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Man With BB Gun Detained for Pointing at Balloons

Ladera Dr NW & Unser Blvd NW

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  • Police in Albuquerque responded to reports of a man pointing a BB gun at balloons near Ladera Dr NW and Unser Blvd NW. Officers used a drone to monitor the situation, confirming the presence of a suspect and a single balloon, though it remains unclear if any shots were fired.

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The suspect with the BB gun is now in custody, according to police.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:23
CMD, sir, 2474. Hey, brother, you're just going to have to stand by. There's enough of us over here. There's two sergeants and myself, so just stand by. Oh, yeah, 10-4, but you said that APD has eyes on him. If you can give me a picture of how he looks and possibly his face, I could probably do a facial recognition. So, do you guys have an ID? No, we're fine. There's 10-3.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:17
518. We can see APD, I think they're having them in custody. Affirmative, they do have them in custody. 518, you can 10-8 this. 10-4, units, here's 20, here's 20.

Police are coordinating with another department to determine if the suspect is in custody.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:07
54, can you check with the EPD if they've got him in custody? I'll try.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
554, same call. APD is going to take the ditch area and we're going to go up Calla del Llanto.

Officers report seeing only one balloon in the area while monitoring the situation.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
10-4 to 554, how many balloons are in the area? I can only see one balloon in the area, but it is a neighborhood, so we, the PBD has units on the opposite side of the queue. So there's an arroyo to the southwest of us where we are, on the corner of, I'm at 8100 Calle de... Yeah. Ventura? Yeah.

Police confirm the suspect is pointing a BB gun at balloons, but it's unclear if shots are being fired.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
Looks like he is taking shots, but we can't hear it, so it's possibly a BB gun. Confirming that hasn't been confirmed. That's an assumption, correct?
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:27
10-4 to 554, it's confirmed that he is shooting at the balloons. I'm watching them through their drone, and it looks like he's, he's pointing it up. It looks like he's possibly firing, but we can't hear the shots, and we're not past a lot of off from him, so it's possibly a BB gun. We're unsure. Yeah, I would say it's not confirmed that he's firing shots yet. 10-4, is there some pressure on that? Or does it look like there's anything on the tip of the rifle?

Police are using a drone to monitor the suspect with the BB gun.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:31
So, they're advising the suspect with their drone. He's wearing black shirt, blue jeans, white shirt, heavy set male, black hair, HMA. He's, uh, it's possibly a BB gun. He is pointing it up. Looks like it has a little scope, but they do have eyes on him with their drone. He's in, uh, in like a bitch area. 10-4, good copy. ERD 1, I'll be attached. I'll be in the area. 10-4. 10-4.

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a BB gun pointing at balloons.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
TAC 4. Go ahead. All right, I was trying to get for the 49, but supposedly there's a male subject walking around, uh, enter Ladera area, possibly carrying a rifle or a BV gun, pointing at balloons. Again, entering Ladera area. 10-4, director. 533. 518. Go ahead.Yeah, APD dispatcher is just telling me the contact.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Ladera Dr NW & Unser Blvd NW.

The suspect with the BB gun is now in custody, according to police.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:23
CMD, sir, 2474. Hey, brother, you're just going to have to stand by. There's enough of us over here. There's two sergeants and myself, so just stand by. Oh, yeah, 10-4, but you said that APD has eyes on him. If you can give me a picture of how he looks and possibly his face, I could probably do a facial recognition. So, do you guys have an ID? No, we're fine. There's 10-3.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:17
518. We can see APD, I think they're having them in custody. Affirmative, they do have them in custody. 518, you can 10-8 this. 10-4, units, here's 20, here's 20.

Police are coordinating with another department to determine if the suspect is in custody.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:07
54, can you check with the EPD if they've got him in custody? I'll try.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
554, same call. APD is going to take the ditch area and we're going to go up Calla del Llanto.

Officers report seeing only one balloon in the area while monitoring the situation.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
10-4 to 554, how many balloons are in the area? I can only see one balloon in the area, but it is a neighborhood, so we, the PBD has units on the opposite side of the queue. So there's an arroyo to the southwest of us where we are, on the corner of, I'm at 8100 Calle de... Yeah. Ventura? Yeah.

Police confirm the suspect is pointing a BB gun at balloons, but it's unclear if shots are being fired.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
Looks like he is taking shots, but we can't hear it, so it's possibly a BB gun. Confirming that hasn't been confirmed. That's an assumption, correct?
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:27
10-4 to 554, it's confirmed that he is shooting at the balloons. I'm watching them through their drone, and it looks like he's, he's pointing it up. It looks like he's possibly firing, but we can't hear the shots, and we're not past a lot of off from him, so it's possibly a BB gun. We're unsure. Yeah, I would say it's not confirmed that he's firing shots yet. 10-4, is there some pressure on that? Or does it look like there's anything on the tip of the rifle?

