Suspect arrested after hiding near Speedway and Alvernon, Tucson AZ
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, police received reports of a suspicious man near Speedway Boulevard and Alvernon Way in Tucson. Officers coordinated units and requested air support. The man, described as about five foot seven, middle-aged, wearing a blue raincoat and blue bottoms, was seen hiding in bushes near the intersection. Police made contact and took the suspect into custody.
Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police Dispatch
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05:4
Transcript:
00:00
Three hundred and twenty-five Speedway and Richey.
00:04
Zebra three, I have Fairmount Ritchie.
00:08
Three hundred and two hundred and seventy-three to two sounds like quads are covered.
00:11
Additional units, Rove.
00:15
Give me at least one unit here to see if you have cameras in the building that's adjacent to us.
00:25
I'll be en route to you.
00:31
We're going to be following the ambulance.
00:32
I'll be heading down there with them.
00:42
Correction, I'll turn around.
00:44
Thank you.
00:49
Get them two seven to (number withheld).
00:51
Do you want to see if there is a family unit that might be able to do a scout?
00:57
Sounds cool.
01:00
I'll check anyway.
01:11
Three, four.
01:12
We page the air or survey.
01:15
Air one, we're monitoring.
01:19
If you can use our assistance, we can launch here in about ten minutes.
01:25
Please, we have a suspect that is aggressive.
01:32
Air one, copy that.
01:34
We'll be en route.
01:37
(number withheld).
01:43
Two one five.
01:45
Go ahead.
01:50
A man that is negative twenty-nine does show prior contacts for shoplifting.
01:55
Descriptors five eight, one sixty, blonde and green.
01:59
And for (name withheld).
02:01
Also negative twenty-nine, multiple previous contact reference driving violations DUI.
02:12
And his descriptors are five seven, one fifty, brown and green.
02:19
Got it.
02:28
I'm in the area of.
02:35
He's in the area roaming.
02:41
You went east or west when he went northbound on Pottery?
02:46
When word was north on Palo Verde, then east.
02:53
Got it.
02:58
I looked through that you couldn't attach me to the call and shouldn't be rolling in here as well.
03:03
Okay.
03:08
Four, can you broadcast the suspect description?
03:16
L4 is fifty blue raincoat, blue bottom.
03:25
Repeat last transmission.
03:27
Male, approximately five foot seven.
03:30
He's between forty and fifty years old, wearing a blue raincoat with blue bottoms.
03:41
Three units on scene.
03:43
Do we have a description of his hair?
03:50
He's got peppered hair.
03:55
Peppered hair, as in like gray hair? I have an individual hiding in a bush near Speedway and Alvernon.
04:04
He has a large frizzy hairstyle.
04:13
We'll check him.
04:17
Two seven, you may want to talk to the individual.
04:19
He's had time to get out of the clock.
04:23
Agreed. He's still hiding in a bush near Speedway and Alvernon.
04:26
Can I get another unit to meet before I make contact?
04:30
Three top four four four, what corner are you on?
04:33
The northwestern quad.
04:37
Just east of the bus stop.
04:42
Two two, I'm Bellevue now.
04:47
Three zero four five, I'm on my way to you.
04:55
Three times four four, making contact with one.
05:04
Urgent response required; use emergency lights and siren as appropriate per agency protocol.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N Alvernon Way & E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85712
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