Police assist medics with machete incident on North Charles St, Pittsburgh PA
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, medics requested police support on North Charles Street for an apparent safety concern involving a man holding a machete and attempting to cut a tree entangled in power lines. The individual did not appear to be threatening anyone.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh EMS Dispatch - Channel 1
Listen to dispatch call
00:33
Transcript:
00:00
Base medic ten,
00:02
can you start police up to our location?
00:05
We got a male with a machete.
00:08
Wearing a Steelers jersey, number (number withheld).
00:11
Doesn't appear to be harming anybody, but it looks like he's trying to chop down a tree that's on power lines right now.
00:18
Like I said, he's got a machete.
00:23
Copy is that still near North Charles Street for location?
00:29
Affirmative.
00:32
Copy starting police now.
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Location mentioned:
1/2 N Charles St, Pittsburgh, PA 15214
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