Suspicious man with umbrella mistaken for rifle


Beaumont, Texas, audio notes a caller reporting a man on Nall Street near Commercial Kitchens who appeared to carry a rifle. It was later found to be an umbrella. Officers checked the area; the person was not carrying a weapon and was not acting illegally. The situation ended with no weapon found and no charges.
Audio|Source: Jefferson County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00345 pannots, cross streets of 8th and 10th.00:03I'm 45.00:04Check's okay today.00:07Call.00:27It's going to be in the parking lot of commercial kitchens.00:3483.00:36Agent Jim, and we're out.00:38On Mall Street from Do Good.00:45From Whitemale with a beard, blackmail with a beard, ball cap, complaining that when she first called in, she advised he was carrying a rifle, and she thought it was suspicious.00:56But then as he passed her, he was not carrying a rifle.00:59He just had something in his hand.01:01I don't know. I was going to cancel the call that I'd like for somebody just to check the area.01:04Nall westbound towards past Dukon.01:08Several.01:28NG1 Med1 delayed due to poor radio's volume.01:33I'm 83.01:39All right,01:46and he's not doing anything illegal when he's carrying an umbrella.01:49I'm back in.
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345 pannots, cross streets of 8th and 10th.
00:03
I'm 45.
00:04
Check's okay today.
00:07
Call.
00:27
It's going to be in the parking lot of commercial kitchens.
00:34
83.
00:36
Agent Jim, and we're out.
00:38
On Mall Street from Do Good.
00:45
From Whitemale with a beard, blackmail with a beard, ball cap, complaining that when she first called in, she advised he was carrying a rifle, and she thought it was suspicious.
00:56
But then as he passed her, he was not carrying a rifle.
00:59
He just had something in his hand.
01:01
I don't know. I was going to cancel the call that I'd like for somebody just to check the area.
01:04
Nall westbound towards past Dukon.
01:08
Several.
01:28
NG1 Med1 delayed due to poor radio's volume.
01:33
I'm 83.
01:39
All right,
01:46
and he's not doing anything illegal when he's carrying an umbrella.
01:49
I'm back in.
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