Driver threatens suicide by police on I-8 highway

Heard on: Chandler Police and Fire, Phoenix Fire

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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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For Yuma area units, copy a 1051 info call passed on from California Highway Patrol and Border Patrol.

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Yuma area units, again 1051 info.

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I 8 mi post three eastbound.

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Info passed from Border Patrol and California Highway Patrol.

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They are following behind a silver Toyota 4Runner.

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(number withheld) (number withheld), correction (number withheld).

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(number withheld) .

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Driver is a 101 who has threatened suicide by cop.

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Subject is known to purchase weapons.

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Again, copy 1051 .

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Currently, CHP and border patrol have unmarked vehicles following behind and a helo following by the distance.

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They are not requesting DPS assistance, advising input only, so that the vehicle is not stopped.

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No contact is to be made again.

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Vehicle is a silver Toyota 4Runner, (number withheld) .

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(number withheld), (number withheld) , end of info broadcast.

2026-10-28 01:08 UTC

Medical Emergency

I-8, Yuma, AZ

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers broadcast information about a silver Toyota 4Runner traveling eastbound on I-8 near milepost 3 in the Yuma area. The driver was reportedly threatening suicide by cop and was known to purchase weapons. Border Patrol and California Highway Patrol were following the vehicle with unmarked vehicles and a helicopter, and local units were advised not to stop or make contact with the vehicle.