Man threatens people with bat and knife at park

Heard on: Berrien MI Interop Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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We have reports of a suspicious person down by Forest Beach Park.

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A white male in his 30s had a hat and glasses,

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threatening people with a bat.

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Also stated he had a knife and a switchblade.

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He just took off in a.

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. . Gray Saturn SUV towards the hill, and it all started over a cigarette.

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I'm clear.

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2111.

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Go ahead. There's a group of females at the Forest Beach Park there that would like to talk to you.

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We did not get their name.

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I'm clear.

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Clearing to 2111.

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Be advised that the subject is.

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Back.

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Down for. Area 4411, are you available to back 2111 at Forest Beach Park? All right, I head that way.

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Clear. 4412 will be around as well.

7/29/2026 04:13 PM

Weapons

6P2M+R86 Forest Beach Park, Watervliet, MI 49098

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a suspicious man at Forest Beach Park. A caller said a man in his 30s threatened people with a bat and claimed to have a knife or switchblade after an argument about a cigarette. He reportedly left in a gray Saturn SUV toward a nearby hill, then appeared to return to the park, where a group of women wanted to speak with officers.