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Man with machete near disabled vehicle leaves scene, Fort Lewis WA

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/12/2025 10:42 AM

Near Main St, McChord AFB, WA 98439

Troopers responded to a report of a man seen walking near a disabled vehicle on Highway 16 while holding a machete. Officers contacted the man who appeared calm and then drove away in a white Ford Edge with California plates.

Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West

02:36

Transcript:

00:00

Off in a ditch there's a vehicle part and a subject walking around with a machete.

00:09

6-2, I'll be around the machete guy.

00:13

And it is around in the area.

00:17

I'd be sure at 10x2-122-122-2-2-2-2-9-stopping.

00:23

X-9-1.

00:28

Next 9-1.

00:31

North Oscar 7,

00:34

with a white book struck David 7247-495 George.

00:42

I want to see you 10-4-2-2-2-2-2-5-1-1-1-2-8-8-2-8-2-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6.

01:08

Tom 3825 advice, I'm looking at walking disabled, Tim, pretty...

01:16

There to come, I'll be out with that.

01:20

Ford Edge. It's going to be California.

01:23

Charles Mary, looks like Queen.

01:25

Hard to see.

01:26

Sam 262.

01:29

And there's a white male, it looks like he's about to go and do it.

01:35

830 on scene emergency traffic only 10-4-d4-2.

01:42

I think it was visiting one of the encampments they have in here.

01:50

He's in the driver's seat of his vehicle.

01:52

I'll contact him.

01:53

See if he's okay.

01:54

He doesn't look like he's deranged in anything.

02:00

830-10-12[1].

02:10

617.

02:14

He's driving away and verifying the place Sam Mary Queen,

02:19

Sam 2,

02:21

622. And he's underway.

02:22

All right.

02:26

All the clerk.

02:28

Sam Mary Queen, Sam, 262.

02:34

I'm right, look like the white ford edge.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-12: Stand by / Visitors present

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Location mentioned:

Near Main St, McChord AFB, WA 98439

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