Man flees near railroad tracks in Tucson, Tucson AZ


Police are searching for a man who fled north near railroad tracks and Drexel in Tucson. He wore black clothing and a mask but was reported to be unarmed. Authorities set up roadblocks and closed traffic on surrounding roads to contain and secure the area.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police Dispatch
04:48
Transcript:
00:00
So the male ran northbound wearing a black hoodie, black shirt, black pants, wearing some sort of mask.
00:07
No weapons.
00:10
No weapons.
00:20
Okay, I'm not sure if you have the resources, but if this dude was to mail south towards the railroad tracks. Do we have anybody that's over there, like a blocking team?
00:35
And there, one. He's getting closer to the eastbound lane.
00:40
I'm down.
00:41
I'm going to send Sam 11 there when she gets here if you can direct her over there, and then she'll need two cover officers.
00:54
Roll for one.
00:57
Go ahead.
01:01
Have any CSOS, any?
01:04
Any?
01:07
All right, only two when available.
01:10
We have a suspicious item here.
01:12
And we'll need to shut down traffic north and west and eastbound Escalante.
01:23
10.
01:24
10Fortion 5-2,
01:30
would you be able to handle that 1052 alone since the air as well?
01:35
You can actually divert us to that Bravo request portion to handle this.
01:41
The US -Columbus should have done at Tintana for east and that the brick for west.
01:52
Ocean 9 want to copy. 214.
02:02
447 and Lincoln 7.
02:04
When you can, we're going to need you down here, please.
02:20
Up on top of the bridge, can you try to minimize the red and blue up there or the one that stopped above him?
02:29
Yeah, just give me a second. We're trying to get off this because there's a lot of traffic up here.
02:35
Okay, there are high.
02:38
Traffic made this point.
02:40
Yeah,
02:43
go ahead.
02:44
I don't think you're going to be effective there. Come up keynote to aviation, you can help me shut it down.
02:55
December 3rd, the railroad date at 34th in aviation is open.
02:59
You can access that dirt pass there.
03:06
I mean, I'll need the escrowments in the Central Easton, closed on Thursday.
03:15
One, Sam 11th.
03:20
Go ahead.
03:24
You can access the south side of the railroad tracks on Campbell 2121st. There's a little dirt area that will lead you up to that gate near the railroad tracks.
03:37
Copy entrance through Campbell 1121st.
03:44
Bring this way.
03:50
Traffic may be there.
03:56
You might want to just put your car, like, right here where my spotlight is,
03:59
so nobody can get on that on-ramp. Um,
04:06
Kesher's saying that he went westbound, actually, on Drexel.
04:13
I copy, what's a time element?
04:23
Go ahead.
04:25
There's about as low profiles we're going to be able to get up here.
04:28
We're going to block this long ramp.
04:32
Okay,
04:34
yeah, it's perfect right now.
04:37
Three or fourth here, we're briefing up a plan on this side.
04:44
St, 4.7.11, how far are you still here in place for that locking position?
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E Drexel Rd, Tucson, AZ 85706
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