13-year-old threatens others with knife at McDonald's, Porterville CA


A 13-year-old boy armed with a knife threatened people in the parking lot and inside a McDonald's near West Henderson. He is described as a male wearing a gray shirt and jeans, accompanied by two other juveniles. The group left the restaurant and their direction of travel is unknown.
Audio|Source: Porterville Police
02:44
Transcript:
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224. I'm a 417[1] at McDonald's near West Henderson.
00:08
2.20 firecoping unit turned 10-8, same line up as last night.
00:11
317 will be getting the 59 from the lobby.
00:16
Report 317, 316 starts towards McDonald's near West Henderson. RP's advising that there's a 13-year-old male in a white van that took out a knife and is threatening others in the parking lots but going further.
00:36
Units responding at Henderson, the RP is advising that the juvenile with the knife is now inside the restaurant inside McDonald's.
00:48
317 units caught.
00:55
He is responding to McDonald's the RP's advising that the juvenile with a knife is going to be a male juvenile, approximately 13 years of age, wearing a gray shirt and jeans.
01:06
He's with two additional juveniles inside the restaurant.
01:15
317-224.
01:18
Okay.
01:20
What's your 20?
01:22
South lot.
01:26
Cairn-four.
01:27
Eur 59 in the east slot.
01:30
One-4.
01:38
Units responding to Henderson, RP's advising that the three juveniles were in a verbal with two, with subjects and two vans, advising that they were both white in color. Partial plates of (number withheld) and second is (number withheld).
02:01
The RP is advising up the vans involved left towards Manatchi, so left westbound Henderson from McDonald's.
02:13
Porterville 316,
02:14
just confirming the juvenile with the knife is still inside the business.
02:25
The RPs advised that the juveniles left the restaurant, unknown direction of travel.
02:30
Again,
02:31
the juvenile with the knife is a male, 13 years of age, wearing a gray shirt and jeans accompanied by two additional juveniles, one wearing a red shirt, and the second wearing a white shirt.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
417: Person brandishing a weapon (often a gun)
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Location mentioned:
Near W Henderson Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
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