Man carrying rifle enters church without threatening, East Stroudsburg PA
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WeaponsPolice responded to a report of a man carrying a black rifle inside St. Matthew's Church on Ridgeway Street. The man was not threatening anyone. The caller did not recognize him.
Audio|Heard on: Stroud Area Regional Police
Listen to dispatch call
01:43
Transcript:
00:00
Start off, United Zone 2 for weapons complaint.
00:05
Thank you for Fox.
00:08
Chapter 54, St.
00:10
Matthews Church, near Ridgeway Street.
00:12
The fellow reporting a male enters the church with a rifle.
00:15
We're still getting more information.
00:24
It's going out if I receive.
00:37
Okay, if I receive.
00:44
Okay.
00:54
You know, responding to the church, the male is not threatening anybody with the rifle, describing the white male with gray hair, no coat with the black colored rifle.
01:04
The caller has never seen him before, he went outside.
01:10
Just roll with the location.
01:14
Take you, Church, on Ridgeway.
01:25
The caller advised the bill.
01:27
I.
01:28
He thought to wish that he walked in for the rifle.
01:41
We've had kept people in the church this time.
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Location mentioned:
Ridgeway St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
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