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Man waves machete near south 12th avenue in tucson, Tucson AZ

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Near S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85706

A man was seen waving a machete near 6100 South 12th Avenue in Tucson. He did not make any threats and later left the area.

Audio|Source: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
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Transcript:
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Air 1-1 and copy you're in round to Code 16[1].
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Are you able to fly over 6100 South 12 reference a prison with a weapon call?
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22. 22.
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One zero, south, 12th, 6100 south, 700 west.
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Okay.
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So white male 30 to 40s, white things have black shorts,
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black shoes,
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and he was waving around a machete.
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Two,
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four two, close 20.
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Going,
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risk landing as well.
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They got diverted.
00:57
It was initially level three.
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Never made any threats.
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He was just in the area.
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He was just in the area.
01:05
That's okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 16: Agency-specific code (meaning not clear from context)

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Near S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85706

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