DPD tape transcript. 11/22/63
DALLAS POLICE TAPE (Chan 1) 11/22/63
12:15 PM to 2:13 PM
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CALLER
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MESSAGE
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105.
Clear, the last call sheet. Signal 5, please.
Yes. 12:15.
01.
10-4. Notify Public Works. Got a big old limb
in the 1700 block South Industrial.
Out in the street?
Yes, southbound.
10-4.
309 and 305, call 551.
72.
Go ahead.
No wanted on a 1950 Chevrolet two-door, 1104
Vista Drive, Mesquite.
Check three persons for me: James Pride,
colored male, 21; Charles Pride, colored male,
23; then a Carroll B. Pride (P-R-I-D-E), a
colored male, 29. (Background transmission
from channel 2? ...both sides of street north
to Oak Lawn.)
Not registered to any of those.
Not.
Complaining regarding loss of property at the
3311 Club, 3311 Hines. 12:17
3311 Hines.
21 clear.
21 clear. 12:17
78.
78.
Be out of the car a minute, 4100 block of
Bonnie View.
12:17.
467 169 (?)
Clear from Parkland.
10-4, 628. 12:18
41.
41.
Put me out at the radio station.
10-4. 12:18.
Do you show 66 clear?
No, are you?
Yes, sir.
12:18.
289.
289.
Give us an ambulance, 100 block north Houston
Street. Epileptic seisure.
12:19
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38.
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10-4.
...make it a Code 3.
10-4. Be a white?
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56.
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58.
DIS:
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113 clear.
113 clear 12:19. 72, number one has one alias.
97 clear.
97, call 544. Clear. 12:19.
118 clear.
118 clear. 12:19.
102 clear.
102 clear. 12:19.
72.
Go ahead.
One on James.
All right.
289.
289.
Make that ambulance Code 3. Could you give me the
direction he'll be coming in?
606.
606.
What's your location? (Background-72: See if
59.
606:
parking ticket. )
We're about at Harwood and Cedar Springs now.
DIS:
10-4. Code 3 on Signal 28, 100 North Houston.
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10-4.
95.
Harwood and Cedar Springs, 289.
95.
10-4.
95.
Like 5.
Yes.
72.
72.
Will you check and see if that's a parking ticket?
289.
289.
Go ahead and start your set-up.
10-4.
97 on phone.
10-4, 97.
78 clear.
78 clear.
12:20.
223 clear.
223 clear. 12:21.
38.
38.
Clear my 5. Remain out at Corporation Court 1 at
that's a
(Siren)
12:20
60.
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Out. 12:21. 72.
Go ahead.
Not moving violation.
Not.
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312.
Try 305 or 309.
305 or 309.
305.
Say, he's supposed to be up there around 2421
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96.
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100.
Parkland. Is
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you are close, we're leaving the City Hall now.
We're about a block from there.
115 clear.
115 clear. 12:21.
111.
111.
We're going to have to take this prisoner to
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Ellis.
12:22
12:23
12:24
12:25
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If
Harwood Street blocked off all the way?
Yes, all the way, 111.
10-4.
91 clear.
91 clear.
12:22.
101 clear.
101 clear. 12:22.
603.
603.
603 and 61, Signal 16 at the restaurant, Parry and
Exposition.
12:22.
10-4.
That be Kenyard's Restaurant.
Who's clear?
23.
243.
23 clear. 12:23. 243, are you clear?
Yeah.
243, your radio is cutting out.
231 clear.
231 clear.
12:23.
606 out.
10-4, 606.
12:24.
79 clear.
79 clear.
12:24.
65.
65.
Call 633.
Out to use phone.
10-4.
97 clear.
97 clear 12:25.
...on line with 312.
606.
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134. 606:
(Background135.
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DIS:
606:
DIS:
606:
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606.
We're enroute to Parkland with a signal 16
a woman's voice: Signal 7.)
You're enroute where, 606?
Parkland.
10-4. Need a squad to meet you there?
10-4.
252.
252.
Out here at the intersection of Fairmount and
Cedar
Springs, there is a V-shaped piece of land out
here with
no improvements on it. Someone during the parade
backed
over a water faucet out here and it's shooting
water in
the air. Wonder if you could contact the Water
Department
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145. 91:
and have them come out here and turn it off?
10-4. 12:25.
6.
I'm clear.
91 on traffic.
P(Pecos) P(Pecos) 4700. DIS:
10-4.
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12:26
12:27
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309.
210, 213 clear.
Need to talk to 312 just a minute.
Go ahead.
210, 213 clear. 12:22(?). Go ahead, 312.
309, 312.
Go ahead.
