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Man with large knife runs and trespasses in SalemSalem OR

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Salem, OR

A man possibly sprayed with mace is acting erratically outside near Wallis Road NW in Salem. He is seen running down the street waving a large butcher knife. The man ignores police commands, trespasses onto private property and railroad tracks. Police keep watch and eventually arrest him without using force.

Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
04:57
Transcript:
00:00
Unit's Round District 1, Suspicious Person at near Wallis Road Northwest.
00:08
Next, for responding to a subject that our caller thinks was maced.
00:13
Currently outside, screaming,
00:15
unknown how the subject was maced, appears to be a 40 to 45-year-old male.
00:19
No weapons in at this time he's just pacing around outside.
00:25
And update description for the subject outside, metal is all black jacket camo pins.
00:35
2.26, 1 by California ID.
00:40
8.56.
00:43
NK (number withheld).
00:47
Copy.
00:55
326 Lass of Johnson First was Sarah born in 81, returns clear out of California, no Oregon deal,
01:02
and clear Oregon.
01:04
2.3-431, you want to take a look at my call? Looks like our person might be maced.
01:17
2.3. Can you just patch the caller through myself, please?
01:22
Two, three, copy.
01:28
431. I got a guy running here at the initial address.
01:33
He's carrying a large butcher knife, just running down the street, waving around.
01:40
431, I copy.
01:42
355-431. Do you have 40?
01:47
I do.
01:52
644-331. Do we have PC[1]?
01:57
I think at this point we got DC[2] for disorderly conduct.
02:01
He's still running northbound on fairgrounds here, but he's out of the road waving around the butcher knife.
02:10
Two,
02:14
three, to add to that, the caller on this other armed person says you want some arrested for trespass for going in the backyard.
02:25
Confirming the armed person that you're on and the one that 431 is on are related.
02:30
Yeah, from Merchant Police.
02:31
He's still running northbound.
02:33
2.38, I copy, thank you.
02:40
2.3, stop.
02:47
355. We're giving him commands over the PA.
02:49
He's still walking northbound.
02:50
We're now at Silverton and Fairgrounds.
02:54
Copy.
03:01
355, he's off the roadway.
03:05
He is off the roadway at this point.
03:08
Two,
03:13
three, no use of force warnings, and he's been pulled, he's under arrest.
03:19
Did I copy.
03:22
355, 238, just stop there.
03:26
Yeah, for our monitors just hold here.
03:28
He's going towards the railroad tracks.
03:31
Two,
03:35
three, he is on the railroad tracks, add PC[1] for trespass one.
03:41
Good day, coming.
03:47
2-3-8, he's just continuing south on the railroad tracks.
03:50
He's looking at us, he's nonverbal, he has raised the knife a couple of times.
03:54
We're just keeping eyes on at this point.
03:59
Good day to come.
04:03
Then 355 units on the armed person.
04:06
Don't engage at this point, we're going to get UAS and keep eyes on them.
04:15
For the domestic on Liberty, Del Villa, Collarvies, Neil possibly had a knife.
04:21
Two,
04:25
three, just for info, he's now walking eastbound around the fence line just south of Silverton.
04:33
Copy.
04:42
2.38-355. You want me to cut over to 17th and just sit there, keep them contained.
04:51
Negative, just hand tight.
04:53
We'll get eyes on with UAS and then we'll intervene if we need to.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
PC: Probable Cause
[2]
DC: Disorderly conduct

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