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Man walks with knife making stabbing motionsTacoma WA

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Near Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402

A man was seen walking near Commerce Street holding a knife. He was waving the knife and later made stabbing motions and verbal threats, but did not threaten anyone directly.

Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - North
02:37
Transcript:
00:00
I'll check your cars for a subject that's threatening with a knife near Commerce Street in front of Pierce Transit.
00:07
Action for 415.
00:11
251, I can move.
00:13
251 and 415 near Commerce Street in reference to the same male that has been walking up and down with a knife in hand, but not threatening. He's now in zone F as in Frank, blackmail, 510, slim blue jean jacket with blue jean,
00:26
waving a knife.
00:30
4-251.
00:33
251.
00:36
Hold priority traffic near Commerce Street at 1121.
00:44
In 251 and 415, your discretion if you still want the air, they are sitting at the kitchen knife, but there's no threats towards people that possibly impaired.
00:57
Cancelling priority traffic 1122.
01:03
135-251 and 415. He's now walking south down on Commerce Street, and apparently there's a transit supervisor that's also en route.
01:11
4-1 -122.
01:16
10-0-6-3. The same male is walking around with the knife. He hasn't made any threats or anything.
01:21
Is the transit or anybody?
01:23
That's correct.
01:25
No threats towards anyone towards the knife. He's just a transient waving a knife in the air.
01:31
Okay.
01:32
Yeah, somebody doing an area check and roll by, but there's no need to contact this gentleman.
01:37
He's been walking around all day like this.
01:43
Hi, coffee 1123.
01:45
And Frank 199, I'm going to add you the call with Frank 095 at the 2-7, please.
01:49
1.
01:54
125. 9.25 if Frank 416 is available also.
02:06
Frank 16 liner 416.
02:13
99 or 95 are you able to call him?
02:17
Oh, he will call.
02:19
Thank you, 1126.
02:25
Frank, 251-come, I just talked to transit.
02:28
This gentleman didn't threaten anyone who was by himself,
02:33
making stabbing motions with a knife saying he hates white people.

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Near Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
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