Male suspect swims river to evade police near highway bridge, Redding CA
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, officers pursued a male near highway bridge in Redding. He attempted to flee on foot, crossed the river, and was swept downstream while swimming. Water rescue and medics were called to assist. A female was detained nearby.
Audio|Heard on: Redding Public Safety
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05:42
Transcript:
00:00
7-3 from Mary 3 are we thinking that they cross 44 yet or go ahead?
00:08
Back with the car.
00:09
I let the search team take off.
00:11
I'm not I didn't see them.
00:14
Copy that.
00:19
To keep going north they were along that left side that you're on?
00:28
Yep, you guys are right behind them.
00:32
Okay.
00:36
Okay,
00:38
they're down the rocks heading up post-44.
00:40
They're probably going to go underneath the bridge, so I might lose them if they go under the bridge.
00:48
14, confirming 44 bridge.
00:50
Overpass.
00:52
That's affirmative.
00:53
I've got one under the bridge and one still scrambling up the rocks after crossing the river.
01:02
All right, six, one.
01:08
He's up on the bank, male is still outstanding, I believe to be northbound on the bridge.
01:15
Not the male, he's on the north side, heading back towards Turtle Bay.
01:20
He's between the footpath and kind of the river and the rocks right there.
01:27
14 air unit from Air 3.
01:29
I'm crossing the bridge right now.
01:32
If you can kind of direct me towards him.
01:39
He's the east side river trail.
01:42
He's the only access.
01:49
He's head back towards where under the bridge is now.
01:53
He might have dropped whatever backpack he had.
02:00
We got eyes on him.
02:01
He's under the bridge walking in the water.
02:06
Which direction?
02:08
He's directly under 44 walking,
02:11
attempting to walk,
02:13
east down, into the water.
02:16
Got him.
02:22
If we had someone that can be mobile, somebody gets to the east side in case he gets across.
02:29
So we're going there now.
02:33
Mary 5, he's responding verbally to announcements we still walking eastbound.
02:42
We're here at the bridge.
02:44
We just need to get a good description figure out where he's out.
02:50
He's directly underneath the bridge, he's going to that island, trying to swim across the river.
02:59
Let's come,
03:00
Sam 73.
03:02
Go ahead.
03:04
Can you notify the SO, if you make it out to that island, we're going to need a boat, and also get ready for water rescue.
03:12
He's swimming now, too, so who knows if he's going to be able to make it or not, and we can just start them.
03:18
I've already notified RFD for the rescue.
03:21
Copy, thank you.
03:25
Here, 7, he's getting swept down the stream under the bridge.
03:34
Can we get a unit to the east side of 44 bridge?
03:40
To collect the female subject in custody we saw them got here yet.
03:48
left side of the 44 bridge, so you guys know, west side.
03:56
Number five, male did not make the island, he's continuing to swim across the river.
04:07
I've got the, uh, I've got eyes on the bell on the river right now.
04:10
It looks like it's getting pretty tired.
04:15
Can we get a unit to the jelly dog park? If he doesn't make his way that way, that'll be his exit.
04:22
All right, 1805 back.
04:27
The units that are on the west side of the river, if one of you guys have the x-ray, if one of us bring her back to the cars,
04:33
since it looks like the male is going to be working his way to the east side.
04:40
I'm holding the female in position where she's at.
04:43
We'll need somebody to access her from the 44 eastbound on the west side of the bridge.
04:51
Just you have to hold on there for a minute until we get this resolved.
04:56
Ground needs to be advised.
04:57
I've got our K-9, CSP K-9 team going to the Chile Dog Park as well right now.
05:07
Okay, 16-302, I got a dog and I'm on my way over there since I get out of this gate.
05:17
816-98. Does it look like we need to be on the west side river trail or should we work our way at the Chile?
05:27
To be advised, the guys, in the currents now we're calling the Down River, he'll probably end up on the little island that's on the side of the dog park.
05:40
medics are staged at the boat ramp on Park Marina
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CA-44, Redding, CA
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