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Armed man reported near Roosevelt boulevard and second streetPhiladelphia PA

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Roosevelt Blvd & N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19120

As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to reports of a man armed with a firearm near Roosevelt Boulevard and North 2nd Street. The man was described as dark-complected, wearing glasses, a purple jacket, and black clothing. The suspect's vehicle, a Ford Taurus, was found unoccupied. Officers continued searching southbound for a female complainant.

Audio|Heard on: Philadelphia PA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:50
Transcript:
00:00
Bless you all right I have you all there from peace all right carstein by our thirty-six district 2nd Street and Roosevelt Boulevard southbound supposed to his female complainants they say dark-complected male wearing glasses in a purple jacket and all-black clothes and pulled out a firearm.
00:20
He was in a Ford Taurus that had a tag of (number withheld).
00:25
In the 35th District, second in the boulevard southbound.
00:28
Supposed to be a dark-complected male that wears glasses in a purple jacket, all-black clothes, armed in a Ford Taurus that has a tag of (number withheld).
00:43
(number withheld) 35,000.
00:45
I ran that vehicle comes like the 2nd West Outman.
00:49
You hope you're on the area service.
00:51
Fourteen hundred.
00:53
Could you start over to 133 each, Papa Hawkins? Have it for a disturbance and investigate person, 133, Papa Hawkins, female complainant.
01:05
I hear everyone, Ruth.
01:08
All right.
01:11
Fourteen twelve.
01:13
Fourteen twelve.
01:16
Well, we can call it TF this and you can turn around the headquarters with paperwork real quick.
01:22
12, all right.
01:25
35. Forney, has anyone planned to complain for this job yet?
01:29
Have any unit on location? Second and Boulevard located a complaint?
01:33
All right, Unis respondent, secondary boulevard, a person with a gun, slowed down.
01:42
We located the vehicle, but it's unoccupied.
01:48
There are four tours, still on location, seconding the boulevard.
01:53
That's correct, it's on location.
01:55
I'm not.
02:01
All right.
02:03
Pardoning received?
02:05
The south.
02:09
Can we have someone go continue southbound?
02:12
Southbound to see if they can find a...
02:16
Pardon, all right.
02:17
Have a unit continued southbound check for the female complaint on the boulevard.
02:22
Pardon, if you can put me out on this job.
02:27
Let's see if I can get back and touch with her.
02:30
All right.
02:34
How good? We serve any force complaining.
02:37
So far, we're not getting flat down.
02:39
There's nobody on the highway.
02:41
All right. Units responded second in the boulevard, slow it down.
02:44
So far, no complaint.
02:48
Very good, Barney.
02:49
Call back, one straight to voicemail.

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Roosevelt Blvd & N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19120

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