Person with weapon claims hostages, threatens police, Syracuse NY


Report of a suspicious person near Nichols Ave armed with guns. The person claimed to have hostages and threatened to shoot police officers if they arrived.
Audio|Source: Syracuse Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Any unit able to go with 441 to a suspicious person with a weapon, near Nichols Ave.
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461. 461.
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461. 461. 461.
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61.
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61. Keep in toxic as 6.
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Call this all. I'm going to rest, and we'll take Nichols.
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3.4. 461 copy.
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This is a suspicious person with a weapon, near Nichols Ave, cross streets of Avon Road and Sunny Crest Road, came in by a third party through 988.
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Through a text chat, a male by the name of (name withheld), making threats, saying that he and whomever else he's with have hostages at this location and threatened to shoot police upon arrival.
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They state they have several guns, fully armed, and intend to shoot police, 2312.
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634. 161 we copy.
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Can you hold me out on this and send me that one?
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Unit 441.
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441. Cabin.
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Unit 441, I'm still going to send you this on a code 10, near Nichols Ave.
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In route.
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431, you can add us to Nichols.
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31 copy.
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411, why don't we meet somewhere before we decided to do anything?
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461 to 411.
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If you want to meet at the Walgreens, not James, sir.
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Sounds good.
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I got the other sergeant with me.
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We'll meet you there.
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You'll stick to one copy that, sir.
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Bye, 41.
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Location mentioned:
Near Nichols Ave, Syracuse, NY 13206
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