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Man displaying knife detained near Barnes & Noble, Farmington CT

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Weapons

Reported: 12/13/2025 11:28 AM

SE Rd, Farmington, CT 06032

According to the dispatch call, a man was reported standing in the middle of Southeast Road near Barnes & Noble, holding a belt and displaying a knife. Police arrived and took the man into custody around 2:20 p.m.

Audio|Heard on: Farmington Police, Fire and EMS

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01:56

Transcript:

00:00

One call from a passerby on southeast road near the Courtyard by Marriott for a white male with a beard standing in the middle of the road with a belt in his hand,

00:14

displayed a knife, and walks towards Barnes & Noble, black hoodie, and jeans.

00:19

Again, just a one call on it.

00:27

Can any of the mall units head over there that are on private job? Check it out.

00:36

Quarters to 34 and 54, you available?

00:50

34 and 54 on southeast road the area of Barnes & Noble and the Marriott one call on a white male black hoodie and jeans standing in the middle of the road with a belt in his hand displayed a knife and walked towards Barnes & Noble again

01:11

4-recorded.

01:14

Get it, 4th.

01:17

You mark 2 in custody 1420 hours.

01:23

1420 for 2 in custody.

01:30

Okay,

01:32

and see if Newington has someone, they could start that way as well.

01:35

Code 1[1] at this point.

01:39

Agree.

01:41

Okay.

01:42

Okay. Okay.

01:44

Okay.

01:46

Okay. Okay.

01:47

I'm sure TAMPago, you're on scene still?

01:54

You can hold up. I'm gonna transport, right?

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Code 1: Routine, non-emergency response without use of lights or siren.

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SE Rd, Farmington, CT 06032

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