Intoxicated man sets truck on fire and threatens mother, Van Buren County MI


An intoxicated man set items on fire on his truck near 6th Avenue. He threatened to harm his mother and may try to run or hide when police arrive.
Audio|Source: Van Buren Fire and Police
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Transcript:
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31 from 8.9, we'll stage at 6.63, just south of near 6th Avenue.
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I'm there.
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Go hold with Jason do is man.
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Copy. If you can please advise, because we're...
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Patient.
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And we have a deputy heading your way right now.
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Collie, thank you.
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Callie, thank you.
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...even as the statistics as we have the caller back on the L.I.B.
00:47
We have seen him to the 30-second street and 10-8[1]-88 fire permit. The 30-second street and 90-0-388-8-5-5-air permit.
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Central 831-0.
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2423 copies that. Is that the vehicle that was on fire or do we need to still stage at 8th and 653?
01:11
If that is not the vehicle that is on fire, we're working to figure this out. We have units going to the address where the vehicle is believed to be on fire.
01:18
The vehicle that is pulled up to your fire department is going to be the caller for this. Again, the vehicle that is pulled up to your fire department on 32nd Street, County Road 388, is going to be the mail who called in for this. The vehicle that is believed to be on fire is going to be on near 6th Avenue.
01:36
Copy that. 2423, usual staging 8th Ave and 653.
01:41
8.9. Just be advised I had requested medics in fire to stage 8 of 653.
02:01
Yep, there's stage behind us.
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Claire, thank you.
03:14
8.9 from 831.
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He said when he was leaving the house,
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(name withheld) was stacking stuff on his truck too lighted on fire.
03:28
He is extremely intoxicated tonight.
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He said he hurt him on the phone, say he was going to slit his mother's stroke.
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His mother, his grandmother... The only two in the house, there are no guns in the house,
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and he said once police arrived, he's probably going to run out back in the cornfield, which has just been cut, or he'll hide in the basement in the cross space.
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He's wearing all neon green shirt and shorts, basketball shorts.
Police codes explained
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10-8: In service
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Location mentioned:
6th Ave, Michigan 49090
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