Man armed with bat tasered by police near Dollar General, Westland MI

Assault

Reported: 11/3/2025 01:02 AM

Near Merriman Rd, Westland, MI 48186

Police responded to a man armed with a bat behaving aggressively near Merriman and Palmer by the Dollar General. Multiple officers were involved, and the man was subdued with a Taser.

Audio|Source: Westland-Garden City Police and Fire

02:52

Transcript:

00:00

I'm going to be out with a mail at the corner of Merriman and Palmer near the Dollar Tree.

00:07

Two-A, I got you out with a mail at Merriman and Palmer near the Dollar Tree.

00:13

Three-A, I'll be pulling up with them.

00:17

Rescue Tree Clear.

00:19

Three-A copy.

00:21

Rescue 3 Clear, 402.

00:27

Let's keep going to clear.

00:33

Great thing, Halley Far.

00:38

Hey, you've got a bat in his hand and you're trying to put that up. We need a backup.

00:48

All available, Westland units make Merriman and Palmer, Merriman for one with a bat.

00:58

Pryder deployed.

01:01

Pfeas are deployed.

01:07

We'll deploy again.

01:12

Second Taser deploy.

01:18

Fiting with one.

01:20

Writing at one.

01:24

VAL radio visit, Wes, I need more cars.

01:32

Yeah, you're from a figure-made your way to Palmer and Merriman.

01:36

So we can get the status.

01:38

We're on the way.

01:44

We're secured one.

01:45

Great,

01:48

a copy, secured one. Okay, a copy, secured one.

01:56

Thanks to the cards, you can go ahead and cancel. They're not secure.

02:01

Okay, okay.

02:07

15, you have an update?

02:12

15, they're secure woman.

02:18

I'm out.

02:20

When I copy.

02:22

One is, can we get a restroom route for them? He's been saved three times.

02:28

One I copy.

02:42

Attention station 3. Station 3, Rescue 3, you're needed for Merriman and Palmer.

02:47

Merriman and Palmer, PD's out, coat green with a mail near the Dollar General who was tasered.

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