Armed standoff with baby inside a home in Port Arthur, Port Arthur TX
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, an adult male barricaded himself in a residence near Memorial Blvd in Port Arthur, Texas, while holding a baby inside. Police responded with a heavily armed tactical team and used an armored vehicle. The suspect was in contact by phone, appeared calm but refused to come out or release the child. Authorities prepared for a forced entry if necessary.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson County Public Safety
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06:49
Transcript:
00:00
Murder, Buzz, but I'm coming to you.
00:02
Clear.
00:08
What corner are you doing?
00:10
Hey, T.
00:16
Is it come off that, Amy Porter's a safe location? She comes up that front door, can you see that front door?
00:23
I've got the visual contact on the front door.
00:29
Okay, visitors primary, y'all come off that AD corner, come back to this location.
00:35
Trollman, come back here.
00:41
So we'll come back to this safer location on the,
00:45
I guess it's the B-Boys side on the structure, next to the target.
00:51
Nailed to you, sir, Romero.
00:54
Do we got a bunker here yet on that APC?
01:01
I want on the raid van.
01:04
Is the RAIDVAN here yet?
01:06
Is the RAIDVAN here yet?
01:10
I'm out. I'm going to grab a bunker and run it up to you.
01:13
Where exactly do I need to bring it? I need to bring it.
01:16
A.
01:17
D. David Corner.
01:23
Hey, big truck, turn around.
01:27
Face it to the west.
01:33
The boss is out of the CP.
01:40
Let me get more light on this A side of the structure, please.
01:49
Kill the light on this patrol Tahoe right here, and whatever light you have on that Explore 1059, light up the front of that house with the spotlight.
02:01
Hey, you two, I'm back in.
02:04
Time more. It's on the...
02:07
Be it on the door.
02:11
The truck's in the way, bro.
02:13
Do my bus with it.
02:15
Alright, leave it on the window that's fine.
02:19
645.
02:20
645.
02:22
645.
02:26
645, I have an alarm at first.
02:33
I have an alarm near Memorial, near Memorial.
02:38
It's going to be at the bank.
02:39
It covers a security room motion.
02:43
No one's responding to that location.
02:45
10-4[1].
02:48
498.
02:49
Sir, he steps out no baby.
02:51
We'll take him with this canine and it's 40 less legal.
02:55
He steps out other than that, and there's a one calorie you got primary.
03:00
Go ahead.
03:03
As you see.
03:04
Can catch the back at first convenience, Bank,
03:07
near Memorial.
03:11
No photos off, okay.
03:14
For arriving.
03:17
The dispatch one's the last time you had contact with them.
03:21
Remember the last unit's headop contact with the suspect.
03:26
Last unit was 0215.
03:33
Cross to Bucky.
03:35
Where are you?
03:40
He's got the phone number for the suspect.
03:43
414.
03:49
Good.
03:50
He's on the south side of the building.
03:51
He's on the phone with the suspect.
03:58
Okay, what's his agitated stick? Or is he agitated?
04:08
He's pretty calm over the phone right now, saying he doesn't want to hurt anybody, but also doesn't want to come outside.
04:15
Is he willing to set the baby outside?
04:18
Negative if you doesn't want to wake her.
04:24
If your next person, it shows up if you need assistance,
04:28
just advising what's in the need.
04:30
Let's see.
04:33
I guess your first sniper sent him that way.
04:37
Boba Wine. Show us in here.
04:40
Clear.
04:41
Two plus.
04:45
You want anything.
04:48
I said y'all at the teams check for this call and I'll start adding Intel information here in a minute.
04:56
It was on the feeder road or on the high actual highway.
05:02
Caller was on the highway instead of it stated it was in the construction zone underneath the underpass.
05:09
There was a window.
05:13
(name withheld).
05:14
Sir, we're going to read that APC up here.
05:16
We're going to put it where (number withheld) is.
05:18
So if there's some sort of commotion inside her, he doesn't like it.
05:22
Just be ready for a reaction.
05:27
10.4s, that was the access road.
05:29
I'm absent around.
05:30
I did see it in blue.
05:31
So with that, I'd be an opportunity server.
05:33
That's your shame.
05:37
Peeway,
05:38
that's Burke.
05:41
I want you to do,
05:43
when the Bearcat moves up, I want you to move that unit out of the way to where this Tahoe is at, okay?
05:50
Make sure the Bearcat can get through.
05:54
Car 51, Engine 11, Automatic Fire Alarm, 220 Avenue A, 220 Avenue A.
06:02
It's going to be White or Mesh, Texas.
06:06
Goers, bring that APC up, stop short, not in front of that church, we're going to put Neil inside that turret.
06:12
At the church.
06:15
Go ahead.
06:16
All right, (name withheld). You got you nearest location, and we're going to put Neil inside that turret.
06:21
We're going to pull that APC up.
06:24
That's what you're saying.
06:26
404. Check's okay.
06:28
Direct patrols on place.
06:31
Bean, are you still on the phone with him?
06:34
Please.
06:36
6, 4, 5, I'm out.
06:38
10-4[1].
06:40
This is on a shot to fire.
06:42
We're going to have to go in a forced entry.
06:44
Other than that, unless the baby comes out, we'll run it that way until the CP gets set up.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative response; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77640
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