Woman grabbed by the neck in possible domestic assault, Berkeley CA
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Family OffenseA woman reported being grabbed by the neck and possibly choked in a domestic assault at near Dwight Way in Berkeley. The suspect, identified as Daniel Ostertag, may be experiencing a mental health crisis. The woman's 4-year-old child was present. The suspect was seen waving a knife and acting erratically. Authorities responded to the scene and the victim declined medical assistance.
Audio|Heard on: San Francisco City Police
Listen to dispatch call
03:44
Transcript:
00:00
I'm BV at near Dwight Way, Cross of Colby and University.
00:03
It's 911 open line[1].
00:05
There's a male in the background and...
00:14
And,
00:15
again, it's an open line.
00:17
Caller keeps saying she needs to leave.
00:20
And the caller was grabbed by the neck.
00:27
In the area on the southeast corner, there is concern that there's a subject going to get hit by a vehicle.
00:35
There's a subject he's bent over.
00:37
He didn't vent over for the past 15 minutes, and there's also a bicycle on the street.
00:46
She was possibly choked by Daniel Ostertag.
00:50
He is a white male with the date of birth of (number withheld).
00:59
Starting to move a little bit, but he's bent over by the scaffolding.
01:08
322 at near Baker, Cross the Green and Union.
01:17
Further on the same party, assault at near Dwight Way, the caller just got into a white SUV with her 4-year-old.
01:29
She's now at Olmstead near Dartmouth.
01:35
The site delay.
01:42
There are no other weapons besides a knife or a box cutter.
01:45
He has a walker with him.
01:47
Again, he's ranting and talking to people that don't exist, and he did wave the knife around.
01:51
You can 9-09 with...
01:57
Lupita, again near Baker Cross at Green and Union.
02:04
She's in White Toyota Highlander, hopefully at Olmstead near Dartmouth.
02:13
Northern 5, C-Body 8-5-1-4-27-5-1 bar across Baker in line.
02:27
3-2-16-1-867 to visit a vessel to McAllister.
02:34
7 with the 909.
02:42
2116 Baker this city is valid.
02:45
Caller.
02:48
or the suspect,
02:50
Daniel Ostertag is the children's father.
02:54
The call-taker originally could hear the male screaming at the caller that she didn't believe in God and that she was the devil, so he may be having some kind of mental crisis.
03:09
Or Adam.
03:13
Cross her else.
03:19
Weapons in the house but the male smokes a lot of weed.
03:28
Charlie 4-Adam is 97.
03:30
1 5 Adams, 104.
03:33
Charlie 4 atom is 97 making the 909 on his 245[2] baby on Dwight.
03:39
The victim is refusing medical suspect, possibly less than the Charlie 15 atom is going to check to see if he's 97.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911 open line: Open-line 911 call (no voice contact)
[2]
245: Assault with a deadly weapon
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Location mentioned:
Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94710
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