Police are using a drone to monitor the suspect with the BB gun.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:31
So, they're advising the suspect with their drone. He's wearing black shirt, blue jeans, white shirt, heavy set male, black hair, HMA. He's, uh, it's possibly a BB gun. He is pointing it up. Looks like it has a little scope, but they do have eyes on him with their drone. He's in, uh, in like a bitch area. 10-4, good copy. ERD 1, I'll be attached. I'll be in the area. 10-4. 10-4.

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a BB gun pointing at balloons.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
TAC 4. Go ahead. All right, I was trying to get for the 49, but supposedly there's a male subject walking around, uh, enter Ladera area, possibly carrying a rifle or a BV gun, pointing at balloons. Again, entering Ladera area. 10-4, director. 533. 518. Go ahead.Yeah, APD dispatcher is just telling me the contact.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Ladera Dr NW & Unser Blvd NW.

The suspect with the BB gun is now in custody, according to police.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:23
CMD, sir, 2474. Hey, brother, you're just going to have to stand by. There's enough of us over here. There's two sergeants and myself, so just stand by. Oh, yeah, 10-4, but you said that APD has eyes on him. If you can give me a picture of how he looks and possibly his face, I could probably do a facial recognition. So, do you guys have an ID? No, we're fine. There's 10-3.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:17
518. We can see APD, I think they're having them in custody. Affirmative, they do have them in custody. 518, you can 10-8 this. 10-4, units, here's 20, here's 20.

Police are coordinating with another department to determine if the suspect is in custody.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:07
54, can you check with the EPD if they've got him in custody? I'll try.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
554, same call. APD is going to take the ditch area and we're going to go up Calla del Llanto.

Officers report seeing only one balloon in the area while monitoring the situation.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
10-4 to 554, how many balloons are in the area? I can only see one balloon in the area, but it is a neighborhood, so we, the PBD has units on the opposite side of the queue. So there's an arroyo to the southwest of us where we are, on the corner of, I'm at 8100 Calle de... Yeah. Ventura? Yeah.

Police confirm the suspect is pointing a BB gun at balloons, but it's unclear if shots are being fired.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
Looks like he is taking shots, but we can't hear it, so it's possibly a BB gun. Confirming that hasn't been confirmed. That's an assumption, correct?
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:27
10-4 to 554, it's confirmed that he is shooting at the balloons. I'm watching them through their drone, and it looks like he's, he's pointing it up. It looks like he's possibly firing, but we can't hear the shots, and we're not past a lot of off from him, so it's possibly a BB gun. We're unsure. Yeah, I would say it's not confirmed that he's firing shots yet. 10-4, is there some pressure on that? Or does it look like there's anything on the tip of the rifle?

Police are using a drone to monitor the suspect with the BB gun.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:31
So, they're advising the suspect with their drone. He's wearing black shirt, blue jeans, white shirt, heavy set male, black hair, HMA. He's, uh, it's possibly a BB gun. He is pointing it up. Looks like it has a little scope, but they do have eyes on him with their drone. He's in, uh, in like a bitch area. 10-4, good copy. ERD 1, I'll be attached. I'll be in the area. 10-4. 10-4.

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a BB gun pointing at balloons.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
TAC 4. Go ahead. All right, I was trying to get for the 49, but supposedly there's a male subject walking around, uh, enter Ladera area, possibly carrying a rifle or a BV gun, pointing at balloons. Again, entering Ladera area. 10-4, director. 533. 518. Go ahead.Yeah, APD dispatcher is just telling me the contact.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Ladera Dr NW & Unser Blvd NW.

The suspect with the BB gun is now in custody, according to police.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:23
CMD, sir, 2474. Hey, brother, you're just going to have to stand by. There's enough of us over here. There's two sergeants and myself, so just stand by. Oh, yeah, 10-4, but you said that APD has eyes on him. If you can give me a picture of how he looks and possibly his face, I could probably do a facial recognition. So, do you guys have an ID? No, we're fine. There's 10-3.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:17
518. We can see APD, I think they're having them in custody. Affirmative, they do have them in custody. 518, you can 10-8 this. 10-4, units, here's 20, here's 20.

Police are coordinating with another department to determine if the suspect is in custody.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:07
54, can you check with the EPD if they've got him in custody? I'll try.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
554, same call. APD is going to take the ditch area and we're going to go up Calla del Llanto.

