Individual with machete flees into alley prompting police response, Tucson AZ


Police responded to report of a suicidal person armed with a machete who fled into an alley near South Terry Avenue. A drone was deployed to assist in the search. Officers walked the alleyway north from Navajo. The individual had taken the machete from a truck before fleeing. A code 3 response was enacted for officer safety and rapid deployment.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
03:24
Transcript:
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Drone operator for Team 2, suicidal with weapons.
00:02
3-1-14. I have a drone if there's someone to take my place and wrap this call.
00:07
It's going to be a reference to a suicidal with a weapon.
00:11
Rush for my case, okay, can you get a set up, baby? We're not at MDT.
00:14
And are you okay with 3-1-1-4 being the drone operator?
00:17
I'll go ahead and please any calls, switch your radio on over.
00:20
Do they need me, code, code, 3?
00:22
I'll ask.
00:23
Is 3-1-14 needed code 3?
00:25
Yeah, we don't need the drone brocary for now.
00:30
J611. Okay.
00:31
Investigate person down, near South Terry Avenue.
00:38
Respond on A4 South.
00:39
Air-6-1-2-9-6-mouth and 2-94 are going to be walking the alleyway north from Navajo.
00:47
Only rider code 2 to encompass.
00:50
Copy 101 incompancy.
00:52
Tangle 2 8.
00:53
Tangle 2 8. Tanger 28.
00:54
1041 can you please attach me to Tangle 1-2 and we are the AOA[1] contact?
00:59
So, uh, boyfriend says that she last ran in for the alley.
01:02
Do you want to end? Any clarification if she's still armed with a machete?
01:06
Stand by. North County Note Aux-Marian, 7,700 North and 1700 West.
01:11
Respond on May 6F.
01:13
Someone 2 to the units in the alley.
01:14
I'm going to pull up in my car so you have a cover vehicle.
01:16
Okay. Okay.
01:17
Two sound one through to be advised boyfriend saying that she took the machete from his truck before she went to the alley.
01:22
613. To you want to call for that information.
01:24
So with that information, that Team 3 officer can respond code 3 with the drone.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
AOA: Assist Other Agency
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Location mentioned:
W Flores St, Tucson, AZ 85705
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