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Man swings knife and threatens people at transit center

Heard on: Yakima City / County Police, Fire and EMS, Washington State Patrol
03:11
00:00
is the male with the camo, with a camo top and with the top in camo pants for the knife.
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Yakima Transit Center, Yakima, WA 98901
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Dispatchers report a man in camouflage clothing at the Yakima Transit Center swinging a knife. A third party says the man threatened three people with the knife, though the victims are not located. Officers initially detain the wrong person, then are advised that the suspect is carrying a blue backpack and a blue bag and is sitting on a bench near one of the bus routes. Fire and medical units are mentioned for other calls, and one medical response is later canceled.

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