Male suspect threatens with machete at Lincoln High, Tacoma WA
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WeaponsA male suspect threatened to harm a parent and child with a machete near Lincoln High School at South 37th Street in Tacoma. The suspect, described as a white male wearing dark clothing, was later found and detained near Rose Jewelers and U.S. Bank.
Audio|Heard on: Tacoma Police Dispatch - South
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04:59
Transcript:
00:00
First sector for weapon intimidation at Lincoln High School is near 6th Street.
00:08
(number withheld).
00:11
(number withheld).
00:16
Number 4.5.
00:17
Lincoln High School is near South 37th Street.
00:20
Collars advising, there's a male swinging a machete, not letting the caller's child out of their car.
00:24
White male 36-53, 180 lbs, and dark clothing is now walking towards 37th towards Starlo.
00:33
Copy. Copy.
00:35
Copy. All party, check for a practical of intimidation.
00:37
Lincoln High School, near South 37th Street.
00:48
Sheehanron 11 intimidation in the callers leaving the area seeking her child but she's advised the subject is on the corner of South 37th and George across with Starbo's.
01:03
Copy.
01:05
Such a near.
01:13
Forage to have a candidate for one-intimidation after Lincoln High School near 7th Street, okay.
01:20
Okay.
01:28
For a driver, if you have a kid at the amount to weapon intimidation, Lincoln High School near South 37th Street, specifically.
01:42
139 area Thank you, 2060 and Frankie, just for information, our caller is advising that officers went too far in the male is on the left.
02:07
You have the call figure hang up with the caller and I'm calling you up about calling home.
02:12
Prover for (number withheld).
02:14
Okay.
02:23
(number withheld).
02:27
6-2.
02:35
Very driver for low intimidation now at this corner of South 3 and Selty George Street.
02:42
Well,
02:47
you can be pulled there for now.
02:49
We've got most of the units here and still be flagging us down with anybody holding machete in the area.
02:55
7-14- Here's people.
02:56
Cancel be going to get to check for the subject at (number withheld)?
03:02
(number withheld). Can we get a description hand again?
03:06
White male.
03:07
I check these black pants.
03:11
White male 36-53 180 dark clothing?
03:17
Copy.
03:23
I'm talking to the ARPA now.
03:25
He's over at the U.S.
03:26
Bank. We'll be headed there now.
03:28
We'll be headed there now by the Lincoln Pharmacy.
03:31
Robert (number withheld).
03:37
Number four.
03:39
We've got one male across from Rose Jewelers.
03:43
It's cooperative so far.
03:46
One male cooperative from across the jewelers will throw each other because it's 54.
03:58
We'll cancel the counter.
04:00
We'll cancel the beepers at 54.
04:04
Robert (number withheld).
04:05
One detained.
04:07
Robert (number withheld), one detained.
04:11
(number withheld). Do we have anybody contacting the victim?
04:18
Robert (number withheld) was on the phone with her.
04:21
Robert (number withheld) was on the phone with her.
04:29
You've seen any incoming to the weapon intimidation cell through ASL-2 can cancel.
04:33
You can't support.
04:38
Robert 45, did you have traffic?
04:42
Yeah, but I already told the officers other 7-11 where the victim is.
04:50
Recease the protect.
04:55
Or,
04:57
right to red.
04:58
That takes 57.
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Location mentioned:
S 37th St, Tacoma, WA 98418
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