Officers report seeing only one balloon in the area while monitoring the situation.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
10-4 to 554, how many balloons are in the area? I can only see one balloon in the area, but it is a neighborhood, so we, the PBD has units on the opposite side of the queue. So there's an arroyo to the southwest of us where we are, on the corner of, I'm at 8100 Calle de... Yeah. Ventura? Yeah.

Police confirm the suspect is pointing a BB gun at balloons, but it's unclear if shots are being fired.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
Looks like he is taking shots, but we can't hear it, so it's possibly a BB gun. Confirming that hasn't been confirmed. That's an assumption, correct?
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:27
10-4 to 554, it's confirmed that he is shooting at the balloons. I'm watching them through their drone, and it looks like he's, he's pointing it up. It looks like he's possibly firing, but we can't hear the shots, and we're not past a lot of off from him, so it's possibly a BB gun. We're unsure. Yeah, I would say it's not confirmed that he's firing shots yet. 10-4, is there some pressure on that? Or does it look like there's anything on the tip of the rifle?

Police are using a drone to monitor the suspect with the BB gun.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:31
So, they're advising the suspect with their drone. He's wearing black shirt, blue jeans, white shirt, heavy set male, black hair, HMA. He's, uh, it's possibly a BB gun. He is pointing it up. Looks like it has a little scope, but they do have eyes on him with their drone. He's in, uh, in like a bitch area. 10-4, good copy. ERD 1, I'll be attached. I'll be in the area. 10-4. 10-4.

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a BB gun pointing at balloons.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
TAC 4. Go ahead. All right, I was trying to get for the 49, but supposedly there's a male subject walking around, uh, enter Ladera area, possibly carrying a rifle or a BV gun, pointing at balloons. Again, entering Ladera area. 10-4, director. 533. 518. Go ahead.Yeah, APD dispatcher is just telling me the contact.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Ladera Dr NW & Unser Blvd NW.

The suspect with the BB gun is now in custody, according to police.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:23
CMD, sir, 2474. Hey, brother, you're just going to have to stand by. There's enough of us over here. There's two sergeants and myself, so just stand by. Oh, yeah, 10-4, but you said that APD has eyes on him. If you can give me a picture of how he looks and possibly his face, I could probably do a facial recognition. So, do you guys have an ID? No, we're fine. There's 10-3.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:17
518. We can see APD, I think they're having them in custody. Affirmative, they do have them in custody. 518, you can 10-8 this. 10-4, units, here's 20, here's 20.

Police are coordinating with another department to determine if the suspect is in custody.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:07
54, can you check with the EPD if they've got him in custody? I'll try.
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
554, same call. APD is going to take the ditch area and we're going to go up Calla del Llanto.

Officers report seeing only one balloon in the area while monitoring the situation.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
10-4 to 554, how many balloons are in the area? I can only see one balloon in the area, but it is a neighborhood, so we, the PBD has units on the opposite side of the queue. So there's an arroyo to the southwest of us where we are, on the corner of, I'm at 8100 Calle de... Yeah. Ventura? Yeah.

Police confirm the suspect is pointing a BB gun at balloons, but it's unclear if shots are being fired.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:11
Looks like he is taking shots, but we can't hear it, so it's possibly a BB gun. Confirming that hasn't been confirmed. That's an assumption, correct?
NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:27
10-4 to 554, it's confirmed that he is shooting at the balloons. I'm watching them through their drone, and it looks like he's, he's pointing it up. It looks like he's possibly firing, but we can't hear the shots, and we're not past a lot of off from him, so it's possibly a BB gun. We're unsure. Yeah, I would say it's not confirmed that he's firing shots yet. 10-4, is there some pressure on that? Or does it look like there's anything on the tip of the rifle?

Police are using a drone to monitor the suspect with the BB gun.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:31
So, they're advising the suspect with their drone. He's wearing black shirt, blue jeans, white shirt, heavy set male, black hair, HMA. He's, uh, it's possibly a BB gun. He is pointing it up. Looks like it has a little scope, but they do have eyes on him with their drone. He's in, uh, in like a bitch area. 10-4, good copy. ERD 1, I'll be attached. I'll be in the area. 10-4. 10-4.

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a BB gun pointing at balloons.

NMSP D5 Albuquerque · 0:30
TAC 4. Go ahead. All right, I was trying to get for the 49, but supposedly there's a male subject walking around, uh, enter Ladera area, possibly carrying a rifle or a BV gun, pointing at balloons. Again, entering Ladera area. 10-4, director. 533. 518. Go ahead.Yeah, APD dispatcher is just telling me the contact.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Ladera Dr NW & Unser Blvd NW.

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