Police pursue armed suspect in red SUV after threat, Leechburg PA
WeaponsPolice are pursuing a red Ford Flex driven by (name withheld), who was seen threatening another driver with a rifle on a porch before fleeing. The vehicle is heavily armed, and the suspect is hostile to officers. Authorities are coordinating to stop the vehicle safely.
Audio|Source: Armstrong/Westmoreland Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Passing Dean's Auto, are you at that intersection at Strenlein 66?
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I got a red Ford Flex, 66 North.
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Turn around.
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I'm going to wait to stop them here, so I get more units.
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Passing Gilpin Station.
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Let me get a plate, Armstrong, ready to copy.
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Go for you.
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Mike X-ray Lima 3026.
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Coffee.
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Armstrong 201. Can you make contact with PSB? See if they're coming up 66 and if they have spikes.
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Thank you. Hold traffic.
00:45
District 5, and it's Armstrong request you be on the lookout for a red Ford Flex being operated by (name withheld).
00:55
A 63-year-old male vehicle was last seen on near Evergreen Rd heading southbound.
01:09
Male was on a porch with a rifle threatening another driver, then got in the vehicle and fled.
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They said, considered a vehicle to be heavily armed, and the male is known to not like police.
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Location mentioned:
Near Evergreen Rd, Leechburg, PA 15656
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