Man crashes car with firearm near Everest road, Venice FL
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, deputies searched for a man acting suicidal who was driving recklessly on Siesta Drive. He crashed his car near Everest Road. A firearm was found in the vehicle. Police used a perimeter, K-9 unit, and helicopter to assist in the search.
Audio|Heard on: Sarasota County Sheriff, Venice and North Port Police
Listen to dispatch call
05:45
Transcript:
00:00
All right, subject driving out of control, just signal forward on Siesta Drive.
00:09
Get some cover, he has a firearm in the car.
00:16
One, if you can head to our direction, he's heading now Siesta Drive, I'll flip.
00:27
Mark everyone.
00:35
Subject just ran west on Everest.
00:49
At this time there's a firearm in the vehicle,
00:53
unknown if subject has more.
00:59
Do you want me to have a rescue stage reference to 4?
01:07
Copy, have rescue stage.
01:12
Hey, K-9, can you get up to us on Siesta and Everest?
01:23
You stay with the car and double back and get the firearms.
01:29
45 will be with the car.
01:36
One sand sixty, one sand sixty four.
01:41
Go ahead.
01:43
This person is wanted for a VA,
01:47
are there any criminal charges with it?
01:50
No criminal charges.
01:54
Ten-four dispatch, you can clear the tone.
02:04
He's suicidal.
02:05
The firearm is in the car that he crashed.
02:09
Unknown if he has a second one.
02:15
Air 1. Dispatch.
02:18
Here.
02:21
1225 dispatch.
02:22
Put back the tone.
02:23
Night's just coming in.
02:30
Once I'm 22, there was a neighbor that advised.
02:34
If you can see me, Air 1,
02:36
East to probably the east or the north of me,
02:41
where that Nissan is at.
02:45
I think the address is going to be near Everest.
02:57
Arrow 1, are you talking about 515 Roanoke?
03:04
Everest.
03:05
515 Everest.
03:11
What can I do? We've got...
03:16
We've got another you to get them back over the house.
03:18
He may be circling back.
03:24
I'm 18. Signal 14[1], black half blue shirt, black shorts.
03:33
(name withheld), advising Hyde Signal 57 in her bra,
03:39
and also use appropriate PPE and good officer safety.
03:47
Never worse.
03:58
If we have another unit available, can we get someone to come back to the car?
04:03
One ten twenty six going back to the house.
04:07
I'm almost three yet.
04:11
Air 1. Do we have a TOT for the suspect?
04:26
Send 4 Westbound from near Everest.
04:34
6'4, that was a car.
04:45
We're 10R4.
04:48
Go ahead.
04:50
You've got three units going to the 22 on Grove.
04:52
You can take 2-832 to send her back to her 72.
04:57
1042 William 13, did you copy?
05:00
Sure.
05:06
Can pull up your map or whatever is on the opposite end of CS, the intersection of CS, and Everest.
05:16
Copy,
05:19
so do you want on that Sterling?
05:21
And every...
05:24
If that's the next intersection,
05:26
yes.
05:28
3-7-43 copy?
05:31
3-7-43 copy, Sterling and Everest.
05:40
Ag 4, I'll be a Shamrock in Everest.
05:42
They're very full.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 14: Request or relay of general information not tied to a specific incident or emergency.
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Location mentioned:
Everest Rd, Venice, FL 34293
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