Police end pursuit of motorcycle rider making threats, Heath OH


Police pursued a motorcycle rider who threatened to harm himself and drove dangerously by passing vehicles off the lane and possibly reaching for a weapon. The pursuit was stopped due to safety concerns.
Audio|Source: Licking County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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You've got a motorcycle matching that description, getting ready, paths, caught him to the road,
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heading westbound, trying to catch back up.
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Okay, I'm at Blue Jay and Willow Ridge. I'll get flipped around.
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22, 751. Go ahead.
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We'll be adding route to the west side.
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Break through any mile.
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Two,
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three, two, seven, seven,
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three, two,
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two,
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two, three,
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two, two, seven, two, seven,
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two, seven, seven,
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seven, seven, seven,
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seven,
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seven,
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seven, two,
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he's on him, he's on Blue Jay, coming up to Watson Rose.
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Here, clear, I'm behind him.
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Be careful, he does have a 40.
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Here, clear.
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Best night team, I'm trying to get a stop on here in a second.
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Copy that.
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Sound p. Red, make sure you similar to you, it wasn't, please.
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That's 1277. We got to have charges.
01:41
Negative these mean threats of 56 here.
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As 12 permission for attend for New York, we have zero units in mail.
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Try to get a 62 on it. Blackfoot and Blue Jay.
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You can show me in Ralph.
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We're 35. That's a 7 on our part. They're going to transport. He's not stopping. He's taking off now.
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Looks like he pulled something out of his waystand.
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Passing the vehicles and off the lane to travel.
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Westbound black foot towards windmill.
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You're okay.
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If he's made threats of 58 back off, do not push him, do not pursue.
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He's by himself, correct? New Jay Road, New B.
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Paper.
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I shut it down. I'm just going to... Reach for something.
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I don't know what he has.
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Blackfoot Blue Jay currently.
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We have nothing criminal.
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He's not a danger to end up in himself. Stay back off. Oh,
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that's nine.
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I'm just finishing up here. So you have a copy.
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S-1 and I have a GPS on his 19, so we're able to locate him unless he turns it off. See if we can't get a drone around as well.
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Copy.
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He just blew through the light,
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West National in Windvale.
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Medical 5, Harzbrook, 331, Boothan Snow. No. No.
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7. Cross streets, LeMay,
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Avenue, and Pinarborough Drive. Possible stroke. Respond on 45 EMS.
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One question.
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I know David Clean, Mary, 632. It looks like a New York unit for Hopewell and 79, just FYI.
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Is he on foot or is he on motorcycle?
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He's currently on motorcycle now.
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Where's he going?
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7-5-1, you can get a clear 99.
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That's 1040 on him. They're clearing 99 traffic.
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They're running priority 1 to that.
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Okay.
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If you're clear, they're requesting it, are we just backing off priority one, or just backing off all together for Newark City 10?
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7-5-1-Go and canceling network, please.
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Copy, canceling North, good.
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We know the reason for the pursuit.
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He's north on 21st.
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Just much, all units responding to this pursuit, S.O.
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advised to cancel.
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They don't need the 10 anymore. He's made threats to himself.
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They don't have probable calls.
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