We have this subject. You want to meet us up here
somewhere?
Right behind you.
All right.
23.
23.
Meet 606 at Parkland on Signal 16. 12:26.
10-4.
258 clear.
258 clear.
258 clear.
12:26. 305.
Go ahead.
103.
103.
Pecos Nolan 6365 on Buick, Industrial 2100 block.
10-4. 12:27. 305.
10-4.
24 clear.
24 clear.
12:27.
56.
56.
172. 83:
83, traffic, 3200 South Westmoreland.
(Mike gets
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open until 12:38+.)
83, out. 12:28.
56.
56.
...traffic, on a '56 Chevrolet. I can't see the
stuck
12:28
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56:
DIS:
56:
license
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number.
75 clear.
(Noise for 23 seconds on this tape.)
78(?)
38.
38.
Might tell some of these people involved handling
this
deal out here at Market Hall that there are people
walking across southbound Stemmons here, in front
of the
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Marriott Hotel all the way down south.
10-4, 38. 1.
10-4.
(Noise for 3 minutes, 11 seconds on this tape.)
603 out.
(Noise for 34 seconds on this tape.)
91 clear.
531, testing: 1 2 3 4.
Loud and clear.
48, loud and clear.
56.
91 clear.
55.
10-4.
Anyone know where 56 is?
(Noise, including sirens, for 1 minute, 5 seconds
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this tape.)
75, signal 5.
103 clear.
103 clear. 12:34.
76 clear.
76 clear.
75.
24.
24.
Report to Inwood and Stemmons and cut all traffic
on
12:34
75(?):
103:
DIS:
76:
DIS:
75:
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24:
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for
204. 24:
205. DIS:
the ambulance going to Parkland. Code 3.
Inwood and Stemmons.
Inwood and Stemmons, where they come off Stemmons,
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to Parkland.
10-4.
Make your assignment Code 3, 24.
going
12:35
12:35.
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10-4.
35, Signal 9 at Lobello's, Ames and Northwest.
210. 35:
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212a.15/2:
(?)
93.
Disregard.
Advise all emergency traffic to use some other
route
besides Industrial and have 283 cut traffic at
Hines and
12:36
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217. 75:
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Industrial.
(Broadcast same as above.)
21.
21.
Code 3, Stemmons and Inwood. Cut traffic.
10-4.
75.
75.
Signal 5.
10-4.
65 clear. (Noise)
65 clear 12:36. 4, did you call?
Mockingbird. What's happened to the transmission
on 1?
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224a.4:
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4, we have a mike button stuck open. We can't hear
anything.
(?)
93.
Attention all emergency equipment. Attention all
emergency equipment. Do not use Industrial
Boulevard. Do
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228.
229.
230.
93:
DIS:
93:
260:
not use Industrial Boulevard. 12:36.
93.
Location?
Sylvan and Fort Worth.
Witness says shots came from fifth floor, Texas
Book
Depository Store at Houston and Elm. I have him
with me
231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.
241.
242.
243.
there
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4(?):
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now and we are sealing off the building.
24.
35, did you receive?
I got it.
10-4.
61 clear.
61 clear.
4 to 11, 1131.
21.
21.
Continue.
Number 4.
93.
93, Inwood and Stemmons and assist 24. 21, go up
to Hines and cut that service road off there where
the
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244. 24:
245. 4:
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247. 4:
ambulance can go to Parkland.
93, 10-4.
10-4.
Yes, go ahead.
Did you call?
Yes, I don't know what happened to the traffic
officers
assigned to Cedar Springs and Mockingbird, but
they're
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249.
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250. DIS:
not there and the traffic is really snafued.
32 clear.
32, on mark out, report to Cedar Springs and
Mockingbird.
10-4.
Signal(?)
71, robbery of an individual, 2205 Cockrell.
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252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
2205.
51 clear.
51 clear. 12:38.
80 clear.
80 clear. 12:38.
24.
24.
These ambulances must have done passed through
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12:38
12:38.
71:
51:
DIS:
80:
DIS:
24:
DIS:
24:
Stemmons
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263. 58:(?)
264. 58:(?)
264a.68:(?)
265. 21:
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and Inwood.
10-4.
58.(?)
68.(?)
Was there an APB car supposed to be following the
ambulance?
It's unknown, 24.
58. (Much noise, sirens.)
58.
68.
21.
21.
What did you want us to do here at the service
268.
269.
270.
271.
272.
273.
274.
Hines?
Is the ambulance gone through already?
We just arrived.
Stand by there until we notify you.
10-4.
20.
20.
I'm on Hines in front of Parkland. What, what is
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road on
DIS:
21:
DIS:
21:
20:
DIS:
20:
this
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emergency on this ambulance?
