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Suspicious item found in backpack at Tempe buildingTempe AZ

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Near E 5th St, Tempe, AZ 85281

Police found a suspicious black item possibly inside a backpack near East Fifth St in Tempe. The lobby was evacuated while officers examined the item, but its exact nature was unknown.

Audio|Source: Tempe Police Department - North Patrol District
02:51
Transcript:
00:00
Detective Rittman is available for the 707, possibly inside of a backpack.
00:07
Let me try and get a hold of them.
00:08
One Paul 11 is also en route.
00:13
Ripon. One Paul 11, sorry, tonight.
00:22
21 directions.
00:24
Timeford.
00:26
Table 15 proper.
00:27
David 4.5.
00:31
We're going to start clearing out the lobby.
00:36
Time for David 4th. Time for the day before.
00:39
I'll update the removal to run it through a machine, but there is a black item in size that they can't tell what it is.
00:47
Jennifer, are you on the call then?
00:50
I think I put myself on the call, please.
00:53
Yeah.
00:58
Do you have a copy of the call?
01:01
Yeah.
01:05
Towards 15.
01:06
I'll be on the phone.
01:09
I'll be on the phone.
01:14
Oh wait.
01:19
All right.
01:22
17-0-901 Adam on D.
01:28
Be-tue to any units on scene at near East Fifth St.
01:35
What, sir?
01:38
May or someone talk about evacuations or what's the plan there, please?
01:43
Yeah, right now we've got the lobby evacuated and we're going to work on trying to get people out of the main area for lobby.
01:56
Before that subject's detained.
02:01
Before he's the same.
02:07
Let me know when you have the courts and other people above in the jail, please.
02:14
Time 4-362.
02:19
Mike 72.
02:23
Go ahead.
02:25
You didn't have me to call at HQ.
02:29
Mike 72 to Lincoln 32.
02:30
Do you want to move this A1?
02:34
Yeah, 10-4[1].
02:35
I'm just leaving a meeting.
02:36
I'll make myself over there.
02:37
Let's take an A1, please.
02:44
All units be advised traffic for near East Fifth St. will be on A1 hot north and south will be patched iron nine six five zero two move to A1 in station hard town
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.

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Near E 5th St, Tempe, AZ 85281

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