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Passenger assaults taxi driver in times squareNew York NY

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audio iconAssault
Manhattan, NY 10036

A passenger physically attacked a taxi driver near 7th Avenue and 49th Street in Times Square, Manhattan. The suspect was described by witnesses and remains at the scene. Police responded to handle the situation.

Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
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02:37
Transcript:
00:00
There is a passenger assaulting a taxi driver.
00:07
496, 497, 497.
00:10
All right, 497, stand for.
00:14
We have a description of that person.
00:22
Any weapons injury? He's in the taxi right now, tearing it apart.
00:32
He has a black jacket,
00:34
he has a red scarf, black sneakers, and he's coming towards me now.
00:41
Delgado, on here? Delgado?
00:44
He's still here.
00:45
Someone could get here.
00:46
7th Avenue isn't moving.
00:48
Oh,
00:50
they all rook on there? A rock's on here?
00:54
Yeah, a rook on here.
00:56
You and Delgado make your way over there?
01:00
Sir, we're heading over again.
01:04
Send to me to raise a times square interposed of 1080.
01:10
Raise a times square post in regards? Times square.
01:13
On the 14 and 18, 17, 18, you're saying portable is in a location.
01:19
All right, the advice, citywide 3A.
01:22
I'm not sure if times square post is listening over traffic.
01:24
Citywide 3A here.
01:25
I'm aware of that.
01:27
I'm aware of that. I'm going to increase the division and answer to the name portables in that location.
01:35
The pilot's okay.
01:38
North 49th Street and 7th out.
01:39
West 149th Street in 7th out,
01:41
West 149th at the air.
01:42
I see the Sergeant DeVino on the air.
01:52
I see the Sergeant DeVille on the air.
02:09
Man, just got me to command the German on the air, command the German on the air.
02:13
Morning, I'm being to join here.
02:18
497. Respond over to our location to make sure that agent is okay.
02:22
Is that a fourth?
02:25
Hey, 10 minutes, okay, police, PD on the scene.
02:29
All right, you say PD is on the scene at, uh, what's 49 and so-and-south?
02:33
10-4[1], 10-4.
02:34
All right, forth.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.

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Manhattan, NY 10036

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