Suspects bear spray victim and flee with dog in car, Spokane WA
Police responded to an assault where a male victim was bear sprayed near Morton St and Francis Ave. Three suspects, two males and one female, were involved. One male implied having a gun but no weapon was seen. The suspects took the complainant's dog and fled in a black Scion. The victim followed in a red Ford Focus. Both vehicles stopped near Dalke Ave and Pittsburgh St. One driver was initially noncompliant but the situation later de-escalated.
Audio|Source: Spokane City Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Two-six. Francis Morton, some kind of assault. We're on with a subject that was bear sprayed, still getting further.
00:09
Francis Morton?
00:15
Two-five for a row, or a piece.
00:19
Two-six, Rob.
00:25
Subjects are black cyan,
00:27
now Dalke and Helena were following, trying to get them to stop.
00:35
22, do you want to divert?
00:38
May, perfect.
00:44
Suspect, white male, 30 to 40, blonde and gray hair.
00:48
5-0 to 5-2.
00:50
Yeah, it looks like the suspect took the complainant's dog in a black Scion.
00:57
If you don't mind.
00:59
Yeah, I'll take care of it.
01:05
Did you just like, sorry on foot.
01:08
Our caller who is still following is in a red focus.
01:16
Copy it, the suspect was going to be in the black Scion.
01:26
We're trying to get a better location now and trying to get them to separate.
01:31
I'm not sure on the relationship here.
01:35
Oh, now we have, does not really know him.
01:39
And they've been talking about hiring the complainant as security.
01:48
Has anybody made got back for the female house?
01:52
I have one. I'm at the apartment. I haven't contacted her yet.
01:58
Can we all head that way and we'll try and make contact.
02:01
In fact, do you were you going to talk to her?
02:04
Yep, I'm going to have that way as well.
02:07
And currently, Dalke and Pittsburgh to the west.
02:15
It's around Pittsburgh and Dalke. There were two males and a female. The other male had his hand in his pocket like he had a gun.
02:22
No gun was seen.
02:24
That'd be a white male 30 to 40s, a coat and jeans.
02:31
A female, white female 30 to 40 black sweatshirt, black leggings.
02:35
Pittsburgh and Dalkey to the west.
02:41
L221.
02:42
Go ahead.
02:44
The comp in a focus and the suspects in the other car, Scion.
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Yeah, the complainant is in the red focus.
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The suspects are in the black Scion.
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I'm out.
03:01
Come up. Pittsburgh is out.
03:07
It comes driving off on me. I don't know what's going on here.
03:11
We'll see if you can stop.
03:15
All right, yeah, that focus just drove off on me.
03:20
Come in?
03:25
2-1, did the vehicle stop?
03:29
I got them stopped, he's not very compliant.
03:32
Come in? Yeah, I'm out with the other half over here.
03:37
Come in.
03:42
C.025. I'll go to 226.
03:49
Copy. We're a couple off from you.
03:56
226. I'm talking to him now. He's calmed down. I'm trying to figure it out. It seems like a simple issue.
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Location mentioned:
N Morton St & E Francis Ave, Spokane, WA 99217
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