Man armed with knife threatens to jump from balcony, Long Beach CA
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AssaultAccording to the dispatch call, a female reported a male grabbed her arm near East Broadway. The suspect, described as a black male wearing a white sweater and beige pants, was armed with a kitchen knife. Pepper spray was used on him. The man fled inside a building, climbed a fire escape, and threatened to jump from a balcony.
Audio|Heard on: Long Beach Police Dispatch
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07:45
Transcript:
00:00
3179 just be advised we have the female landline now saying that a male grabbed her arm.
00:08
Four-tone three, have young Miss Parker, $1,700,000.
00:11
I played to be off of Esther for a freight line.
00:20
At 1.6. Point six.
00:24
Point six with Code 3, 417A, near East Broadway.
00:31
Suspect can be a male black wearing white sweater and beige pants.
00:39
666 by your back and white sweater.
00:41
I'm waiting on further.
00:44
That 927, Marla is on Elm, if you keep saying that she's fine, refused to confirm the location or give any further on the male, we're trying it back trace now.
00:55
Say he came into the business, dolly's delectable,
00:59
and he took a knife, supposed to be a transient.
01:08
Sounds like they pepper sprayed our suspect as well.
01:16
466 or 97 in theory.
01:18
Copy 97, your CPSO's spelling speaker.
01:26
3479-9-97. 2479-997.
01:30
2479-97. 7997.
01:34
It's a 50 meter cell phone.
01:37
I can. I'm saying our suspect's still inside the building.
01:44
I say she's making contact, any of you guys making contacts with her?
01:55
6-5-6-all about what you got it.
01:56
Fire rolling.
01:59
7-8, I copy for fire.
02:12
6-7 and I'll copy your back in such a second.
02:21
Near East Broadway reported street.
02:27
Mary's. 719, things like someone sprayed, a bunch of peppers are in the building.
02:32
We've got a ton of people out here with,
02:35
they're just coughing from it.
02:38
Copy. We call fire for you guys.
02:42
No one was up.
02:45
A human?
02:51
This four unit calling?
02:55
Are any sounds of distress or screaming? Do you have any further?
03:02
I copy assistance.
03:03
Units will need their gas mask.
03:07
We were still working on the backtrace.
03:11
We'll try and work on the meantime.
03:13
35 got you around to my welcome smart and final 1320 at 11 stand mailbox and it's 50s and a scooter.
03:25
4.7 a echo.
03:27
We're going to witness our suspect climb the fire escape he's on the second highest floor from the roof.
03:38
Also armed with the next still.
03:42
Copy still armed with a knife and he's on the second highest floor from the roof.
03:51
And for I copy code for that entry 7 where that's on the Elm Code 4 and it sounds like we're finishing it with the back trees right now.
03:58
And I copy here on this call, King 7 and I copy here is all in code for distance.
04:04
Do we have a cano?
04:06
Let me dig get five stage.
04:09
Team Sevens and we're out for you.
04:11
I caught the old stage fire.
04:17
It's 40 deployed.
04:19
Forty deployed. Forty deployed.
04:25
Boyster.
04:31
Grabbed a big kitchen knife and he raised it towards our victim.
04:36
Did not make a static manner, but he raised it towards her and then she ran away.
04:41
Got me.
04:44
Got me.
04:45
All right there, it's information on a 2B44 report call that just came in.
04:48
It's at 400 West.
04:49
The victim lives near street.
04:53
He has evidence of someone stealing his passport through his phone.
04:56
He's waiting and sent the lobby to me call over 804.
05:02
Played, um,
05:05
97.
05:07
Played, 97, copy your change in the Boulevard side.
05:15
So the units near East Broadway is the corner.
05:18
That's the northwest corner of the boulevard.
05:21
Broadway. Wait,
05:27
did that go through?
05:33
Units is just for that, but it's going to be on the North of the Boulevard.
05:38
Correction, north of first shoot, but north of Broadway, sorry.
05:46
One way to dispatch, did my transmission go through when I asked for over that?
05:51
Wait, would you ask for what, I'm sorry?
05:55
I'm trying to clarify which building, but the unit will let me know now.
06:02
Copy.
06:04
6-6 of St. North of 1st Street, yes?
06:06
Clear the air for a sec.
06:08
Okay, 7-go.
06:10
On Broadway and Long Beach Boulevard, the suspect is hanging over the ledge,
06:16
and it looks like he's about to jump.
06:20
Copy.
06:34
And any HNT unit on the air? One.
06:44
Traffic on board voice still.
06:47
You know, one way six, hey, I'm showing you copy, so I look on the balcony.
06:50
Let's think he's about a jump off the balcony.
06:54
6-6-5 cups.
06:57
Okay,
06:59
can you block down a third at Long Beach Boulevard stop-out,
07:04
please?
07:09
467.
07:11
Point 67.
07:14
He's off the ledge, just hanging out in the balcony.
07:19
Mel Black looks to be about six foot tall,
07:22
white or beige top,
07:25
with the same colored pants.
07:29
Covey's on the balcony now, Melblatt 6 feet, white or beige, color top and same color pants.
07:37
If it hasn't been done, uh,
07:40
um, something right, please.
07:44
Sorry, if it hasn't been done what?
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E Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
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