20, there has been a shooting in the downtown area
involving the President.
12:40
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277.
278.
279.
280.
281.
282.
283.
20:
DIS:
242:
87:
DIS:
269:
DIS:
269:
10-4.
242, call 654.
242 to 654.
87 clear.
87 clear. 12:40.
269.
269.
Will you check with my supervisor and see what he
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.
291.
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DIS:
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me to (Splice in tape) go? I'm clear my second
assignment.
260.
68.
68.
Now about a Signal 18, 900 block South Buckner?
260, 260. (242?)
242 on phone.
10-4.
4.
4.
Is 32 one man or two man?
Be two man.
10-4. It's going to take at least two.
10-4 32, have you arrived?
No. We're away up in North Dallas on this call.
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299.
300.
301.
302.
303.
304.
43:
DIS:
43:
DIS:
222:
DIS:
97:
about -- Webbs Chapel and Royal Lane right now.
43.
10-4, 43.
Clear at City Hall.
43 and 53 clear. 12:41.
222 clear.
222 clear.
97, Signal 4 at Westmoreland and Fort Worth
wants
We're
12:41
Avenue.
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Are you in service, 97?
10-4.
20.
20.
That ambulance hasn't arrived on Hines yet. Do you
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311. 101:
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a location on it?
601.
101.
101.
Elm and Houston.
10-4.
160.
Meet 260, Elm and Houston, 101.
160.
601.
What's your location, 601?
Here at the market (hall?).
Repeat.
have
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321a. :
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323. 113:
324. DIS:
I'm here at the market (hall?).
Disregard.
...here at Parkland.
2.
113.
Attention all squads in the downtown area: Code 3
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326. 102:
327. 233:
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331. 61:
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335. 77:(?)
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and Houston with caution.
43 en route.
102 en route.
233.
233.
I'm sitting here at Elm and Houston.
10-4.
61 en route.
61. (Noise)
How many numbers do we have?(?)
77.
10-4, 77.
Do you want me to go?
63.
63.
Code 3, Elm and Houston.
En route.
76, Code 3, Elm and Houston.
dead end. (?)
97. (?)
Do you want me to go? (?)
10-4.
71.
71.
Corinth and Harwood.
Code 3.
60.
60.
Police garage.
10-4.
80.
66.
80.
100, are you en route?
100 en route from Industrial and Commerce.
10-4.
113.
I'm en route. (?)
I'm at Gaston and Haskell. Want me to go?
Yes.
153, Code 3, Elm and Houston.
386.
66 en route.
10-4.
What do you want? (?)
81.
Corinth and Eighth.
to Elm
12:45
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43.
43.
Where do we report?
Elm and Houston.
258, Code 5.
10-4, 258.
386, Code 5.
386 out.
56 clear for 5.
56, your location.
East Jefferson.
Attention all squads. Attention all squads.
The suspect in the shooting at Elm and Houston
is reported to be an unknown white male,
approximately thirty, slender build, height five
feet ten inches, weight one hundred sixty-five
pounds, reported to be armed with what is
thought to be a .30 caliber rifle. Attention all
squads. The suspect from Elm and Houston is
reported to be an unknown white male about
thirty, slender build, five feet ten inches
tall, one hundred sixty-five pounds, armed with
what is thought to be a 30-30 rifle. No further
description at this time, or information. 12:45.
KKB360, Dallas.
233.
35 clear.
66 clear.
What's he wanted for?
Signal 19, involving the President.
233.
233.
He's thought to be in this Texas School Book
Depository, here on the northwest corner of Elm
and Houston.
102 out at this location.
10-4, 102 and 233.
81.
81.
We're going north on Industrial from Corinth.
10-4.
87, 78, move into central Oak Cliff area.
I'm about Kiest and Bonnie View.
87's going north on Marsalis at R. L. Thornton.
10-4.
605.
Clear.
77.
77/79, 1400 block Corinth.
187.
93.
93.
What is 24's location?
24's at Stemmons and Continental.
400. 93:
401. DIS:
12:46
12:47
I'm 531. Where do you want me to go?
Report to the old School Book Depository around
the Elm and Houston area.
402. 95:
95 clear.
403. 77:
77.
404. DIS:
Unit clearing?
405. 95:
95.
406. DIS:
Clear.
407. 85:
85 clear.
408. DIS:
85 clear. 12:46.
409. 77:
77.
409a.DIS:
Unit Calling?
409b.77:
77.
410. DIS:
77.
411. 77:
Report where?
412. DIS:
Yes, Elm and Houston, 77, at the School Book
Depository.
