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Police detain male driver at gunpoint during traffic stopLos Angeles CA

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N Gaffey St & Westmont Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90731

Police stopped a male driver at gunpoint during a traffic stop on Gaffey Street near Westmont Drive. The driver did not comply with commands but was detained safely. Officers searched the vehicle and found no other occupants.

Audio|Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff Dispatch 7 (Lomita) and Dispatch 12 (South LA)
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Transcript:
00:00
Now Gaffee, approaching Westmont Drive,
00:04
171.
00:07
On Gaffee, approaching Westmont.
00:09
Two-town one is nine at Tor, Pentland, and Rosby channels are clear.
00:16
One, two hundred twenty two and two and twenty foot.
00:24
Hey, let me just find it to 245[2] Joe. Let's get a unit to 9-O-MB with the informant and put out further so we could get a better description of what occurred there at the incident.
00:33
And we're going to be in the number two lane, still southbound Gaffey, approaching west mile, looks like a stale red.
00:38
So we're going to be facing southbound here.
00:39
Number two lanes.
00:42
May David, you, bye.
00:45
B. David or two items you, bye.
00:49
Yeah, too, I'm doing.
00:51
Okay, so I'll have a 911[1] be looking for me. We're about going on this code 9.
01:00
All right, copy. Take break traffic.
01:02
There's going to be four units code six.
01:04
We're going to go and conduct the following traffic stop shortly.
01:07
We're southbound Gaffey just past Westmont Drive, southbound.
01:11
It looks like vehicle is going to be yielding or going to be attaining at gunpoint facing southbound Gaffey from Westmont.
01:17
Southbound, still southbound Gaphy at Westmark. Agent Southbound, it's wheeled.
01:24
As you see, we're going to be detaining 245[2]47 vehicle at gunpoint.
01:28
Southbound Gaffey just out the Westmont Drive.
01:31
We're going to be giving commands now. It's going to be a male driver.
01:35
Stand by.
01:39
Once you'll be going over at a second.
01:41
Arrow in second.
01:44
It's going to be one male driver stepping out, Mel Black, wearing all black. He's up.
01:55
One-heavy, stop, code six.
02:02
So we're headed, we have available unit to shutdown, Garn-bound traffic on the front-upiat Capitol Drive.
02:14
As you be advised, we're going to be taking the driver to close to you now.
02:20
We need a little meeting and I think it's set down north.combeating.combeardt C at Capitol
02:30
toward the suspect vehicle appears to be refusing to listen to our command from get out of the way. Just be advised.
02:40
One, you were covered by Arrow requesting somebody for north down traffic. 10-9 air traffic...
02:46
Yep.
02:50
Yeah, he was just an L-block, non-related to this incident who was refusing to give commands to get out of the crossfire here, but it appears like he's listening to our comments now.
03:00
Still taking the driver in the coast of city.
03:03
And was there again to block northbound traffic just north of capital?
03:13
And we got three even in two.
03:18
CLEMIA-1-1-1, we're going to have the driver in custody. We're going to be conducting additional calls for a vehicle now.
03:27
The initial call for a vehicle.
03:34
BASD be advised no other occupants making themselves known. We're going to be making our approach shortly.
03:39
We're making our approach to the vehicle now.
03:48
Approaching the vehicle. Approaching the vehicle.
03:55
We're still clearing the vehicle, stand by.
03:59
We don't want anyone if I think called for the sentient gunpoint. We're gonna be detain one.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911: Emergency 911 call received, including hang-ups or disconnected calls.
[2]
245: Assault with a deadly weapon or means likely to cause great bodily injury.

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N Gaffey St & Westmont Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90731
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