Man with machete damaging tree on Jessie Street, San Francisco CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to Jessie Street in San Francisco after reports of a person damaging a tree with a machete. The individual was also seen smoking an unknown substance and rummaging through garbage with another person. Officers monitored the situation and confirmed no immediate threat at Mission and Eighteenth after an earlier report of people throwing knives.
Audio|Heard on: San Francisco City Police
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02:28
Transcript:
00:00
Subject hacking a tree with a machete.
00:03
10-1[1] David, thank you.
00:07
Fire company's camera is showing a subject hacking a tree with a machete.
00:10
Is there units back?
00:15
Five David.
00:18
RP's reporting a group of people throwing knives in front of a dilapidated building at Mission and Eighteenth.
00:25
We're waiting on further units to arrive.
00:30
Avenue unit number two, between California and Clement.
00:36
I am.
00:41
This is 222 on Jessie for the Tenderloin units.
00:44
Person, mid to late 30s, thin build, long black hair, gray sweater, black pants, gray sneakers.
00:50
Appears to be a city worker.
00:56
Ten units on the 222, mixed group of subjects, forearm length blades per the RP.
01:07
Of course, Henry Fort Charlie.
01:13
Calling units on the 222 on Jessie.
01:15
He is also smoking an unknown substance and going through garbage bins.
01:18
The machete is tucked under his left armpit.
01:26
You know,
01:27
Call them and Tenderloin units on the 222 on Jessie.
01:30
Accompanied by a second person wearing a gray coat and black pants, going through trash.
01:40
This 250-(number withheld).
01:49
The 222 Mission and 18th, no merit group but no knives seen, code four.
01:59
That's on the 222 on Jessie.
02:01
22 is still 97, the other subject did leave.
02:05
Around the 222 for channel loading units on Jessie Street.
02:08
Chevy appears to be the length of a forearm.
02:12
Hacking up a tree again.
02:18
Units on the 222 on Jessie, he's now pacing back and forth.
02:22
Picked up a wooden stick and is waving the stick around with a machete tucked under his armpit.
02:26
Dropped the stick and is chopping a tree.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-1: Poor reception / weak signal
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