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Deputies respond to man with machete in Salem store

Heard on: Salem Police Dispatch
01:42
00:00
Salem units were getting reports of a suspect walking around with a bottle of liquor and a machete, not currently threatening anyone at (number withheld) Lancaster Drive NE.
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Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97305
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As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies in Salem responded to reports of a man carrying a bottle of liquor and a machete inside a store near Lancaster Drive NE. The individual was not threatening anyone at the time. Officers coordinated units to locate the person near the back of the store by the freezers. The situation appeared nonviolent, and deputies considered issuing a trespass charge.

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Good thing the Oregon government os working to save illegals and do nothing about the crisis this state is in!!

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