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Transient armed with knife detained near Wardlow and Long Beach BlvdLong Beach CA

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E Wardlow Rd & Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807

A transient man armed with an 8-inch kitchen knife was acting erratically near Wardlow Road and Long Beach Boulevard. Police confronted and detained him at gunpoint near the freeway entrance.

Audio|Source: Long Beach Police Dispatch
03:5
Transcript:
00:00
436 is 925 at Cynumark Theater at 99 South Pine on the second floor near the elevator. No Hispanic 20 to 30s. The tattoos on this face bring a green camo jacket black pants acting erratic.
00:13
Instead of tempting the P keeps reaching into his jacket but no weapon seen.
00:21
Over 33, the Parker 2726 just not.
00:29
Minutes information from north on 211 at the Arco Gas 3401 Long Beach Boulevard. It's going to be in the parking lot with a 417A[1], the transit and white 6 foot, wearing a red hat jacket and blue jeans.
00:44
It's like 417A[1] is going to be in his back pocket. This is the information only nearby border call.
00:50
Call number is going to be 553.
00:56
Looking units are out to the 21 looks like we have a better suspect description. It's going to be a transient male white, mid-50s wearing a red hat. Army Camber jacket, blue jeans. For something today was an 8-inch kitchen knife and suspect is currently on Wardlow and the Bloorard.
01:10
Unit Girato 21 looks like the suspect was last seen going south-bound west of the boulevard.
01:22
2497.
01:25
2nd for a copy item.
01:31
Okay, 24-90s him. I'm 24 to suspect west.
01:33
24. 24.
01:40
Go ahead.
01:43
He's a metal white on a red bike. I know there was one in the southwest corner of Wardlow on the boulevard when we got on scene.
01:54
Ten break up it's the southwest corner of Wardlow on the Boulevard.
01:59
Over here, right in front of the freeway insurance.
02:03
We're going to give commands now.
02:06
Was that 3B84 with him?
02:09
We have one at gunpoint. We're facing eastbound.
02:14
10-40[2] units, code right at the freeway entrance.
02:18
On the boulevard, code red.
02:20
We have Wardlow and the Boulevard, right by the freeway insurance.
02:24
Same place.
02:28
Wardle on the boulevard, code red.
02:42
3-721, I got here on the call.
02:45
C.
02:54
Cofor one in custody.
03:01
Tedfer, code for one in custody.
03:04
Word's on the boulevard, code for one in custody. We'll drop the red.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
417A: Person brandishing a knife or other deadly weapon.
[2]
10-40: Respond without lights or siren (silent approach).

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E Wardlow Rd & Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807

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