Man assaulted and robbed of backpack in street fight, Syracuse NY


A man was assaulted and struck above the eye with a knife near East Jefferson Street and South Warren Street. The suspect took the victim's green military backpack and fled. The incident escalated from a fight to a robbery due to the theft.
Audio|Source: Onondaga County Sheriff and Syracuse Police
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Transcript:
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Assault. Now it's more of a fight.
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East Jefferson Street and South Warren Street.
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Callers were the male who was assaulted, 30th, Middle Eastern male, and a black hard, long-sleeved shirt, blue footpants, and black sneakers, suspect ran off, and has no return, and parties are fighting again.
00:14
The other half the ponies, black male, black cuddy, and jeans.
00:20
AMR is en route.
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937.
00:24
Two had it, covered.
00:27
Five for five for five, brother.
00:33
Can I just continue holding mail?
00:37
Copy. 545, you can dishroom.
00:42
545 are copy, thanks.
00:48
I guess they're both heading Warren towards Fayette.
00:51
Okay.
00:54
They're Warren towards Fayette now, so we both of them.
01:02
31-33 control.
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3133. 313.
01:07
Be clear, 2-0-2-4-1s, 242 off my staff, and 41 off my travel, police.
01:15
939. 939.
01:19
Yeah,
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it's going to the assault.
01:24
It's been changed for a robbery, I guess.
01:26
The guy took a bag from the victim.
01:28
Green military backpacks.
01:33
Inverving in and out of traffic, appears to be racing a Porsche, pending Westbound on Washington the C Street.
01:41
It's not taking a turn into the Citgo gas station.
01:47
3133.
01:51
Send me the point.
01:54
Receive the Graevoltswig and head a plate of Lincoln Tom Zebra (number withheld) L-TUC (number withheld)
02:06
Okay
02:12
6-5 off that
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940
02:19
You can clear me at code 17
02:26
Ritchie.
02:28
I'll be surprised if they get back into the backside of the back side of the way.
02:40
Copy, I'm pretty sure that's locked.
02:41
I think you need a key, you know.
02:45
All right, well now I got a group that's walking north one on Montgomery, but none of them have a green bag.
02:51
I don't see red and black top and red pants, but no victim chasing after him.
02:58
I just got flag down here in the block of Warren for possibly the victim.
03:05
Yeah, he's now saying he was also caught above the eye with the knife, and that suspect's going to be a male with a purple sweater.
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Location mentioned:
S Warren St & E Jefferson St, Syracuse, NY 13202
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