Man armed with knife inside home blocks exit, Belding MI
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BurglaryPolice responded to a home near Stephanie Court in Belding after a caller reported a man inside armed with a knife. The man, known to the caller as a substitute teacher, blocked the caller inside the house. Officers tried to make contact, but the man was not cooperative. The situation was tense as the caller could not leave, and police worked to resolve the incident safely.
Audio|Heard on: Ionia County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Central Dispatch to Belding Units have a possible breaking and entering in progress.
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Near Stephanie Court, Belding.
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Caller advises there's a man in her house with a knife.
00:13
Check that.
00:15
Belding units, are you clear?
00:17
Sixty-law, clear.
00:21
Six to nine, clear.
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Nineteen forty-nine.
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Central 3423, en route to Melvin.
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20, go ahead.
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I'm clear of my last.
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You can show me up there.
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Clear 9250.
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Belding units from Central.
00:59
Hello?
01:04
He's in front of caller with two knives.
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Caller states that he's a substitute teacher who works with her.
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Central 621.
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Go ahead.
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Can she access the house?
01:29
My partner is trying to talk her into getting out.
01:37
Clear, we're pulling out now.
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Here I'm seeing at 1951.
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621-2-29. She's advising she cannot get out of the house and that he's in the bedroom on the right side of the house.
01:55
I'm clear.
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Edgill 621.
02:00
Go ahead.
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The front door is locked.
02:08
Sir, it's going to be Barbara.
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I'm clear. Is there anyone with pepper spray?
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34 units, 64 units.
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Does anybody have pepper spray?
02:28
Point.
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Central 4-3-Nagra, quite a last second, start up that way.
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6-2-1.
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Go ahead.
02:47
She's telling my partner that he's gone, she believes.
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Okay.
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On foot.
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She's at the front door.
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6-2-1-2-9 from Central.
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Go ahead.
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Okay, I don't believe he's gone now.
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We're trying to...
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I don't need to figure out what's going on.
03:23
Sound clear.
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No one came to the door.
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From Central.
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Go ahead.
03:35
Okay, her rapid SOS is coming up near East State Street.
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My partner is confirmed near Stephanie Court with her multiple times.
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She's saying she's outside.
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We got no one outside.
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Okay.
04:00
Near East State Street is an assisted living facility.
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Call them and see what's going on.
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Yeah, my supervisor is doing that right now.
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She's at intersection.
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She's at intersection.
04:25
Sound clear.
04:26
Hadn't over?
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I do it. I do that.
04:30
Two, three, seven. She, uh,
04:32
having some kind of model issues.
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Location mentioned:
Stephanie Ct, Belding, MI 48809
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