Officers check report of person with toy gun at mall, Bluefield WV
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, at Mercer Mall in Bluefield, officers investigated a report of a man possibly carrying a gun. Mall security determined the item was a toy, and law enforcement presence was canceled. Officers continued to check the area near the Five Below and Planet Fitness entrances to confirm the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Public Safety and WV State Police
Listen to dispatch call
01:52
Transcript:
00:00
Per mall security, they actually spoke to this male already and said it's a toy gun.
00:05
They said to go ahead and cancel law enforcement.
00:07
Everything's ten four.
00:11
Three eight four control, they confirmed it was a toy gun.
00:15
They could work for.
00:22
That security did not advise of that.
00:24
They advised they did speak to him, confirmed it was a toy gun, and said to cancel law enforcement.
00:32
Ten four.
00:34
I still want to respond for patrol.
00:35
Let me pull into the mall now.
00:38
Ten four, sir.
00:39
Thirteen hundred.
00:44
Thirteen hundred.
00:47
Control, can you maybe advise if they could meet us at one of the entrances or something?
00:58
384, what entrance did you go to?
01:01
I'm just now pulling in.
01:03
Now I'm waiting to see what control says.
01:09
384.
01:11
Okay.
01:17
Security guard is going to come out the entrance by Five Below/Planet Fitness.
01:28
Do they know where that male is right now?
01:32
They did not.
01:37
He was last seen by Five Below, so security is coming out there.
01:40
He didn't say where he spoke to him at.
01:44
Three hundred and four, I am pulling in now over there.
01:46
Four hundred and seventeen, trunking out.
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Location mentioned:
Mercer Mall Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701
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