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Man threatens to burn house with children insideDetroit MI

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Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI

A man was on a porch with an unknown weapon trying to enter a home near Gratiot Ave, Detroit. He threatened officers that he would not return to jail and said he would burn the house with children inside. Multiple calls were made from the same address. Neighbors expressed fear for their safety due to the threats and behavior.

Audio|Source: Detroit Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
9190-1-0-1-4 disturbance.
00:10
Says that (name withheld) is on our porch causing service trying to get in a unknown weapon.
00:20
934 status.
00:27
X 910 and 19191919. Joe Air.
00:31
The subject has made threats towards...
00:35
officers saying that he's not going back to jail, they need to kill him.
00:45
What unit is calling?
00:48
Nine person.
00:51
The notes are going to be the subject is named (name withheld). He's on a porch, calls him the service, trying to get in.
00:59
This is like our third call tonight for this particular address.
01:03
Another run just came in saying,
01:05
per text that the people outside the home are in fear for their life.
01:22
Good, Captain Ralph.
01:34
238.
01:36
970, go ahead.
01:42
Yes, can you advise 9-98 that tax have been ordered.
01:56
238 College says three males put straight vehicle out of the driveway,
02:00
black and gray dashed Norango, unknown, license plate number says it is a loaner slash replacement vehicle, no further information.
02:08
The next flight, and I got a call back in a left enough direction.
02:22
812?
02:25
Yes, ma'am, can you do a callback for a better address, please?
02:28
Okay, bye.
02:32
And, uh,
02:35
per your callback, the person says that he was last thing headed towards Gratiot; says he is in that neighborhood.
02:42
He threatened to burn up their house. He has children inside.

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Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI

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