413. 77:
10-4.
414. 603:
603.
415.
:
...about Jackson and Houston.
416. 603:
2200 South Good-Latimer.
417. 116:
116 clear.
418. DIS:
116 clear. Report to the Triple Underpass.
419. 24:
24.
420. DIS:
24.
421. 24:
I'm going to be out at the Triple Underpass,
right?
422. DIS:
10-4.
423. 69:
69.
424. 35:
35 clear.
425. DIS:
35 clear. 12:47 Your location.
426. 35:
105 Corinth.
427. DIS:
Remain in service, 35.
428. 105:
We're going to be out at Jackson and Houston.
Walk up there.
429. 231:
231 clear.
430. DIS:
10-4, 231. 19, report to Elm and Houston.
431. 19:
10-4. Code 3?
432. DIS:
Yes.
433. 19:
10-4.
434. 95:
95.
435. DIS:
95.
436. 95:
What's going on?
437. DIS:
Signal 19, involving the President. Suspect:
white male, thirty, slender build, five feet
ten inches, one hundred sixty-five pounds,
believed to have used .30 caliber rifle.
Believed to be in the old School Book
Depository, Elm and Houston, at this time.
438. 550 car 2: 550/2.
439. DIS:
Go ahead 550.
440. 550 car 2: 550/2 and 104 en route to Elm and Houston, Code
3.
441. DIS:
10-4.
442.
443.
444.
445.
446.
447.
448.
449.
174:
DIS:
212:
DIS:
223:
40:
DIS:
40:
450.
451.
452.
453.
454.
455.
456.
DIS:
22:
67:
DIS:
22:
DIS:
22:
457. DIS:
12:49
458. 22:
459.
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460. 101:
461. DIS:
462. 116:
463: DIS:
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466. 116:
467. 81:
468. DIS:
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481. 60:
482. DIS:
483. DIS:
484. 23:
485. 115:
486. 223:
487. 15:
488. DIS:
174 is en route.
Received.
212 is en route.
212 out.
223 at location.
40.
40.
Clear. Will head down that way from out here on
Skillman.
10-4, 40.
22. (Siren)
67.
23.
22.
22.
I'm at Industrial and Continental. Where do you
want me?
Report vicinity the Triple Underpass, Elm and
Houston.
10-4.
Hey is there a (unknown) Stemmons?
87, I'm on south end Houston Street viaduct.
10-4.
116.
116.
Any code on it?
3.
10-4.
81. (siren)
81.
Out.
10-4.
4.
...call station 7.
4.
76 out.
Repeat, 4.
Who's in charge down there at that area?
19 en route. He will be in charge.
10-4.
100 or 60.
60.
Have you arrived?
Yes, I have just arrived at Elm and Houston now.
10-4.
212, report to the downtown area. 12:49.
23.
115 is out downtown also.
223 out, downtown.
15 is at the scene. We --- The building's the
old Purse Company on the east side of Houston.
Somebody cut off on the back side, will you?
Make sure that nobody leaves there.
10-4, 15.
489. 15:
490. DIS:
491. 4:
492. :
493. DIS:
494. 605:
495. DIS:
496. 605:
12:51
497. DIS:
498. 605:
498a.212:
498b.605:
498c.212:
498d.DIS:
499. 212:
500. DIS:
501. 252:
502. DIS:
503. 45:
504. DIS:
505 57:
506. DIS:
507. 396:
508. DIS:
509. 396:
510. DIS:
510a.396:
511. 601:
512. DIS:
513. 601:
514. DIS:
515. 68:
516. DIS:
517. DIS:
518. 601:
519. 69:
520. DIS:
521. 69:
522.
523.
524.
525.
526.
527.
528.
529.
530.
531.
532.
DIS:
24:
DIS:
24:
DIS:
24:
DIS:
24:
DIS:
79:
DIS:
15's in charge down here - correction, 5's in
charge.
10-4. Did you receive, 4?
Yes, I did. Thank you.
Any clothing description?
No clothing description. A white male,
approximately thirty, slender build, five feet
ten, weighs one sixty-five.
605.
605.
This call on Crockett's going to be a drunk. You
don't have a downtown squad clear, do you?
No, disregard. Return to service.
Yes, sir. We're clear.
212.
10-4.
212.
212.
I'll report to the rear of that building.
10-4.
252 out, Elm and Houston.
10-4.
45 clear.
45 clear. 12:51.
57 clear.
57 clear. 12:51.
396.
396.
Which hospital is it? (or Which hospital is he?)
Parkland.
10-4.
601.
601.
We're at standby at Parkland.
10-4. 12:51.
68 clear.
