school counselor triggers alarm at middle school, Tacoma WA

Burglary

Reported: 10/26/2025 03:22 PM

Near N 35th St, Tacoma, WA 98407

An alarm was triggered at Truman Middle School near N 35th St by a man in his 40s wearing a blue jacket and carrying a backpack. The alarm company saw the door opened with a key. It was later confirmed the man was a school counselor authorized to be in the building.

Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - North

02:20

Transcript:

00:00

Call seven to four-fifty alarm.

00:03

1725.

00:05

Truman Middle School, near N 35th St. Silent video alarm.

00:10

To the entrance.

00:13

There's a male walking inside.

00:14

Lighter male, 40s.

00:16

Blue jacket, will have a bag, backpack.

00:19

Great pants, delivery backpack.

00:21

And the RP correction, the alarm company saw someone open the door with a key.

00:29

Paul 72, do we have school patrol working?

00:34

You're on your district patrols monitoring?

00:41

All 72, negative citywide.

00:45

Grab me, thank you for checking.

00:47

Thank you for checking. That name's 23.

00:53

Ross and five.

00:55

(name withheld).

00:56

She's voluntarily transporting to Alan Warren, I'll be away.

01:01

15-5-5-1. 17-5-1.

01:07

272, 4-right for both.

01:10

Call 722, 1522.

01:16

Call 722. The subject is on the second floor and in the entrance.

01:21

Copy. Can you add, Washington, dated 759-80-80, please?

01:26

I'll receive.

01:31

All 75-372, possible, suspicious.

01:36

How about?

01:39

1524, Yakima, subject running around to the back door trying to find a way into the house.

01:44

Owner's not home for the RPU, white male 40 to 50s, waiting on further.

01:53

See for both.

01:55

Good evening.

02:00

575-372's last 3-7-2's last 3-9-9-Yakama on foot.

02:06

Receive for both.

02:09

1528.

02:15

The gentleman is a school counselor with permission to be here, set the alarm off, will be away.

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