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Man threatens Army recruiter with handgun in office, Portland OR
A man entered the Army recruiting office near Southwest Oak carrying a handgun and yelled at one of the recruiters. The man is known to the recruiter as a previously recruited soldier. Law enforcement was dispatched to handle the disturbance.
Audio|Heard on: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
Listen to dispatch call
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
9-02 engine 3 requested by PSR5 on scene for facial testing near Southwest Taylor
00:06
T.O.S.4.4.4.5.
00:08
On it for you, too.
00:15
For Matt 02.2.5.com.
00:22
It's all screen now.
00:31
Thank you. Happy five ball six to you and it's 1445.
00:39
Governor-968, I'm going to send you to a call of a disturbance at the Army Recruiting Office.
00:45
The office is formerly the bank and Scenario Village.
00:48
The address is going to be near Southwest Oak.
00:53
This is a disturbance.
00:55
The caller, walking Wiley, is an Army recruiter.
00:59
He said a guy walked into the office with a handgun and was yelling at one of the other recruiters.
01:05
The caller says the subject with the handgun is a white male.
01:08
He is known to the caller as a soldier previously recruited out of the office.
01:10
The caller recognizes the man as a former recruit.
01:19
I got the offer on the call, 1301.
01:21
We'll show you clear.
01:23
301 copy, thank you.
01:28
Charlie transfer Laurelhurst Village, we have 310 Southeastark Street number 209 on Alps 1.
01:34
1446.
01:38
925, do we have a phone number for the plane?
01:41
Yeah.
01:46
I'll head back to the yard myself down, right?
01:51
Go ahead, we're 23.
01:58
(number withheld).
02:04
Copy, if you want to dump here, just let me know.
02:09
So we sent you both.
02:11
They're asking for a silent approach as to not escalate the dog.
02:20
And can you send us the, or read us the address again, my NBT is down?
02:28
It's near Southwest Taylor.
02:33
Into three copies, and can you show us en route, please?
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Location mentioned:
SW Taylor St, Portland, OR 97205
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