Two men fight at travel stop; one armed with knife and hammer, Sweetwater TX


Police responded to a disturbance at a travel stop where two men were fighting. One man was armed with a knife and a hammer and got into a yellow Penske truck in the parking lot. The truck was reported to be preparing to leave the scene.
Audio|Source: Nolan County Public Safety
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
I have a disturbance in progress at the Love's Travel Stop.
00:03
The subject should be by the gas pumps.
00:06
One of them has a knife or a hammer.
00:10
I'm trying to get a description.
00:17
So get a run up.
00:23
4002 or I'll be inrap.
00:27
Sir?
00:30
56, I'll be inatt. This.
00:36
Katie, Eunice, this would be two men that are fighting.
00:40
I can't get him to give me any further description.
00:43
I can hear them yelling at each other.
00:50
PDL units, color is advising that the man with the knife got in a Penske truck and he is about to pull off.
01:03
If you can't get a direction of travel not Penske.
01:09
Claire, I'm trying to get that information.
01:17
Callers advising that the truck is headed west towards Los Angeles.
01:27
Is there going to be a white or yellow one?
01:33
It's a yellow Penske truck.
01:38
Vee 54, B. 509, you want to take that when they go to the scene?
01:42
Cremble, I'm at a reviewer, Mr.
01:43
Smith.
01:48
All units, now he's advising that that yellow Penske truck is still in the parking lot.
02:00
63, in the area.
02:07
PDL units, he's advising that that driver of the yellow Penske truck does have a hammer and a knife.
02:18
I'm in the area.
02:25
If he's in the truck to a phone and he stops, don't approach somewhere he has to get there.
02:35
Proceed. 400's up to 243, about a mile out.
02:42
It's very tedious.
02:43
Hallor advising the Penske truck is in the main gas pumps or in the truck parking.
02:53
It's going to be in the truck parking.
02:57
Copy.
03:02
457.
03:03
Univanting.
03:05
Claire.
03:09
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near I-20, Sweetwater, TX 79556
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