68 clear. 12:51.
Are you en route to Parkland, 601?
No. Standby here at Parkland.
69.
69.
We've got a tire going down. We're going to be
out at the garage.
10-4.
24.
24.
What do you want us to do?
Do you have the description on the suspect, 24?
10-4.
Remain in that vicinity.
10-4.
211.
79.
79.
12:52
12:53
533. 79:
533a.DIS:
534. :
535 211:
536. DIS:
537. 211:
537a.87:
537b.DIS:
538. 87:
539. DIS:
540. 49:
541. DIS:
542. 49:
543. DIS:
544. 35:
545. DIS:
546. 35:
547. DIS:
548. 252:
549. DIS:
550. 252:
551. DIS:
552. 603:
553. DIS:
554. :
555. :
556. :
557. :
557a.49:
557b.DIS:
558. 49:
559. DIS:
560. 49:
561. DIS:
562. 174:
563. DIS:
564. 174:
565.
566.
567.
568:
DIS:
263:
DIS:
263:
569. DIS:
570. 263:
571. DIS:
Be out at the Triple Underpass.
Received. 12:52.
33.
211.
Signal 7, 2535 North Industrial. 12:52.
2523. (candy bar?)
87.
87.
87 out down here.
10-4.
49.
49.
I'm going to be in the downtown area.
10-4.
35.
35.
I'll go on down that way, downtown.
10-4, 35.
252.
252.
Is this the place? Where it has Texas School Book
Depository on it?
Yes. 12:53.
603, Code 5, Baylor.
10-4, 603. 12:53.
44.
44.
74.
75.
49.
49.
Code 6, Triple Underpass.
Repeat.
Code 6, Triple Underpass.
10-4.
174.
174.
Be out along the tracks, just west of the
building.
10-4.
263.
263.
I have two radio patrolmen and my self. Do they
want us to go down there or stay out here with
our after-talk assignments?
Who's with you?
Moore and Murdoch, radio patrolmen.
263, disregard any other assignment you have and
remain
in that location.
572. 232, car 2: 232/2.
573. DIS:
232/2.
574. 232, car 2: I'm boxed in here at Parkland. It's going to be
a
575.
576.
577.
578.
DIS:
263:
DIS:
263:
while before I can get back into service.
10-4.
263.
263.
We're out on Harry Hines Boulevard. Do they want
579.
580.
581.
582.
583.
584.
585.
586.
587.
588.
589.
590.
591.
592.
DIS:
263:
48:
DIS:
48.
DIS:
48:
242:
DIS:
DIS:
78:
DIS:
78:
DIS:
go down there around where the shooting occur
Yeah, I guess. 12:54.
10-4.
48.
48.
Is there anything I can do down there?
No. Remain in service.
10-4.
242 clear.
242 clear. 12:54.
78.
78.
You are in the Oak Cliff area, are you not?
Lancaster and Eighth.
You will be at large for any emergency that comes
593.
594.
595.
596.
78:
21:
DIS:
21:
597.
598.
599.
600.
601.
602.
603.
604.
DIS:
21:
603:
DIS:
49:
DIS:
49:
DIS:
605.
606.
607.
608.
609.
610.
611.
612.
49:
21:
DIS:
21:
DIS:
T/O:
DIS:
T/O:
us to
12:54
in.
12:55
613. DIS:
614. DIS:
615. T/O:
616. DIS:
616a.DIS:
617. :
10-4.
24 -- correction 21.
21.
We're still out here on Hines. Do you want us to
go into the downtown area?
Yes, 21.
10-4.
603, out -- Parkland (Baylor?) (siren)
10-4, 603, 12:55.
49.
49.
Do you have any clothing description?
No. White male, approximately thirty, slender
build, height five ten, weighs one sixty-five, is
all the information.
10-4.
21.
21.
Do you want on routine or Code 3?
Code 3.
Traffic Officer to dispatcher.
Go ahead.
I have an eye witness over here that saw the
President get hit. He's over here. The witness is
over here at the T and P Railroad overpass at the
Stemmons service road.
15.
What radio are you using, traffic officer?
I'm using a three-wheel radio.
10-4.
5.
...one over.
618.
619.
620.
621.
622.
DIS:
103:
DIS:
DIS:
103:
623. DIS:
624. 103:
625.
626.
627.
628.
629.
15:
312:
DIS:
312:
DIS:
630. T/O:
631. DIS:
632. 19:
633. DIS:
634.
635.
636.
637.
638.
19:
DIS:
15:
DIS:
15:
639.
640.
641.
642.
643.
644.
645.
646.
647.
648.
