Person with sledgehammer observed near square tent setup, Sidney OH


A person dressed in all black was reported tearing things up near the northwest corner of the square with a hatchet or bat. Officers found the person holding a sledgehammer and identified them as part of a crew setting up a tent nearby.
Audio|Source: Sidney Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Clear. He had a mail come to the lobby advising.
00:03
He would have seen a white male.
00:05
He was wearing all black, the hat.
00:06
He has either a hatchet or a bat, and he's tearing things up.
00:12
He could just check the area.
00:14
He advised you last seen him there at that corner of the square.
00:17
There's a subject on the east side and black.
00:21
I'm going to try to make it around that way.
00:23
Clear. 236. I'll have that way as well.
00:24
Clear. Caller.
00:26
We all couldn't advise if it was a hatchet or a bat.
00:28
He just said it was possibly one of the two.
00:30
Ninth sub station.
00:31
Good. 15 on Stephen Paulus.
00:33
Got a mic. Station.
00:34
White first station.
00:35
Go ahead.
00:36
Subject I saw is a part of a crew that's putting up some kind of tent.
00:41
I'm going to keep looking. He had a sledgehammer in his hand, 1005.
00:44
197, he's negative 15.
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Location mentioned:
Sidney, OH 45365
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