Man struck bus with metallic object on Speedway, Tucson AZ
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a report near North Alvernon Way and East Speedway Boulevard where a man struck a passing bus with a metallic object and was seen waving it near a bus stop with several people nearby. The man appeared injured and was bleeding from his hand before boarding a bus traveling northbound.
Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police Midtown Division
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02:53
Transcript:
00:00
Copy on level two traffic hazard near East Speedway Boulevard.
00:05
Caller was reporting a male had something metallic in their hand, struck a passing bus.
00:10
It is now in the middle of the street bleeding from their hand.
00:16
Indiana, they will look clear.
00:21
Three four copy.
00:22
Question four three, one to St.
00:24
Joe's not much threatening.
00:29
Four copy.
00:32
Sixteen 51.
00:36
Four five, I wrote the in Tom 447 level two fight with weapons or a weapon call.
00:45
Ten.
00:50
Phantom 45109.
00:53
Can you divert myself and 3 Tom 44 to the level two weapons call on Alvernon and Speedway?
01:01
10-4[1].
01:05
34 copy.
01:11
Copy.
01:15
Set Speedway and Alvernon. Caller reporting a male had something metallic in hand, struck a passing bus.
01:22
Now reporting that he's waving it around at the bus stop with several subjects around him.
01:33
Described as a male in their fifties, medium build, bald, black jacket, gray pants, and white shoes.
01:47
Sixteen to do fine.
01:51
Three times so far, zero again with the 40.
01:55
We out on four three.
02:02
Seven hundred and 40.
02:10
Ten four, I'll patch you another call.
02:16
Ten four, boys arrow.
02:22
Negative arrows, nothing.
02:28
Units copy general broadcast for a level three verbal fight near North Alvernon Way, unit C Charles 242, event 815 sector two.
02:40
Sixteen fifty-six.
02:45
Tom four four, the complainant said the male got on a bus.
02:50
Bus number (number withheld), route eleven going northbound.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative—message received, understood, or OK.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N Alvernon Way & E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85712
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