Acquaintance threatened victim to hand over car, Cleveland OH


An acquaintance threatened the victim with a firearm to get his car. The victim did not see a weapon. The suspect fled from police but was not pursued due to safety concerns.
Audio|Source: Cleveland Police - West
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Transcript:
00:00
He threatened that he had a firearm, but the victim stated that he didn't have or see one.
00:09
You got to go to that.
00:15
Okay, I just spoke with the VLE dispatchership fees.
00:19
They're doing testing over there and drills, and it was just a test.
00:25
We are not needed.
00:26
They do not have an emergency.
00:31
After 10, copy.
00:33
They're supposed to tell us in advance that they're doing trust.
00:37
Exactly. She's going to make sure that they are aware of the future.
00:45
Sir, he authorized our victim,
00:50
stating that given the car, he was going to, he had a firearm.
00:57
Do they know each other?
01:00
He said he was an acquaintance, but he doesn't really know him.
01:04
He was just giving him a lie.
01:10
Did he just meet him today, or do they know each other from the past?
01:17
He said he's only an acquaintance.
01:20
He's known him from the past.
01:21
They didn't just meet today, but he asked for a ride today.
01:26
We have 4-4 in the rain behind him.
01:28
Are we have permission to pursue?
01:31
Did you light him up yet? Did you attempt to stop?
01:35
Yeah, he's lit off.
01:36
He took off from us.
01:43
No, we're not going to pursue.
01:44
There's schools over there.
01:46
It's kind of midday.
01:49
If he knows the person he can talk to a tech, they can catch him that way.
01:54
Copy, not for soon.
01:58
Dave and 11, we copy.
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