Suspect threatened with machete near Rosa Parks station, Gainesville FL


A suspect at Rosa Parks Transfer Station threatened a person with a machete and yelled a racial slur. The suspect was described as having a machete with a black handle and rusted blade. Authorities investigated the scene and searched the area.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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The caller is advising the suspect had yelled a racial slur at him, and the complainant, (name withheld)
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(name withheld), is 51 to the Triangle Club for a meeting.
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Club as well.
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Can we get a description of the city?
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We will try to get that.
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He's describing the machete had a black handle, it was dark color rusted blade.
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Four, ten,
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four. Six, six, two, ten, fourteen.
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Your complaint is actually going to be winning at Rosa Parks for ten, two, five.
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Twenty-six.
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Wasn't that where the subject was doing as right?
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6398 1014 yeah that's 1014 he said he was eastbound on the bike trail towards Rosa Parks 429-117 squad 29 on staying over 55 hours
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2414 104
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And now he does see the suspect at Rosa Parks.
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1033 on Channel 1, please check the bad to 2.
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Do you have a beard or anything? I'm sorry, I cut you off.
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He'd off if he had a beard? Okay, go.
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23. Oh, Atta, Wilson, Road, Command.
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Wilson, Rove, Command. One patient has been transported, one patient did not want to be transported, no further hazards seen for the law enforcement.
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You can close out command.
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95A we're about to be 97 with a complainant.
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Stand by and such a description.
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Please take.
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Okay. John's on, so probably two minutes out.
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We're just keeping over to 14.
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Good one. Show me at Shands.
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1012 with the person that rammed from us earlier.
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Mr. 16. 104.
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Blasheal CC2 based on transfer.
01:08
Masterstein. Advising beard and black and white hats.
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Zillow 660, 1014.
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State on description, it's a whiskey mic, he has a black and white cap and he has a bag in his basket.
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No shirt on.
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He just rode through the Sun Center.
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Northbound. Logic engine 4 is on scene.
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Two cars in GA.
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It's going to be investigated mode.
01:26
Can you attach a rescue?
01:28
Here, 4. 129 patient contact.
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Squad 29 patient contact for 1157 hours.
01:33
Message routine into 4 on teams, vehicle, NVA, investigated mode, attached and rescue, and 1157-97714.
01:39
He says he doesn't know where he went, potentially eastbound, 80s, his late 20s.
01:44
Okay, well, I'm going to move across Rosa Parks.
01:46
17294. 907 advised that he just rode northbound through the Sun Center.
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Victor 977, 1014.
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Oh, Roger, Rescue, 36.
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Rescue 36.
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724. Engine 64.
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Engine 64. Will you start me on non-transport? You can have them cold, just for manpower.
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Message, Ian.
02:02
Evaluating conscience of litmail.
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Evaluating conscious for letmail, 1158 hours.
02:06
Watchmore's Rickman.
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Archer O'Command. 977. This is a false alarm due to vaping in the bathroom.
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Lennon I can handle, you can release engine, too.
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977, if you came back to one, please go to teletype.
02:15
Commandivising a false alarm due to vaping in the bathroom, Ladernon can handle releasing Engine 2, 1158.
02:20
Engine 2 message received.
02:22
Engine 2 is available. Available, 1158.
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Watch from Ladder 9, there's no further hazards.
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You can close this out.
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Fox Drop 6, Ladder 9 will be available.
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Let's receive you close off FoxxRat 6.
02:29
Later 9 available, 1189.
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1186. You should be 50 on a chance.
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10-1.
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Peel off and start searching the area.
02:34
He should be around here somewhere.
02:35
Yeah, Temple, I'm ahead across three, one quick.
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As you see, a special request for manpower for full patient 2220, Southwest 34th Street, Garden View Apartments, the apartment 267, 2220, Southwest 34th Street, Garden View Apartments, Department 267.
02:50
Rescue 36 is on team requesting and non-transport for manpower.
02:54
I advise you can go cold from their patients an 85-year-old female, conscious, and breathing, 12 hundred hours.
03:01
Off for 1, 1014.
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997 I lost them on the little cut-through by Amelia's in the hippodrome, but he never made it to the main street, so he either had to go northeast, it would be my assumption.
03:13
64-year-old sonning to an NBA with Engine 4, Northwest 60th Street, Newbury Road.
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Northwest 6-0 Street, West Newbury Road.
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Andchip 4 is on scene with a two-vehicle MBA, requesting a rescue.
03:24
It's $1,200, step forward.
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26. Hey, S-car, swing over off of southeast 2nd and see if he's riding that long road down over there.
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Standboard. What's rolling in imprisonment?
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104. Routine, 1014.
03:36
Thank you. I'll watch you from SQ20.
03:39
Ski 20. Patient care transfers.
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Patient care transfer, 1201 hours.
03:43
Hey, Lee, was it in a basket or something or was he holding it like on a bag hanging off the side of the bike?
03:48
I'll lodge an 24.
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Attention 24.
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Patient refused treatment or transport.
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Indian 24 pain delivery.
03:53
You can show us available. When he approached the subject, he had it in his hand over his head.
03:56
This is a complaint enough he stowed it anywhere when he rode past.
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Oscar1, this is here on 664.
04:01
He stowed it back on the bike in like a sheath.
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All right, thanks. Okay. Engine 24, patient treatment and transport waiting, available 12.02 hours.
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Rescue 21. Patient care transfer.
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Rescue 21, patient care transferred.
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1202 hours.
04:15
Stair 664. Are you on Channel 2? Rescue 24, Lachau.
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Race is comfortable.
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Was just confirming that you were a bit oval.
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Potentially.
04:24
Confirm charges aggravated assault.
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26, confirmed Agassault.
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Location mentioned:
Rosa Parks Transfer station, 700 SE 3rd St, Gainesville, FL 32601
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