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Male vagrant sets fires near natural gas stationLas Cruces NM

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Espina & Montana, Las Cruces, NM 88001

A male vagrant was reported violent and threatening near Maximum Martial Arts. He later set small fires outside a natural gas regulation station near Espina and Montana streets and left the scene heading westbound on Montana. The fires included paper and weeds, and the fire is now out.

Audio|Source: Las Cruces/Dona Ana Public Safety
02:59
Transcript:
00:00
Rep. It's advising of a vagrant who is violent, having fits and yelling at people.
00:06
He is threatening people and trying to engage others.
00:10
It is a male wearing beige pants, dark brown jacket, blue jacket with circle symbol on the back.
00:18
He also has a shaved head.
00:20
This is right in front of the Maximum Martial Arts.
00:23
No visible weapons seen; he is still gathering.
00:29
6-3 central will put me on their car off.
00:33
10-4[1]. 11-13-centro-9-2.
00:40
U-M-54-Centrol B-26.
00:43
6-3-3-Centraud.
00:48
6-3-Centra.
01:01
(number withheld)
01:05
Copy 11, 514 central 97 747 (number withheld).
01:13
7.
01:16
740.
01:21
640. 6.3-7-7-7-7.
01:32
6-3 Central Avenue.
01:35
Copy 10-8[2].
01:41
1170 Central 10-8[2], traffic.
01:49
771 central.
01:51
771.
01:53
Good evening.
01:54
You can just show me 10-8[2] and I'll be out at NMSU working as special.
01:58
Copy.
02:00
7-7-7-4.
02:10
Central road part.
02:13
Same far.
02:18
1132 1188 for agency assistance.
02:25
1188.
02:28
Espina and Montana.
02:30
Espina and Montana.
02:33
Going to be assisting fire advised a male vagrant was by the natural gas regulation station.
02:41
He was setting fires outside the fence.
02:48
The male left heading westbound on Montana wearing a brown city in jeans.
02:54
He set pieces of paper and weeds on fire.
02:58
Fire is out.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
[2]
10-8: In service/Available

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Espina & Montana, Las Cruces, NM 88001

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