Man pretends to aim objects at vehicles in Omaha area, Omaha NE


A man was seen on Vinton St and S 24th St acting strangely. He was walking south, holding a paper towel roll and a cell phone, and pretending to point them at cars like a gun. Witnesses confirmed he did not have a real weapon.
Audio|Source: Omaha Police Dispatch - Southeast
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Transcript:
5-3 nearer say if you're doing two bigger five one two bigger five one five five five four seven in dodge two bigger five one check the well being two four vinton twenty-fourth of vinton passerby standing Hispanic male in his thirties baldhead brown color top and undone color shorts, walking southbound, holding something in his hands and pointing it at vehicles. I don't know what it is, the caller states, it's not a gun. Two-figure-five-one. Three-fifty-one, player. Three-fifty-three. Two-figure-five-three. We'll be 10-8[1] code five on our call. And regarding 51's call, we observed that gentleman when we were driving north on 24th. He has an empty paper towel roll and a cell phone, and he is pretending it's a gun. Really? Clear, clear, big a 5-1, clear. Clear, 5-1-5-3. Do you feel what should make contact with him or code 7? You can probably code 7. Very MH, but it was clearly just a paper towel roll. Clear on a paper towel roll. So we're only 10-8, code 7, Mary Henry. Three, four.
5-3 nearer say if you're doing two bigger five one two bigger five one five five five four seven in dodge two bigger five one check the well being two four vinton twenty-fourth of vinton passerby standing Hispanic male in his thirties baldhead brown color top and undone color shorts, walking southbound, holding something in his hands and pointing it at vehicles. I don't know what it is, the caller states, it's not a gun. Two-figure-five-one. Three-fifty-one, player. Three-fifty-three. Two-figure-five-three. We'll be 10-8[1] code five on our call. And regarding 51's call, we observed that gentleman when we were driving north on 24th. He has an empty paper towel roll and a cell phone, and he is pretending it's a gun. Really? Clear, clear, big a 5-1, clear. Clear, 5-1-5-3. Do you feel what should make contact with him or code 7? You can probably code 7. Very MH, but it was clearly just a paper towel roll. Clear on a paper towel roll. So we're only 10-8, code 7, Mary Henry. Three, four.
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10-8: In Service (Unit Available)
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Location mentioned:
Vinton St & S 24th St, Omaha, NE 68108
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