Man threatens with weapons near bridge at Salem intersection, Salem OR


A man armed with an axe, hammer, and machete threatened someone near the bridge at the intersection of Center St NE and Commercial St NE in Salem. He was with others and police searched the area.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
02:6
Transcript:
00:00
And I've been a suspicious person, a caller, saying the suspect has an axe and a hammer, and that he pointed a machete at the collar.
00:12
A 49 copywriting, our caller disconnected.
00:19
T-208, 499, you advise on a more Marion center right now.
00:29
Negative.
00:36
4957, cut in the area.
00:37
The caller said the suspect was with some other people, one of that bald male, but no further descriptions.
00:48
Are they under the bridge?
00:55
He just gave us commercial and center and the caller is mapping to the corner of center and liberty, but he had not to have anything else.
01:06
298, 499 on set underneath the bridge.
01:14
I just passed commercial and center knows you too.
01:22
Yeah, we put a gaggle on the south side of the Marine Board.
01:30
Do you want to come in from commercial and center and I'll hold this so they can't come this way?
01:37
Make my round out.
01:43
We go ahead and walk in.
01:44
Giant dispatch was the description.
01:51
Suspects of White Melon is 30s, average heighten build, brown beard, no shirt, brown shorts with a couple vikes and weapons.
02:03
Do not have an ML? Correct guy.
02:06
The shorts.
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