Armed suspect flees Mercedes near Placid Ave, Port Charlotte FL


Police stopped a Mercedes on Placid Ave, and a suspect, reportedly armed, fled on foot. The suspect may be hiding in a nearby apartment complex or wooded area. Officers are searching the area using a drone and considering aviation support. The suspect was last seen wearing a black shirt and cream-colored pants.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Sheriff and Punta Gorda Police
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Transcript:
00:00
Terfee, go ahead.
00:03
Mississippi and Plessida, Mississippi and Plessida beyond Florida.
00:07
George Boy Young, Boy 71, GBIB71 on a Silver Honda Civic.
00:14
2350.
00:18
They're around Luther Road.
00:25
Crewa, K-916, if you can respond to the C-9-13.
00:33
I've been rough.
00:35
Closing description.
00:39
Sorry, one of the units of the Mercedes.
00:42
Witnesses here are saying that the suspect was a passenger in the vehicle, so he must have gotten out prior to being stopped.
00:53
Copy, do you want us to put the kids in one of our cars?
00:58
Yeah, 10-4[1].
01:01
He was wearing a black shirt with cream pants. They're like white creamish pants. Oh, like, creamish pants.
01:14
308, 355.
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Good. Okay.
01:19
Do you want me to respond out there?
01:25
Negative state is available for calls right now.
01:29
10,4.
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Please.
01:38
Traffic 2, traffic 13, can you out with this routine?
01:45
Absolutely around you now.
01:51
Okay, I want to go back to her.
01:55
I'm going back in service, 2353.
02:01
Central 4.9.
02:04
It is 227 going to back up 422, about 50s on another call.
02:15
All we check the detail.
02:18
2.37, I'm on 3.
02:20
Where do you need us?
02:23
VACA 433 at 4.
02:26
Correction 2.4-151 Biotrich Boulevard.
02:29
Got the...
02:36
Jackson Central 10-4[1].
02:40
I am 104.
02:42
2353.
02:48
Thank you. Copy one, my name.
02:51
Tedford, guys.
02:54
Last name, (name withheld), boy, Robert, Ocean, Charles King, Edward, Lincoln, Lincoln.
02:58
First name, (name withheld), boy, Robert, Edward, Edward, Noah, David Adam, Middle official M, Marie, Deborah.
03:04
Six, Six, a fifty-seven flight came up.
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Copy. Copy.
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Go and start one.
03:16
Go ahead, sir.
03:19
Did you copy the last reference to suspect?
03:22
He was reportedly a passenger in that Mercedes that was stopped.
03:27
And he wasn't in it when it was stopped, so he's possibly on foot,
03:31
armed.
03:32
He could be in the complex or be in the woods unless he somehow got out with a car.
03:39
Simple.
03:40
Can you call your aviation?
03:45
You can, you can, it's going to take a bit, but I'll, I'm going to get myself position, I'm going to put the drone up at least, so you can at least check the wood line in the meantime.
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[1]
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Location mentioned:
Placid Ave, Port Charlotte, FL 33948
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