Resident at West Tampa Av fears threat, armed with bat, Mesa AZ


Police responded to a call at a residence near West Tampa Avenue where a lone resident feared a possible threat. She was sheltering in her room armed with a baseball bat. Officers cleared the area, including the backyard, and coordinated with the resident to ensure her safety.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Fiesta Patrol District
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Transcript:
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10.4. Just be advice, we do have an RP calling in from disk 20, seeing that they're very scared with PDF side.
00:05
The advice she lives alone is sitting in her room with a baseball bat.
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Illinois Jones in here.
00:11
I could be drawn in there at 225.
00:13
Do Adam 11? Where do you need an extra body at?
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We need an extra body up front?
00:19
I'll be. Confirm (number withheld) West should be unoccupied.
00:22
Occupied per RP.
00:23
It's (number withheld). That might be an occupied.
00:26
Just stand out on 11.
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The gold are like that (number withheld).
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10-11[2], I do have RP on the line in Unit (number withheld).
00:33
She's advising that she's located in her room with a baseball bat, wanting to know she needs to come outside, seeing that she's scared with PD.
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When 114, if she wants us to clear her backyard, we can do that.
00:45
If she wants to speak to me, she can come out and I'll explain the situation.
00:47
10-4[1], I'll let you know to have her come out without the baseball back.
00:50
Officer in the alleyway behind the house.
00:52
Yeah, that's me.
00:53
You're the only thing I can see moving out back.
00:56
That means he can't see me.
00:57
The backyard and the target location looks mostly empty.
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Around 14, I have the RP and (number withheld) coming out to you guys.
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To campus, I didn't have any luck on the 21 for (number withheld).
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17 might understand the wall between the nurseries and these backyards or is 14 foot tall?
01:13
No, this one's probably 8 foot.
01:15
It's 14 further to the east.
01:17
Copy that.
01:18
We're talking to next door neighbor here real quick.
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12, not confident if it's blind,
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but there looks like there's some movement inside the residents.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message received
[2]
10-11: Talking to or with someone (RP/resident)
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Location mentioned:
W St, Mesa, AZ 85213
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