Police arrest suspect after vehicle pursuit with firearm, Tacoma WA


Police pursued a suspect vehicle through city streets after the driver ran red lights and sped. The driver displayed a firearm during the chase. The pursuit ended with the driver arrested in a public park following a minor collision.
Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West
08:41
Transcript:
00:00
He went through near 12th Street, another red is flowing for the red light, so still medium traffic, 40 miles an hour.
00:06
It's 312, flowing for red light, medium traffic, 40 miles per hour of 22.
00:11
Another red light at near 19th, approaching 19th mile, 30 miles an hour.
00:16
Prater of late approaching 19, 50 miles an hour, right,
00:19
sir. So now I'm going to be like that 16 in track.
00:23
Okay. On near 19th now.
00:24
I'll try to set spikes at near 16th and drag and now right on near 19th 24.
00:28
Hello. Can we get a pit under over 40?
00:31
I'm working on it.
00:32
I just log traffic out here.
00:34
Okay, 47, we are approaching Vice Street.
00:36
He's cutting off.
00:37
I'm an attempt to set up a pit.
00:39
It's 42 miles an hour.
00:40
Crossing near 5th Street, cutting week, cutting five for seven and off, one attempt to no pay, 42 miles an hour, 22 miles an hour, 20-free.
00:45
Coming up on South Peter Street, can I get updated through 55?
00:49
Go to right now.
00:51
Received and we're continuing,
00:52
approaching the Orange Street.
00:54
25 miles an hour now.
00:55
Working large 25 and no pit approved under 50.
00:57
Question out 55, 20-0[1].
01:00
Unsuccessful pit. He's turning into the Almore parking lot.
01:02
Unsuccessful pit, turning in to Al and more parking lot, right there.
01:04
I just lost a video.
01:05
Never mind.
01:06
I'm back on number 19.
01:07
Out of the parking lot now.
01:08
Direction on near 19th?
01:09
Uh, we're in C-bank parking lot.
01:12
He's picking up speed pretty heavy now.
01:14
We're going west on.
01:15
Weston. Now westbound from the keeping parking lot at 2005.
01:18
Now we're going to be North on Union.
01:20
45 miles on.
01:21
I found union at 45 miles per hour.
01:24
Verify PC[2] felony eluding.
01:25
Looting.
01:26
5 or 7, 20-0[1].
01:27
Near 12th Street, he's in the center term lane.
01:29
I didn't use an all-lane to keep me from hitting him, 43 miles an hour.
01:32
First and near 12th Street, using all lanes 43 miles an hour.
01:35
Okay, sir, second. Right on to near 12th.
01:38
Right on near 12th Street, 2036.
01:40
No.
01:41
5.5. I'm a second.
01:42
I'm going to start calling it. TPPET off a little bit.
01:43
Number 5 will call a secondary near 22nd or so.
01:45
Thirty-six miles an hour, so eastbound near 12th through Lawrence.
01:51
He's swerving a lot, so that's not for seven and can't get him.
01:53
Thirty-six miles per hour, eastbound and twillet from Lawrence, 207.
01:56
Okay, it's Mike's back at Sprague.
01:58
Nothing spike has frag, 22nders zone.
02:00
Those are all set up.
02:01
So there will set up twice zero.
02:03
Passing near 5th Street, 55,000 an hour, light traffic.
02:07
Crossing near 5th Street, 55 miles an hour late traffic, close zero zone.
02:10
Sixth century.
02:11
Please search area.
02:12
Right on Sprague.
02:13
Right on Sprig.
02:15
Right on Sprite, twice right.
02:17
The five fees.
02:18
Now, swimming in town, coming to avoid a pit.
02:19
37 miles an hour,
02:20
medium traffic.
02:21
Going through the red at near 15th Street.
02:23
Also, all traffic is yielding. All traffic yielding. Goal and through the red at near 15th Street, 37 miles an hour, medium traffic. Please. Let us respond to near 19th through the red. All traffic gilding. All traffic gilding. The red, traffic's yielding. Right on Hosmer.
02:52
Right on, Hosmer, 2020. 10 hours, don't you just collided with a yard who undergray on the front. 5% of the vehicle struck a yard, but then you could breathe 2009. 5.45, 41 miles an hour, no traffic. Still on Alton, Hosmer, 25th Street.
03:20
Stampton Road, 25th, 41 miles an hour, no traffic, 20-0[1]-0-0. Good to stop sign at 25th. And it's now driving through a park.
03:48
The photo. 2010. I come over about three minutes out. Are you a subject in custody? You go to the second part? I hear a second. Five percent. Yeah.
04:15
547 for 9 to 8 if I also just the counterfeit I have the passenger vehicle is secure the one that took off with the driver number five has the passenger
04:34
We call on 547 of the driver in custody at the park, 2502 South Austin. We're in the park just adjacent to what's like Sprague at 16. Like Monday. Drivers in custody at the park, Spragon, 2016.
04:56
Sir Jim, normal traffic, 2012. Okay, for an animal as well, yeah, user, Forestry, playing a firearm. Forestford, displaying a firearm, 2012. 9.28 to come with you, 28-contact, contact scene. I'll be around also. 38, verify, receive four, use of forest from west.
05:25
I call radio unavailable.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
20-0: In custody/arrest
[2]
PC: Probable Cause
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Location mentioned:
S 25th St & S Sprague Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405
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