DIS:
312:
DIS:
312:
DIS:
312:
DIS:
DIS:
211/2:
DIS:
5.
He's in the building down here, I think.
10-4.
60 or 100.
15 started around the building when he heard this
over the speaker.
10-4. Did he receive the information?
Apparently so. He turned around and he started
the other way. You can hear the radio around here.
15.
312.
Did you receive that information, 312?
Repeat.
The three-wheel unit that has the eye witness of
the shooting on the TP Railroad overpass at
Stemmons, just beyond the Triple Underpass.
The Stemmons Freeway - uh - service road.
Well, hold on to him.
19. I'm at this location at Triple Underpass.
Where do you want me?
That three-wheel unit has the eye witness that
saw the shooting, 19. He's on the overpass at TP
railroad at Stemmons.
I'll see him over there. I'll go over.
10-4.
15.
15.
lOO's got about six men checking out that
railroad yard back toward that direction. If you
get any information on the shooting, let someone
know here.
10-4.
312.
312.
Where's the command post?
At Elm and Houston.
10-4.
211, car 2.
211/2.
211/2.
211, car 2. Call operator 1 at Parkland, car 2.
(Tape spliced and duplicated)
649.
650.
651.
652.
dog and the
21 1/2:
15:
DIS:
15:
653. 260:
654. DIS:
654a.DIS:
655. 260:
10-4
15.
15.
Call two of the canine units back in -- Norman's
sergeant's dog. Call them back in, if you will.
260.
10-4.
260.
Get us 508 down to Texas School Book Depository.
656.
657.
658.
659.
DIS:
DIS:
15:
DIS:
10-4.
15.
15.
Where do you want them to report to - Elm and
Houston?
660. 15:
10-4. The School Book Depostiory Building. It'd be
a hard
661.
662.
663.
664.
665.
President's
one to search out thoroughly without those dogs.
DIS:
10-4.
DIS:
508 is en route.
40, car 2:40/2.
DIS:
40/2.
40/2:
We'll need two more cars to report to the
666. 19:
667. DIS:
668. 19:
plane out here for escort service, please sir.
19.
19.
I have the one that saw the President get hit in
my car.
I'm on the Elm Street side of the Triple Underpass
just
669.
670.
671.
672.
DIS:
492:
DIS:
492:
673.
674.
675.
676.
677.
678.
679.
680.
DIS:
DIS:
15:
DIS:
15:
DIS:
15:
DIS:
681.
682.
683.
684.
685.
686.
15:
:
DIS:
19:
DIS:
19:
before you go up on Stemmons.
Received.
492.
492.
We've been instructed to go to the scene. What
Code?
Code 3.
5.
15.
15.
Think 5 and 9 both are in the building.
10-4. Did you receive 19's transmission?
No, I didn't.
He has the person that saw the shooting in his
car. He's returning to the location.
10-4.
Have you got the condition yet?
No.
19.
19.
He didn't see the shooting. He saw the President
get hit.
687. DIS:
687a.DIS:
688. DIS:
689. DIS:
690. DIS:
691. 45:
692. DIS:
693. 45.
694. :
695. :
10-4.
Any unit.
45.
78, location?
45 or 47.
45.
What is your location?
Gaston and Abrams.
..one to seventeen (1217, Dallas Power and Light?)
..in the rear, re location (Relocate house
service to clear telephone cable?)
696. DIS:
697. 48:
698. DIS:
698a.48:
699. :
699a.DIS:
699b.DIS:
700. DIS:
701. DlS:
702. 508:
703. DIS:
704. 241:
705. DIS:
706. 241:
707. DIS:
708. 241:
709. 607:
710. DIS:
710a.DIS:
711. 16:
712: 241:
713. 16:
48.
48.
Report, 48. Greenville.
(noises)
Was that Park Lane and Greenville?
...meet 40.
Stand by.
Report 40.
...at Park Lane and Greenville.
Any unit near the 2000 block Commerce?
508, 2000 Commerce.
Disregard 508. Return to the scene.
241.
241, your location?
Live Oak and Central.
Code 3, the blood bank, 2000 Commerce Take to
Parkland.
En route.
607, Code 5.
10-4, 607.
It'd be 2109, 241.
16.
10-4. Front or rear?
I'm at Akard and Main, if you want me to make
that.
1:04
714. DIS:
714a.DIS:
715. 241:
716. DIS:
717. 241:
718. DIS:
719. 16:
720. 309:
721. DIS:
722. 309:
723. DIS:
724. 610:
725. DIS:
726. 309:
727. DIS:
728. 309:
729. DIS:
730. 309:
731. 241:
732. DIS:
733. 241:
734. DIS:
734a.DIS:
735. 16:
736. DIS:
737. 16:
10-4.
