Passenger threatens bus driver on Peppers Ferry Rd, Christiansburg VA
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AssaultAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a Smartway bus stopped eastbound on Peppers Ferry Road near Outback in Christiansburg after a passenger verbally threatened the driver. The passenger, described as wearing a black jacket and hat, did not have weapons. A third-party caller reported the incident on behalf of the driver.
Audio|Heard on: Christiansburg, Town of Police
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Transcript:
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Can I read a Christiansburg 95?
00:05
95.
00:09
Appears you're the closest.
00:11
Are you available to take a threat call?
00:14
Peppers Ferry Road and Arbor Drive.
00:18
I am.
00:24
It's going to be the Smartway bus.
00:26
It's going to be stopped in the roadway.
00:28
They're advising there is a passenger who's verbally threatening the driver.
00:32
It's going to be eastbound Peppers Ferry across from Outback.
00:35
The passenger in his late twenties to early thirties wearing a black jacket and hat.
00:41
No weapons.
00:43
The caller was third party on behalf of the driver.
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Location mentioned:
Peppers Ferry Rd NE, Christiansburg, VA 24073
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