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Male leaves apartment with kitchen knife behindSouth Orange NJ

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South Orange Village, NJ 07079

Officers responded to a report from the subject's mother about a male who left a kitchen knife behind in an apartment. The man, described as six feet tall wearing a black or brown puffy jacket and jeans, left the apartment and was last seen heading toward Jesuits Field or the South Orange DPW area. The search included checking the building stairwells and perimeter for the individual.

Audio|Source: Maplewood Police Department
04:56
Transcript:
00:00
Climson are waiting on that description again.
00:05
Six-foot male, mixed race, brown jacket,
00:09
jeans.
00:15
Last name,
00:17
(name withheld).
00:25
Okay, you want to the phone respondent, if he's about (number withheld) as well.
00:28
Has he left the premise or is it still inside?
00:34
Sarge, we can confirm he's left the apartment in the hallway.
00:38
I believe Mom has lost sight of him at this point.
00:41
Not sure if he stepped out of the building or not, but he's not in the apartment.
00:47
All right, receive.
00:54
Mom is reporting he headed towards the stairs.
01:05
36th Central, I'm the service vehicle 418 North East Coast.
01:08
And he's operational.
01:10
I'm in route to that call on the street.
01:27
What's that parking number again? Is it Alpha 6?
01:33
Affirmative, 6 alpha or alpha 6 alpha.
01:36
6 alpha.
01:42
And you should be advised, he might be in the stairwell.
01:51
He's doing now, I'm on the stairwell.
01:54
Do we have a name for our individual?
02:07
(name withheld).
02:09
We have history.
02:10
3-1. Has anybody made entry?
02:21
I'm inside the building.
02:22
I'm not sure if 420 and 442 or yes, have made contact with it.
02:31
12.5, 4242.
02:35
Since we're making contact, call that.
02:40
Received, 1933.
02:41
See,
02:46
one time for myself and floor quartier.
02:48
We're going to be checking the west stairwell of the building.
02:53
Receive.
02:56
Mom's sitting, he left the kitchen knife in the apartment.
02:59
Just use caution still.
03:02
All right, 10405 is when you arrive on scene one just stay at the base of the building, see if anyone pops out.
03:14
Yeah, 104. I'm not pulling up right now.
03:17
We advised last time I dealt with him is tall skinny male half black with light curly hair.
03:30
Three-six, you can hold me out.
03:34
Pretty safe.
03:37
He has a black puffy jacket, jeans, six foot in height,
03:45
shorter curly hair mixed-race individual.
03:48
A known 520 with anger.
03:58
Floor clear.
04:02
Fifth floor is clear.
04:04
I'm coming down to you.
04:10
4.5, 2 central myself,
04:12
and 436 are going to be on the first floor, trying to keep visual on the perimeter, just in the exit.
04:25
B.D.E.1.420.
04:28
Does the individual have a cell phone out of it?
04:32
That's a negative.
04:33
He doesn't have a cell phone.
04:35
Mother sees that he frequents a water plant to the rear of Jesuits field.
04:42
That's all she's got his decision.
04:47
It's going to be the South Orange DPW.
04:54
Third floor clear.

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