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Man sets clothes on fire on bridge near Poplar AveMemphis TN

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Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN

A man on or near a bridge by Poplar Ave took off his clothes and threatened to start a fire. He then set his clothes on fire. The fire department and police responded to the scene.

Audio|Source: Memphis Police and Shelby County Sheriff
05:30
Transcript:
00:00
Can they sit there on a bridge is a meal, I know race, taking his clothing off making threats to start a fire, on a weapon.
00:11
Onside, he left the scene already, and we also drove through a minute hole in Compiler, and that person left the scene as well.
00:27
Go ahead.
00:29
This is all if you're logging now, IBM 13204.
00:34
I'm going to be specially at 10-party 7 comments, Colonial Elementary, School Cross and Detail.
00:41
Get your number only.
00:46
This device in 8, 482, Bravo.
00:50
Class,
00:54
Charlie.
00:58
103 Charlie, you're trying to raise the supervisor? Okay.
01:08
I need the supervisor one of three.
01:11
Okay,
01:17
call my cell phone.
01:27
5.53. You can disregard you ever car.
01:33
553, you can disregard.
01:39
Check, 453.
01:41
553 of theft of 28841 of Grove and SBC Consolidated.
01:47
Disca Coddorneur, it's a complaint.
01:50
28841 of Grove at SBC Consolidated.
01:53
553.
01:57
John five, three.
02:04
Mountain Benning, 866.
02:09
Gonna cut off.
02:14
Repeat 455.
02:17
Okay.
02:24
Check 161, I got the Unit 2, the Baptist East, both non-critical and Unit 5, the Baptist East, non-critical.
02:32
What was the fourth person?
02:37
6-1, check on that now.
02:40
Okay, check.
02:42
Check.
02:58
You show us out of service rebuzz.
03:05
Time out.
03:10
Okay, two one of four.
03:12
I want to be all clear and go ahead and start doing a follow-up at this hospital.
03:17
Three of you over there.
03:20
And check one of five, I call the fire department, they advised they only had two units, transporter, unit T, and unit five.
03:31
Okay, check one of four, thank you.
03:33
Check.
03:37
Okay, there's only two calls, so let me go ahead and signal somebody.
03:41
Romanovichael two signal C-1443, WPJ and A1.
03:51
6131, show me out of service.
03:53
Check 6131, thank you, and you do the same.
03:56
Do you show me out of service? Check the room.
04:00
Check 146-500. Check 146-500.
04:07
122, a domestic 32-40 Kannis Bay.
04:12
She has a 74-year-old birth to Dennis Collin, but she's involved with her 19-year-old granddaughter on the scene, causing a disturbance throwing merchandise in the residence.
04:21
At 3240 Kana State, 122.
04:26
1.22, Che. All right, about 6,000.
04:40
Newberry, Avenue.
04:46
On IBM 14830, insurance,
04:51
Augustville, school crossing detail.
04:56
Check one quick four.
05:02
His lit his clothes on fire.
05:04
The fire department is on the scene.
05:07
And now if they're corrected, it'll be a male white woman here.
05:15
three, four, five percent.
05:23
Check. Their problem back is expecting fighter poplar is on the scene with a male white blonde hair, tan and black underwear.
05:29
He lit his clothes on fire.

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Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN

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