Armed man forces driver to laundromat before fleeing, Houston TX
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to reports of an armed man who forced another person to drive him to a laundromat near Westfield Place Drive and Cypress Station in Houston. The suspect fled on foot, and officers established a perimeter in the surrounding area while searching for him.
Audio|Heard on: Harris TX Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:9
Transcript:
00:00
I have a caller telling me that a man pointed a gun at (name withheld) and made him drive to the laundromat.
00:08
He then took off in an unknown direction.
00:11
He may have gone in this direction.
00:16
Only about half of that was readable.
00:26
Okay, so...
00:27
Where did he confirm this guy had a gun?
00:31
That’s clear.
00:35
42, I just pulled up with him.
00:38
21 to June.
00:44
Are we still holding or pushing east? Are we still holding or pushing east?
00:59
160. If he was near Saper Trace and Cypress Station heading east, we need to redirect some units east of there.
01:07
I'm going to need one at Westfield Place Drive and Cypress Station, one at North Freeway and Cypress Station,
01:15
one at Hollow Tree and Westfield Place.
01:17
He's going to follow me.
01:19
Help you follow me.
01:20
He got out of the wrong apartment.
01:24
Do we have information about his shirt?
01:28
Is the apartment north or south of Hollow Tree?
01:33
18-200, just passed that apartment, everybody stopped and turned right on Westfield Place.
01:38
We'll be on the left-hand side.
01:41
We need to consider him armed; the individual who dropped him off said he had a gun,
01:46
a black firearm that he used to make (name withheld) drive him here.
01:53
Okay,
01:54
Can you advise if the apartments are older or newer, and the color, so we can set up a good perimeter? Looks like a new front division, brother.
02:01
New apartment.
02:03
Stand by.
02:07
The apartment complex is going to be north of the country.
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Location mentioned:
Westfield Pl Dr & Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090
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