Intoxicated man with knife detained at Mesa apartment, Mesa AZ


A man heavily intoxicated was threatening police with a knife at an apartment complex near W Guadalupe Rd. After refusing to drop the knife, he was subdued and taken into custody. He had a severe cut on his hand and was bleeding but conscious and breathing.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Fiesta Patrol District
03:17
Transcript:
00:00
Just drop the knife.
00:01
Give us a channel. Channel 1 is 103 for Sam Adam 11 at near W Guadalupe Rd for 423[2].
00:08
Traffic on 1. Okay, boss, we're coming back around the other way.
00:11
Copy. We may try running back to you guys.
00:16
Boss, we have one going to you and Sanchez and webinar will stay over here.
00:19
Okay.
00:20
How many do you have with you?
00:21
It's myself and one of right now.
00:22
We're moving over to a different area behind cover, so we'll just be on his right place.
00:27
If you guys are good and can move up, just let us know we will move up with you.
00:31
Your gun should be pointed or weapons should be pointed down at him, so I don't think we're going to have a crossfire and we'll move up with you, okay?
00:36
We copy that.
00:37
We're ready to move on you.
00:38
Copy, moving.
00:39
July 11, 1 to 10.
00:40
I have you 1 to 10, I'm in 941.
00:42
I'm Adam 11, one in custody, code 421[1], 600.
00:44
We'll take some more units just to figure this out, but we can shut down code 1.
00:48
And I have a few units en route to you.
00:49
Also, be advised, we have another RP calling in seeing that there is a male walking eastbound that has his hand sliced up.
00:55
We're out with a male with his hand sliced up and he's the drunk male.
00:58
Same person, I think.
00:59
10-4[3] and you guys are all code for me to clear the channel or you want me to leave it?
01:02
We're good, you can clear it.
01:03
Thank you. Actually, can we get a rap too, please? Somebody wants to go to the office, grab a wrap.
01:07
Ten-four, do you have any of you a little unit for a wrap? Can I got one? Okay.
01:11
872 to all units with traffic working at near W Guadalupe Rd received the code 4 with one in custody channel 1 will be clear at midnight 42
01:19
say madam 11 can I get whoever the next unit is to get with the RP please
01:24
3 on 12 like to handle it
01:25
can you just voice the unit number that you're nearby
01:28
One second, we are off of the, for anybody coming in, we're at to take the west entrance and go straight north.
01:35
Then we'll find a building number for you.
01:37
Unit 1102.
01:38
Building 14, 14,
01:39
on the south side of it.
01:40
Can you show us 97 on the hot truck.
01:42
So, Madam 11, we're code 4 for fire, 21,600.
01:45
We got, this male has a, looks like a slice on his hand, so he's bleeding, conscious alert, and breathing,
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
421: One in custody
[2]
423: Subject with a weapon (knife)
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgment
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Location mentioned:
Near W Guadalupe Rd, Mesa, AZ 85210
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