Man swings hammer erratically near apartments in Peoria, Peoria IL
WeaponsA man carrying a hammer was walking erratically near West American Prairie Drive in Peoria. He was swinging the hammer and striking branches while moving through fields and near apartments. Officers tracked him with a drone as he moved north and west, carrying backpacks and hitting tree branches. He wore a dark blue cutoff t-shirt and white shorts.
Audio|Source: Peoria Police Prep 1
04:10
Transcript:
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Joey's packing his things up and standing up now.
00:04
Standing up now packing us off.
00:07
Picked up the hammer.
00:09
He's walking with the hammer.
00:10
Back towards the place turned around now.
00:14
Looks like he's walking north.
00:17
Has the hammer again looks like he's walking north.
00:22
2310-8 show manor out out there 23 straight around
00:28
holding the hammer above his head looks like it's moving west
00:34
hold the hammer above his head really lost
00:42
you guys got eyes on
00:46
No, we don't see him.
00:49
He's to the west, he stomped in the tall grass,
00:52
set everything down with the hammer,
00:55
swinging that back and forth.
00:59
He's through the last by the tall grass, they'll swing in the hammer around, set everything else down.
01:08
If you guys cross through that tree line, he's to your west.
01:18
We have a pretty big drop off here.
01:26
If you got any more cars, we would be happy to have some.
01:32
It's 75 on my mother.
01:35
It was 75 and out. I have two others in around as well.
01:40
There's a dried-up, like riverbed area.
01:43
He's walking west down in that now.
01:46
Almost back to where we started,
01:49
north of my location, walking towards the apartment complex.
01:56
(number withheld), I'm around out there too.
01:59
Close (number withheld) also in route.
02:02
Passing that dried up riverbed almost back to where he started north of (number withheld) towards the apartment complex.
02:12
If you guys haven't moved on him, come back out to me and maybe you can come off.
02:23
(number withheld) plus one.
02:26
(number withheld) plus one.
02:34
He's behind Buffalo Wild Wings to the north. Pogress.
02:39
North of Buffalo Wild Wings in the tall grass.
02:44
(number withheld) area I'm coming down on the grain right now.
02:50
And the area coming down Grand Prairie, (number withheld).
02:56
King 65, I got his bag.
03:00
King 65 has this back.
03:08
Looks like you still has another backpack and he's just standing along the tree line hitting branches with a hammer.
03:17
Standing along the tree line has another backpack hit branches with the hammer.
03:23
(number withheld), I'm behind.
03:25
Buffalo Wild Wings.
03:28
(number withheld) behind Buffalo Wild Wings.
03:31
And this is white male, dark blue, cutoff t-shirt, backpack,
03:36
white shorts.
03:42
White male, dark blue, cutoff t-shirt, backpack, white shorts.
03:46
All right, he's sitting down now.
03:54
Cutting down now.
04:00
To where's you in relation to the gym?
04:07
Looks like he's behind the gym now.
04:09
Sit down.
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Location mentioned:
Near West American Prairie Drive, Peoria, IL 61615
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