Two suspicious men reported at swap meet, one armed


Report of two suspicious men at the swap meet on East 72nd Street, one seen carrying a gun. One left the scene in a tan pickup truck, the other remains on site.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - South
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Transcript:
The Aladdin Camelot Apartments, 2112, South 90th Street. Number 93, we have a Spanish language barrier. They were originally reporting some sort of extortion and started reporting multiple suspicious vehicles that were parked close by that they thought might be related. They were receiving death threats if they don't pay money. One vehicle that was seen was a white newer van, the other was a blue newer car, but I think those have both left. NBC. Okay, we'll handle the suspicious first. That's going to be a phone call. A suspicious east 72nd Street. The call is at the swap meet, 1314-East 72nd one in contact. There were two suspicious males there, one of which allegedly had been displaying a gun tucked into his waistband. One of them left in a tan older two-door pickup. The other one is still on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Near E 72nd St, Tacoma, WA 98404
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