Armed man threatens self near 8th Ave S and S 16th St, Fort Dodge IA
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, a man armed with a handgun threatened to harm himself near 8th Ave S and S 16th St in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Police searched the area around a house and nearby valley while the man yelled behind a residence.
Audio|Heard on: Webster County Sheriff and Fire
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04:19
Transcript:
00:00
So it is 1099 out of the three center for, or bordering county only,
00:09
also known to be armed and dangerous and suicidal.
00:19
1024 here. Put some notes in the call where I'm heading today's try to find this like a unit.
00:24
24.
00:29
8-100 at the 1stake radio, Harlan, Pulling Good.
00:34
H-100, would you be able to head out, I-80 Eastbound, my marker 114,
00:40
or have somebody else head out that way? It sounds like there's a 1046 with a blackboard fusion that's on the side there with a flat tire.
00:49
To conformant of the 117 right now, I will head westbound.
00:53
I'll head then flip around eastbound and take care of them.
00:56
10-4[1]. Thank you.
00:57
Do I want to stay clear 1522.
01:03
Okay.
01:05
4043, that mail is back and the mother on 911.
01:14
Before.
01:15
I can head there before I go to this other location.
01:19
Where is he at?
01:24
Avenue South.
01:29
Before on it that way.
01:36
Does he have a 10-32 on him right now? Unknown RP knows that he does own a handgun, unknown if it's on this person.
01:43
10-4[1].
01:52
Some type of item, she does not know what type of item it is, she's not able to see him.
01:57
Go-4.
01:58
Every 123.
02:03
104. About four blocks out, Chris.
02:11
Being told he's been behind the house right now, yelling.
02:20
About his 1032 if officers were called.
02:24
2132, the area.
02:27
I don't have any contact down the house.
02:32
10-4[1]. 23 the area.
02:34
10-4[1].
02:40
I don't know you on you saw it.
02:46
Nope, you're coming back towards us.
02:53
I don't have any tracks over here.
02:54
I'm not.
02:59
Anything here going toward you, 2170? 10-4[1].
03:08
How's, where you're at?
03:12
I'm over here at the 800 block of 16th Street.
03:17
104.
03:19
You'll be checked a little further north.
03:26
When we got here, our people saying that he was behind the house initially, then I heard him yell sound like east of our location.
03:43
He was supposedly at, so he didn't mean tracks there, maybe going north into the valley here?
03:51
No, he could have...
03:54
Popper's a little small fence we want to, but I'm not really seeing like a foot trail.
04:06
Tim's in there.
04:09
10 4.
04:12
14, maybe stay mobile and just drive around, maybe catch him walking somewhere.
04:18
Yeah, triple.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Location mentioned:
8th Ave S & S 16th St, Fort Dodge, IA 50501
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