Disorderly passenger removed from city bus near 5th and Arcadia, Tucson AZ
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Disorderly ConductAccording to the dispatch call, a passenger acted disorderly on a city bus near 5th Street and Arcadia. The bus driver coordinated with dispatch to remove the passenger outside the bus. The unruly individual was a black male in his 40s wearing a black and red checkered shirt and black and orange pants. The bus resumed service after the passenger was removed.
Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police Dispatch
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04:15
Transcript:
00:00
At the OSV call, we have the buses closer to 5th Street and Arcadia, and CENTRAAN is not getting an answer from the bus driver referenced who was acting disorderly on the bus.
00:13
3-27, if you could start that way in 3-(number withheld).
00:28
I'm trying to get that.
00:30
Right now it says it stopped at Arcadia.
00:33
We have sunshine dispatch on the 21 with the bus driver now who's trying to get everyone off the bus.
00:41
It's going bus number 3223.
00:44
Let me just verify if it stopped going east on 5.
00:49
3 time 1 5.
00:50
You can attach me to that level 2.
00:52
Okay, 10-4[1].
00:56
MP7, I have a 40 if it's needed.
00:59
We have the buses stopped right at 5th Street and Arcadia.
01:08
I believe it was going west down because it started at 5 in Wilmot.
01:14
Copy that. I'll come in from Craig Grant.
01:19
And they're still working on getting a description of the unruly passenger in the bus.
01:28
Do it? Do it?
01:34
Lydia.
01:36
And the subject on the bus's unruly is a black male in his 40s, black and red checkered shirt, black and orange pants.
01:44
No further description.
01:51
So the bus is on the eastbound, started at Vermont?
01:56
That's what it says, but it started at 5th and Wilmot.
02:03
And we have the unruly passenger outside the bus and they're locking the bus so he can't get back on.
02:12
Copy that.
02:15
6.50 night.
02:20
If the bus is safely able to do so, have them just drive away to their next stop.
02:30
The bus is going to its next stop at 5th in Rosemarle.
02:36
Copy that.
02:40
700.
02:45
Driver's name and phone number in the call text if they may be contacted.
02:52
Time for I'll see if I can locate the gentleman and...
02:57
7-1.
03:02
7.15, I'm a possible suspect at 5-1.
03:08
They said he was working with someone on our side.
03:11
Copy 5-1.
03:18
27 to Tom 1-5.
03:19
Make sure you have another unit when you contact him.
03:22
He's obviously agitated.
03:28
The bus driver is stating there's another bus getting ready to pull up.
03:32
He's afraid he will try and get on that bus.
03:40
Copy that. We'll deal with it as we get there.
03:44
7.O.2.
03:49
The gentleman was filed as when detained.
03:52
Happy when detained.
03:54
Is there another unit there?
04:00
1019. I copy one-(number withheld).
04:09
Hang on Tim and I'll pull over and contact this bus driver to see if you want the citation or what for her.
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 Arcadia Avenue & East 5th Street, Tucson, AZ 85711
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