Person ties rope over overpass and walks on Portland Ave, Pierce County WA


A man was seen tying a rope over an overpass and then walking southbound on Portland Avenue near Portland Ave E. The action raised concerns of a possible crisis. Police officers were dispatched to the scene to attempt contact and help.
Audio|Source: Pierce County Sheriff Dispatch - East
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Transcript:
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554, if you're monitoring, it looks like you're the closest. The device, the subject's tying a rope around the overpass now.
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Recy, tell me around.
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1040.
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Four units are out the subject. Portland at near Portland Ave E.
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We do have a subject to just a correction of caller advising the subject's walking southbound now on Portland.
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344. It looks like you're actually the closest now.
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And 344 white male teams to 25 in those brown hair black jacket jeans and a black backpack was tying a rope over the overpass sounds like states riding underneath and they're starting a slowdown.
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44
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1041
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24 in the area
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This is 742.
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5'4. I'm out with state. He's walking on the north side of the bridge. I'll try to contact.
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Location mentioned:
Portland Ave E, Washington
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