Man with knife causes disturbance near Market Street store, Salem OR
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, a man was causing a disturbance near Market Street and Elmer's with a knife. He is described as a bald white male wearing a black Nike jacket. He was seen in and out of the roadway and near stores in the area.
Audio|Heard on: Salem Police Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
01:29
Transcript:
00:00
23948, you have a disturbance,
00:02
male breaking a window and another with a knife.
00:06
I'm sorry, it's got your dispatch.
00:12
439XP.
00:17
On the disturbance, there's sounds like two males, one black male, one white male.
00:26
I don't know which one has the knife.
00:30
386.3 have the call to clarify which one's being done with the knife.
00:43
Don't bring you this on the disturbance.
00:45
It is just a single suspect.
00:47
It sounds like it's going to be a white male bald and about 50 years old wearing all black with a Nike jacket.
00:53
He's closer to the Market Street side of the store.
01:00
Three and six just confirming is he using the knife or does he just have the knife up?
01:09
He just has the knife out at this point.
01:16
Champions on the disturbance.
01:17
The subject is currently in front of Elmer's.
01:19
He's been in and out of the roadway.
01:21
He's stood in front of a bus at one point.
01:24
We do have a couple managers of Les Schwab that are out near their store in the parking lot, both in dark jackets.
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Location mentioned:
Market St NE, Salem, OR 97301
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