Officer impersonator tries to steal pickup, threatens weapon


A person pretended to be a police officer to steal a white Ford pickup. The suspect demanded keys and registration and tried to hotwire the vehicle. He threatened to use a weapon, but the victim did not cooperate.
Audio|Source: Oakland Police Dispatch
01:27
Transcript:
215, can you put me on the call as well? Do you have been on the call before? It's a very good attempt, 10851[1], beat 19 at 1-8553 International. This was going to talk here. If you had a copy, January 1853 International, 1853 International, 1853 International. It was going to be the suspect (name withheld), personating as a police officer, telling him to give him his keys and registration. I was trying to take his Ford pickup, white in color. And the suspect broke into the vehicle trying to hotwire it. It's a male-Hispanic maroon sweater. And RP kept saying he's going to take out a weapon. When it's specify what kind was not as your question being cooperative. It did it night. Can you copy? He did it cover. 014 through restack, I covered the car. 14-94.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10851: Motor Vehicle Theft (or Attempted)
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Location mentioned:
Near International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94601
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