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Man Flees Armed On Foot Along Saratoga AvenueDetroit MI

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Saratoga Ave, Detroit, MI 48205

A man described as bald and dressed in all black fled on foot westbound on Saratoga Avenue in Detroit, possibly armed with a long gun or handgun. Authorities lost sight of him in an alleyway between Kelly and Redmond streets and are currently searching the area.

Audio|Source: Detroit Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
West Boatoga from Cala.
00:02
One off foot, Westbound, Saratoga from Cala. One off foot, Westbound, Saratoga from Cali.
00:13
Was the last four of my report number?
00:20
0430. That's yesterday's date, 0430.
00:27
That can make the location.
00:30
Do I have a supervisor monitor?
00:38
General's library.
00:46
Lost sight in the alley.
00:50
Is this the mail that they, from Joanne? Between, right in Saratoga. Where exactly do you lose at?
01:00
9-11[1], do you know exactly where you lost that individual at?
01:05
In the alleyway.
01:09
Between...
01:12
One street south of Saratoga and Saratoga in the alleyway between Kelly and Redmond.
01:22
In an alleyway between Kelly and Redmond.
01:26
Description.
01:31
Black male bald wearing all black, black,
01:35
shirt pants.
01:38
Black male wearing our black t-shirt and pants.
01:47
328.
01:57
9-11[1], what is that individual? 1.4?
02:07
It's going to be a DVFA[2]. That subject is going to afford a DVFA.
02:11
Again, that's going to be a black male wearing all black t-shirt and pants.
02:16
Be armed with a possible long gun,
02:19
if not a hair gun.
02:21
As a real ago, as a row ago.
02:26
I believe that he might have continued southbound in between that alley on my way pulling up. I did possibly see somebody run going south continuing south in the alley.
02:39
I didn't know it was another officer now. I was pulling up from about a block away.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
9-11: Unknown
[2]
DVFA: Domestic Violence Felonious Assault

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Saratoga Ave, Detroit, MI 48205

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