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Man wields machete on uptown 4 train at 125th St 

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Lexington Ave & E 125th St, New York, NY 10035
A man dressed in construction clothes and goggles was seen carrying a machete on an uptown 4 train at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue. The train was held at the station as police responded to the situation.
Audio|Source: NYPD - Manhattan Precincts 25, 28, 32
02:40

Transcript:
I got a 10-5[1]th Street station 4'5 and 6th and 6th, 125 and Lex. Coming over via 6 wire, got a male wearing construction attire and goggles, wheeling machete. Second call from the front. station Robert 258, the 456 line northbound on the number four Utica. Christian, the number four out of Utica. Train is going to be holding for PD assistance going towards Woodlawn uptown. I get some division user response to this indivision. 5% sergeant. 5% are you. I have multi-unit in the area raised on please. The Uptown 4. Hi, Charlie. Kenny? 2.5 John. Mark my directed at 91. in Talk to Mark 97 H2 Harlem and show me back. Is trains who are responding? Yeah, I have transit notified, but again, I don't know what their UK is looking like. The train's going to be held at the station in regards. 5'4 shall be going. Yeah, 104 red, Ravlai is on 84[2]. Again, be advised person going to be wheeling machete. We have male wearing, which describes construction attire and a set of goggles. Second car from the front. Uptown 4 train. Ravlaavis on 84. 5.5. David, 91 my direct, still is rolling 84 to the 1010 with a knife. 5-10[3] with a knife. 5-10-8-4. 2-5-5-5. So it's bad again. 10-4-fc-5, 2,300 hours, red. Can be advised, wielding a machete, uptown four train. Oh, boy. Go boy. Red, level right, stand back. The voice change.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-5: Possible reference to 'en route' or 'meet'—context unclear
[2]
84: On scene/arrived
[3]
5-10: Potential radio shorthand for a person with a knife

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Location mentioned:
Lexington Ave & E 125th St, New York, NY 10035

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