Knife threat leads to suspect detention near East Bay Drive, Largo FL
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, possible knife threat incident near East Bay Drive laundromat. A male reportedly threatened a female with a knife. Law enforcement detained the suspect at the scene.
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02:15
Transcript:
00:00
Units getting a signal 0, near East Bay Drive.
00:03
RP advises male put a knife on a female.
00:07
So far, 94 self-time.
00:11
20 to Charlie, copy that call.
00:13
Copy.
00:14
Can't signal zero.
00:15
97, the East Bay Drive calls are in progress.
00:17
Subject is black male, 30 years of age, shirtless, camel pants inside 1020.
00:22
He's in the laundromat.
00:24
Female subject out there.
00:25
RP advises no other subjects inside.
00:29
Can you confirm the address? He was at near East Bay, right? S10-4, near East Bay Drive.
00:36
All right, well we got a visual on it.
00:38
Got a female outside wearing a black shirt, white pants, and then a black male wearing all black next to a maroon SUV on the phone.
00:46
Break.Any units coming from the east, just be advised that Largo has part of the intersection shut down at East Bay Drive and Belcher Road.
00:54
Eagle, you should have eyes on the RP in color.
00:57
Still advising subject still has knife on him.
00:59
He should still be inside 1020.
01:01
All right, double one.
01:03
What's it? Yeah, black male subject, gray shirt, black shorts is obviously not the phone.
01:07
I got a view of the front and the back of the laundromat.
01:11
Don't have anybody coming out.
01:12
Hey Gabby,
01:14
black male outside is the call three.
01:16
Flying along with.
01:17
All right, tell four.
01:18
We're trying to extend out a little bit to see if we can see in the front of this door, get an eyeball on the subject.
01:23
I got it.
01:25
Eagle also tell the reporting party he's standing right in front of the business.
01:28
Tell him to back off a little bit, get behind his car or something.
01:30
He's in plain view of the suspect if he's still inside.
01:33
Twenty-six.
01:35
Twenty-four to Eagle, I'm going on scene.
01:37
Is the suspect outside?
01:38
Yes, sir. Subject is inside.
01:41
Channel's Wingtown three from twenty-four Charlie rolling ninety-seven.
01:44
Eagle to 24, the black male standing right next to the marina.
01:46
Looks like a Nissan SUV, a white female, white shorts, white pants.
01:50
Reporting parties.
01:53
Eagle, I see you guys are units coming in.
01:57
94, get with the 24 and another unit to go to the back in case there's a back door here.
02:03
24, he died by himself.
02:05
It's a black male, no t-shirt, dressed.
02:09
We're working on taking him into custody.
02:11
Hey, copy.
02:14
24 Charlie, we got him detained.
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Location mentioned:
E Bay Dr, Largo, FL 33771
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