Man threatens officers with gasoline and lighter, Tacoma WA
AssaultA man carrying a gas can and a lighter threatened police officers and attempted to throw gasoline on them while walking northbound near Portland Ave E and Fairbanks St in Tacoma. He was accompanied by a small dog during the incident.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - South
02:41
Transcript:
00:00
He's supposed to have a dog and a gas can with him.
00:03
And I've got eyes on him here at Fairbanks.
00:07
He's going to go walk back northbound. I'll wait for a second.
00:12
Floods your cross-street. Stopping her out from 4-4 in Portland.
00:16
Fairbanks in Portland.
00:18
It's going to be Lance.
00:20
Ranking Lowe from yesterday.
00:21
PC4 are pulling the fire alarm.
00:29
Call (number withheld), I'm behind you.
00:34
Copy-in, no taser, I think you've got a fresh gas can.
00:42
235. Okay. Okay.
00:48
4-3-1.
00:50
Call 1431. Call 131.
00:58
Forty-six.
01:04
If anyone was less lethal, he's still trying to throw gas on us.
01:09
Copy Prairie Traffic.
01:13
Now he's got a lighter in his hand.
01:17
Paul 41. Recrecy, Part of Traffic, Eastern Port-1-Avon-Avon-Avon-Avon-Trans0 Gas-Unun units, 4-2-36.
01:27
According to Northwest, so?
01:30
3-3-3-3-3-8-8-5-40 14-4-9 Coming up to a 3-5, we're on the east side of Portland, walking northbound,
01:44
does a gas can in his hand, has a lighter in his hand.
01:49
3-2-35, Portland walking eastbound, 1441.
01:55
Northbound, we're still going northbound on the east side of the road, east side of Portland,
01:59
still walking.
02:01
Probably northbound, east side of the road, 1441.
02:09
Just threaten to kill us.
02:11
Copy, Maine, versus the hill, 1441.
02:20
More threats to kill us. More attempts to throw gas on us.
02:23
Still walking North Mountain, east side of the road.
02:26
I've got a black shirt, tan pants, black shoes, walking a small dog.
02:33
Copy black shirt, tan, pants, small dog, forty free.
02:40
Call away, I have a 40.
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Location mentioned:
E Fairbanks St & Portland Ave E, Tacoma, WA 98404
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