Officers secure firearm found in Tucson yard, Tucson AZ
WeaponsPolice responded to a situation involving a firearm found unsecured in a yard near North Thorell in Tucson. Officers secured the area, located a gun and a duffel bag, and deployed units including a drone and K9s to monitor and clear adjacent properties. The homeowner stayed inside during the response.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police Dispatch
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
I know you're more or less out with the gun.
00:02
Have you recovered it or is there a safe way for you to get to it to secure it?
00:09
It's in the property near North Thorell in Tucson.
00:12
I spoke with the owner of the home.
00:14
He said he'll stay inside.
00:15
It's secure.
00:16
I'm right next to it still.
00:22
And there's a duffel bag as well.
00:24
I'd like to determine within that duffel bag, but are you able to get to it or should we go from the front up here?
00:32
I can hop the fence if I get someone back here with me.
00:38
Where are you under the same? I'm heading over to them.
00:40
I'll take a look and evaluate and see what their best approach.
00:46
Yeah, we're going to...
00:51
Yeah, we'll send a couple from up front to go figure that stuff right now.
01:00
Let me just see if we get in a good spot where we can cover you guys until you get to the back there.
01:03
Then we'll come off down when you're back there.
01:06
For everyone's awareness,
01:08
it's possible that he's secured in that yard or that he's contained in that yard, but it's also possible that he went further east.
01:15
So for the units in the alley, hold those positions,
01:18
but make sure that you have good security.
01:24
3 Baker 1 4.
01:25
I'm overhead that president with the gun.
01:29
I can see the duffel on the roof with the drone.
01:32
There are several sheds and coverings and also siding leaned up against the back of that shed where the gun is sitting now.
01:42
It's unsecured,
01:44
but just be aware there's a lot of structures in the backyard.
01:50
Is that the furthest north property on Thorell or is it's the second one for the south?
01:59
Red brick house, red trim.
02:04
Got like a white A.C.
02:05
on top towards the rear?
02:07
Copy. And you're in the rear of that place now?
02:12
Yeah, 10-4[1].
02:13
We'd have to jump this gate.
02:14
We can probably do that real quick to grab the gun and secure that at least if you want.
02:20
No, just standby.
02:22
We're going to end up clearing it.
02:23
We're going to clear from north to south on this.
02:25
We'll just start there and then work all the way at Southport video.
02:30
Okay, we're going to bump over to the north a little bit to be out of any line of fire.
02:34
We can't provide any lethal coverage from here because the wall is too high.
02:37
And I have a like gave up block back here.
02:42
Got it.
02:46
A red Honda pilot.
02:49
What did you have played in a minute?
02:54
(number withheld).
02:59
Been said yet on IC.
03:06
(number withheld).
03:08
You want a 3-bike 1-fritic drone?
03:11
You're going to be responsible for watching that gun for us because we're kind of tucked back.
03:14
We can't get eyes on it.
03:19
10-4[1]. I came down low to hover so that everyone would know which residents we're talking about from the front.
03:25
But I'll keep it on that firearm.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative—message received, understood, or OK.
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Location mentioned:
North, Tucson, AZ 85746
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