241.
Go ahead.
Code 4, 16's going to make it.
10-4.
It'll be the front door, 16.
10-4.
309.
309.
Have you heard from 300?
Negative.
610, Code 5.
10-4, 610. 1:04.
309. What squad has that subject that's supposed
to have seen the shooting?
He did not see the shooting, 309. He saw the
President get hit. That is 19. He has the person
in his car.
10-4. Do you have information that this came from
the Book Depository down there?
Yes.
10-4. It's well covered off there.
241.
241.
Code 5 at the blood bank.
10-4.
16.
16.
Code 4. 241's there. He's going to take it.
10-4.
738.
739.
740.
741.
742.
743.
744.
745.
746.
747.
748.
241:
4:
4:
DIS:
4:
DIS:
610:
DIS:
610:
DIS:
610:
749. DIS:
750. 610:
241's got and gone.
4 to 15.
4.
4.
See if you can raise 15.
15.
610. What's that location?
816 South Beacon, 610.
10-4.
Was that the assignment you were on?
We're going to Greensborough; Abrams and Gaston
on a major.
We don't have that information. Are you there?
We're here at Abrams and Gaston but there's
nothing here.
10-4. Return to service.
10-4.
221. Traffic, 600 West Jefferson.
221 out.
15. Did you call?
If you can contact 15, see if he thinks it
advisable to send some of the people from out
here to relieve some of the squads that are on
751.
752.
753.
754.
755.
756.
DIS:
610:
221:
DIS:
15:
4:
757.
758.
759.
760.
761.
762.
763.
764.
765.
DIS:
15:
91:
DIS: 7
15:
4:
15:
4:
15:
Did you receive, 15?
10-4, 4.
91 clear.
91 clear. 1:07.
15 to 4.
Go ahead.
Is 4 at Market Hall?
No, I'm at Love Field.
Do we have radio contact with anyone at Market
766.
767.
768.
769.
770.
771.
4:
58:
15:
610:
DIS:
610:
772.
773.
774.
775.
776.
777.
778.
779.
1:08
780.
person.)
781.
DIS:
610:
DIS:
45:
DIS:
4:
DIS:
599:
DIS:
I think that 15, car 2 is on the air.
58.
15, car 2.
610.
610.
We are here on the Abrams Street side of
Harrell's Drug Store. I don't know what the
nature of the call was, but there is about 45
young boys all congregated around here.
Are you at Gaston and Abrams?
10-4.
45, meet 610 at Gaston and Abrams.
10-4.
4, channel 2.
All ...
599.
599.
Signal 26, 3909 Poinsettia. 1:08. (missing
599:
10-4.
duty?
1:07
Hall?
782.
783.
784.
785.
261:
DIS:
261:
DIS:
786. 15:
787. 261:
261.
261.
Got any clothing description yet?
All we have is a white male, thirty, slender
build, five feet ten, a hundred and sixty-five
pounds, armed with a .30 caliber rifle.
15.
I have a white male that fits that description in
size. He's drunk down at the end of the north end
of Laws Street. You want to have someone check
him?
788. DIS:
789. 15:
790. DIS:
790a.388:
791. DIS:
792. 261:
793. DIS:
794. 261:
795. 388:
796. DIS:
797. 388:
798. DIS:
15.
15.
Can you get to him?
388.
261, are you near that person?
I've got him on my motor.
Are you at the north end of Laws, at the dead end?
10-4.
388.
388.
Five members of the CID en route to Elm and
Houston as ordered.
Have 312, 305, 386, 380 - correction 492 and 309.
799. 388:
We're en route to that location to await orders
there.
800. DIS:
801. 260:
801a.DIS:
802. 260:
803.
804.
805.
806.
807.
vicinity.
808.
808.
809.
information.
810.
811.
812.
DIS:
610:
15:
DIS:
15:
I don't know what we ought to do.
15.
260.
260.
Inform the squads that anyone that gets any
information regarding this incident down here to
bring it to 9 at Elm and Houston. Bring the
person to 9 at Elm and Houston.
Did you receive, 261?
610.
15.
15.
If you can get 15, car 2, would you get him to
put some personnel on those railroad tracks near
Market Hall and check back toward this location?
And check up the tracks in that immediate
DIS:
DIS:
DIS:
10-4.
15, car 2.
10-4, 15. He's on Channel 2.
610:
15:
DIS:
This is 610.
15.
Do you have anybody you could send to the dead
end of Laws Street?
10-4.
603.
813. 15:
814. DIS:
He has the
1:11
815. 603:
816. DIS:
817.
