Disturbance on train at 19th Street station, Oakland CA


A disturbance occurred on a train at 19th Street Oakland BART station. Several passengers exited quickly when the doors opened. The train operator was unsure if a weapon was involved. A man was seen picking items off the ground. No injuries were reported. Police were called to investigate.
Audio|Source: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - Rail Operations
02:26
Transcript:
00:00
Central, this is a 455-19th Street, 1.
00:04
455, go ahead.
00:10
Just had an altercation in my lead card, the name number is (number withheld). I'm not sure what happened, but I had a bunch of passengers run off the door as soon as the door open. I'm not sure if somebody had a weapon or not.
00:21
4-55, hold 19th Street, Rebecca.
00:24
4-5-hold-in-19th Street.
00:26
Reeves back 1834 at the time. Write 229, approaching 12th Street, one hold 12th Street.
00:33
229 hold 12th Street.
00:37
Rebac back 1835, courtesy meet at 12th Street, please.
00:42
Write 375 arriving 12th Street 3rd Street, please.
00:46
375, copy.
00:52
455 holding 19-3-1. Do you feel safe taking a peek and seeing,
00:58
if you can see any injured people or anything?
01:03
There was a gentleman, an African-American male, that was picking some things up off the ground. I'm not sure if he exit at the train or if he's still on board, but I don't see anybody on any injuries.
01:14
I mean, that's tick, they can say.
01:16
Templar, and no reports directly to you, correct?
01:19
Just the commotion.
01:21
Templar.
01:23
Templar, and do you think it's safe for you to depart? Either way, we're calling her police.
01:30
I think it's safe for me this part. I just want the TV heads to have a little what was going on because I wasn't sure what the commotion was about, but I just don't talk to special people right.
01:41
7-4-455 release from your walk at 19th Street will be calling Mark Police.
01:46
And do you have a further description on the person who was picking stuff up off the ground?
01:55
The African-American male had an owner, all black jacket, black flacks. He looked here to be like maybe 50s, 60s.
02:04
He was wearing glasses, and that's about all I can get from you, give for you. I didn't get anything else.
02:11
455, 10-4[1]-4-5-4-5 Hold MacArthur, Rebecca.
02:15
4-5-5-5-McArthur.
02:18
Read back correct. Release from the hold at 19th Street. One hold in effect for MacArthur. Bart Police is going to investigate your disturbance.
02:25
1836.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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