Man reported with knife near downtown mall, Charlottesville VA


Police are looking for a man with a knife spotted near the Downtown Mall. He was seen walking towards the pavilion and may have entered a store. Officers are checking the area but have not confirmed any crime.
Audio|Source: Charlottesville, Albemarle, and UVA Police
01:47
Transcript:
00:00
Are you looking for a blackmail with a green t-shirt and a knife?
00:04
Ew. All right, I can't remember his name, but I think he's walking up in front of the nook headed towards the pavilion right now.
00:10
He's got a black bag in his left hand, his right hand's down in his pocket.
00:16
And actually, I think, I think he just jumped into like the escape room or somewhere right over there.
00:23
I just can't see. Can't for us.
00:24
Let me mark you, but...
00:26
It might be right, goatee, little puffy hair.
00:29
He went into one of the stores here.
00:31
I just, from where I'm at, I'm on another call, but I could not see exactly which one.
00:35
ECC-A, B2-7.
00:36
Same call.
00:37
99. I'm going to go park F.D.
00:40
and mark my way down the mall.
00:41
ECCAP 27. 10-9[1], I just had a fire and truck right, right.
00:43
I'm a park at PD and work my way down the mall, say if I've run it to it.
00:47
I'll hit that way from the haven on the mall.
00:49
Does the victim want to do anything? What do we have right now? We're just checking his welfare or do we have a crime?
00:54
I'll give him a phone call real quick for you.
00:56
Yeah, hi. I can't find the victim.
00:59
He's not on scene anymore, so we can check with him and see if he wants to talk.
01:03
Other than that, we got nothing.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-9: Repeat last transmission
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Location mentioned:
Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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