Man threatens to jump and stab officers on railroad bridge, Sidney OH


A man was walking on railroad tracks near a bridge and threatened to jump off and harm officers with a sharp object. Law enforcement shut down the railroad tracks and coordinated containment to safely manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Sidney Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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He's going to be laying on the tracks, my lost visual.
00:07
That's clear. CSX has the tracks shut down so we're good on that.
00:12
We're just putting a plane together with 202.
00:15
Clear.
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3.3 is 28. He's going to be walking eastbound on the track.
00:25
That's clear.
00:28
He stopped at the edge of the bridge. He's going to be walking back westbound.
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Copy.
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Relay into the county now.
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Dispatch Bid.
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Command No.
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Situations, contain commands terminated,
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Engine 3 is in service.
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Situations contain commands terminated and injury service.
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33 to 28. He's going to be walking westbound on the bridge.
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Copy westbound.
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28-194.
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I've lost visual of them.
01:11
Good.
01:16
Get a unit to go up to the range and get on the tracks on the west side,
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just so we have somebody there.
01:24
Affirmative. I'll be en route for now, 235.
01:26
Did you copy that?
01:28
Pay from myself in 2002 that it would be enough.
01:36
2833, do you pick them up again? I think I could see him from here.
01:40
I can't tell with all the trees this one move around.
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Okay.
01:49
37 fuel station.
01:51
I was trying to no Sierra police.
01:57
Matt, into threes and quarters.
02:03
2833, if you have them yet?
02:07
Negative, I can hear him, though.
02:10
Does it sound like he's still moving westbound?
02:13
Affirmative.
02:19
I'll be out at the Old Railroad Depot.
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One eight to one ninety four.
02:29
Good.
02:35
Three deputies on the east side of the bridge, they're still in the brush off of the railroad tracks. I just want to avoid any crossfire.
02:45
That's clear. We know him as being harmed.
02:53
He made comments to us. If we approached, he would jump.
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If we got close, he had a sharp object. He would use to attempt to stab us.
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And he's been throwing railroad rocks at us since we got here.
03:06
That's clear.
03:07
There's a 225 been contacted.
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Negative 210 will right now.
03:16
235 and 230 or 107 at the ranges further the track.
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Okay.
03:27
33, his voice is getting farther away.
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I barely hear him now.
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You still hang westbound?
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Copy.
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28 to 194 that would be coming towards you.
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Affirmative, I can hear him terribly distinctly.
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Are you by yourself or you have another unit?
03:46
I'm about myself,
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but it sounds like 235 and 230 are probably closer.
03:53
Okay.
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I try to maintain some stealth still. He doesn't know.
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Law enforcement's up there.
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He thinks we're all down here still.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Walnut Ave, Sidney, OH 45365
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