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Man falsely reports fire and damages property in TucsonTucson AZ

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E Desert Mesa Dr, Tucson, AZ 85747

According to the dispatch call, a man at a residence near East Desert Mesa falsely claimed a fire and gas leak. He has a history of disturbances and was reported to have damaged a door. Fire and police responded, finding no fire present. The man previously possessed firearm boxes and ammunition but no firearms on site.

Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police East Division
Listen to dispatch call
05:10
Transcript:
00:00
Pardon to my three, can you start?
00:03
Okay.
00:05
You're going to say 24?
00:08
Hello.
00:11
Where I made three.
00:13
Can we try to get TFD to keep eyes on this mail? He's someone we've been looking for for off the few nights.
00:24
I'll check.
00:25
I don't know if they will, but the newest call, near Desert Mesa,
00:32
is where the male was asking, possibly.
00:38
He has multiple stop-end interviews, I believe he has an 82.
00:42
He's been causing issues down there for the last three or four days.
00:48
We have numerous neighbors calling it.
00:51
Who was an 84[1]?
00:56
4 out of me 5 to 4 out of 83.
00:59
Is this a guy that has the 82 for kidnapping and ag assault?
01:04
Negative. This is (name withheld).
01:13
One of the callers is possibly reporting a fire now?
01:24
If there's a fire being reported, I'll be code three.
01:30
Four unit, copy, so they?
01:33
3.9, McCabe.
01:46
3.9 copy. 3.305.
01:56
Part of these things that he says, well, Josh used to meet him to ask about being a UFC fighter, so you may have some fighting experience?
02:07
For Units, him out, there is no fire, the mail is just claiming there is.
02:11
So he's saying there's a fire and a gas leak, and there's not.
02:19
AQ. Copy. We'll proceed normal traffic.
02:26
I've been normal traffic because he's a
02:28
I'll copy all the units on this call all of IC.
02:32
We'll just have everyone roll 23, and our priority will just be looking at forward (name withheld).
02:43
And for call text purposes, (name withheld) may identify himself as his brother, Caleb.
02:53
7.95, do we have a description?
03:00
Negative, there's not one in CAD.
03:08
He's about 510, 511, medium bills.
03:13
He's got facial hair, brown hair and brown hair on his head.
03:19
He's a little bit, like medium heavy stuff.
03:25
White male.
03:31
Do we know of any weapons?
03:36
4103. Last time we contacted him, he had firearm boxes and ammunition,
03:41
but he didn't have any firearms in his possession.
03:47
Gordon 94, I copy myself in I2 are going to be the closest.
03:55
The last caller was from near Desert Rainbow and Desert Mesa,
04:01
pretty much at the corner of Desert Rainbow and Desert Mesa.
04:04
Just saying he's wearing a gray shirt and jeans,
04:11
an uncolored hat.
04:16
Quorum 9 for a copy.
04:21
340.
04:26
One caller said he was wearing a black jacket in blue jeans.
04:34
Tina Timot, near East Desert Mesa.
04:37
The caller saying the mail broke the door down, but they heard a very loud thing.
04:44
The door frame is on the ground, so it'll be 30 names.
04:49
Near Desert Mesa.
05:00
We got to cover that.
05:04
Not part of any injury.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
84: Request for cover/backup unit

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Location mentioned:
E Desert Mesa Dr, Tucson, AZ 85747

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