Man detained after knife assault report in Tempe, Tempe AZ
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of an assault involving a knife near Apache Boulevard and Price Road in Tempe. A man matching the description was later detained, and officers recovered a fixed-blade knife from his hoodie pocket. Police are working to identify any victim and obtain video footage of the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Tempe Police Department - North Patrol District
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03:15
Transcript:
00:00
Forty-three light rail one.
00:01
Do we have a victim for the assault in Tempe?
00:08
One, so we do.
00:09
All right, sounds like we might possibly have a valid assault.
00:13
The passenger is at that price actually, and our suspect's going to be a male.
00:24
Male, black hoodie, red shorts is what we have.
00:28
Everyone, yeah, sorry.
00:29
I'm working through their radio right now.
00:31
It's a little rough, but sounds like the suspect went across the street into the apartment complex.
00:37
Still in here?
00:45
Delay rolling.
00:46
Do we have a time delay?
00:52
Throw on.
00:53
Okay, so what I'm being told is this happened an hour ago and the suspect just returned back.
01:00
So I'm going to see if we have, I have picked up info for you guys, but I'm not sure what all's going on there.
01:06
Throw on.
01:11
Yeah, I've also just spoken to Fusion.
01:13
So what I'm being told is the assault that they're referring to is the only one we got is one and a half in Mesa.
01:20
So if you haven't, can you check with them and see if they have something reported?
01:24
My rescue is just requesting and we contact the guy because he was seen at Price and Apache.
01:32
I'm sorry.
01:37
Zero one, it's going to be negative for any assault reported to Mesa PD.
01:45
Yeah, at this point, can we just do a I am walking back to my car.
01:49
We just do not check on the platform.
01:51
Make sure everything's so far.
01:53
Ten four.
01:54
Thirty-two.
01:57
Lincoln thirty-two.
02:02
Male matching the description, laying down across the street in front of the apartment complex.
02:06
I am going to make contact with him on twenty-three twenty.
02:09
Ten four.
02:16
Zero two zero.
02:19
Ten four.
02:27
Thirty-two, we have one detained.
02:29
He didn't have a knife on him.
02:36
One detained at ten twenty-six.
02:41
Lincoln thirty-two, did you say he did or did not have the knife on him?
02:46
Did, yeah, it's a fixed-blade knife.
02:49
He had it in his hoodie front pocket.
02:54
Ten four.
02:56
I copy. I'm working on trying to get you guys any info for the victim or any possible video so we can follow up one.
03:06
Party is equally amazed to check with their light rail to see if they can identify a victim.
03:15
Seven four.
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Location mentioned:
Apache Blvd & Price Rd, Tempe, AZ 85281
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