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Possible assault near Rural Rd and Southern AveTempe AZ

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audio iconAssault
E Southern Ave & Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282

According to the dispatch call, units responded to a possible assault at a bus stop near Rural Road and Southern Avenue in Tempe after a caller reported a man hitting a woman with an object. Officers checked multiple bus stops in the area but did not locate anyone matching the description, and no crime was confirmed.

Audio|Heard on: Tempe Police Department - South Patrol District
Listen to dispatch call
01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Number 13, I've got a 240[1] disturbance near Rural Road and Southern Avenue bus stop.
00:06
Unknown which corner bus stop, though.
00:09
It's supposed to be a male hitting a woman with an unknown object.
00:14
The male is described as in his 50s, medium build, wearing a blue jacket.
00:18
The female is described as wearing a gray sweatshirt.
00:22
Caller saw this while passing by.
00:25
Okay.
00:29
Henry 72.
00:31
Henry 72.
00:35
We were just at the southwest corner of Rural and Southern but saw two people not matching the description.
00:41
We didn't see anybody matching that description, you can clear that with three.
00:45
Yeah.
00:51
Okay, copy that.
00:52
Thank you, Henry 72.
00:59
10472, be advised we checked other bus stops at the intersection, no one matching the description or any physical activity observed.
01:09
10-4[2], you can clear me with that too, no crime confirmed.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
240: Physical attack or threat of harm against a person.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.

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Location mentioned:
E Southern Ave & Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282

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