818.
819.
820.
821.
822.
603:
DIS:
65:
610:
DIS:
610:
823.
824.
825.
826.
827.
828.
829.
830.
831.
832.
833.
834.
835.
836.
837.
DIS:
610:
DIS:
45:
65:
DIS:
65:
DIS:
91:
DIS:
222:
91:
DIS:
91:
DIS:
603.
Signal 16 at the Gardner and Denver Company, 4700
Scyene Road. 1:11. (injured person)
10-4.
65, meet him there.
65, 10-4.
610.
610.
We're going to be clear from this location. Only
two of these little boys were fighting a while
ago.
1:12
1:15
10-4. Squad needed?
You can disregard it.
45, return to service.
10-4.
Was that for 65?
No, 65. Continue on your call, 4700 Scyene.
4700 Scyene.
Signal 7, 817 West Davis. 1:11. (accident)
817 West Davis?
222.
En route.
7 on West Davis.
817.
Code 5.
45, Signal 9, manager's office, 4916 Live Oak.
1:12. (theft.)
837a. :
45.
837b. :
car 5 on 5.
838. DIS:
Did you get it, 45?
839. 45:
Repeat.
840. DIS:
Signal 9, manager's office, 4916 Live Oak.
( Tape spliced.)
841. 212:
212.
842. DIS:
212.
843. 212:
Have you got another squad that can meet that
unit at the dead end of Laws? I'm blocked in over
here and can't get out.
844. DIS:
Yes. Disregard. Have someone there now.
845. 212:
10-4.
846. 261:
261.
847. DIS:
261.
848. 261:
I'm going to stay on these railroad tracks down
at the end of Laws.
849. DIS:
10-4.
850. 91?:
Did you receive 222 was en route to West Davis?
851. 603:
603 out.
852. DIS:
10-4, 603. 1:15
853. 20:
20.
854. 45:
45.
855. DIS:
45.
856. 45:
There's a minor accident in the 5700 block Live
Oak. Do you want me to stay here or answer my
call?
1:16
1:16.
857. DIS:
858. 45:
859. DIS:
860. 91:
861. DIS:
862. 91:
863. DIS:
863a.222:
864. DIS:
865. 222:
866. DIS:
867. 91:
868. DIS:
Handle the accident. Disregard Live Oak.
10-4.
91.
222 en route?
Yes.
What's his location?
Location?
Sylvan and Colorado.
Location?
Colorado and Sylvan.
Sylvan and Colorado, 91.
10-4.
Signal 9, contact the manager, 4916 Live Oak.
869.
870.
871.
872.
873.
874.
875.
4916 Live Oak.
69 clear at the garage.
69 clear. 1:16.
(Static)
120.
120.
29 and 99 are en route to their respective homes
to pick up car and dog and then will clear on
Channel 1. You advise them where to go.
10-4.
15, did you receive?
10-4.
69.
Go ahead.
Remain in downtown area, available for call.
10-4.
599.
599.
I'm going to be in service..the building. Be
looking for three small girls.
Clear.
Attention, all squads. Any telephone truck, en
route to Parkland, Code 3, give him the way in.
47:
69:
DIS:
:
120:
DIS:
120:
876. DIS:
876a.DIS:
877. 15:
878. DIS:
879. 69:
880. DIS:
881. 69:
882. 599:
883. 599:
884. 599:
885. DIS:
886. DIS:
1:16.
887.
888.
889.
890.
891.
892.
893.
894.
895.
896.
897.
898.
899.
607:
DIS:
607:
DIS:
452:
DIS:
452:
DIS:
6:
DIS:
Citizen:
DIS:
607.
607.
We're going to be en route to Parkland.
10-4.
452. (woman's voice.)
452.
Unit 47 in the basement if anybody needs him.
10-4.
6.
Unit ending in 6.
(long pause, 15 sec.)
Hello, police operator?
Go ahead. Go ahead, citizen using the police
radio.
900. Citizen:
901. DIS:
There's been a shooting out here.
Where's it at?
902.
903.
904.
905.
DIS:
Citizen:
DIS:
Citizen:
906.
907.
908.
909.
910.
911.
912.
913.
914.
DIS:
915.
916.
917.
918.
Citizen:
35:
259:
DIS:
919.
920.
921.
922.
923.
924.
926.
DlS:
69:
DIS:
602:
211:
DIS:
211:
DIS:
Citizen:
DIS:
DIS?:
Citizen:
Citizen:
DIS:
926. DIS:
927. 15:
928. 603:
929. 602:
930. DIS:
931. 602:
932. DIS:
933. 85:
934. 19:
935. DIS:
936. 19:
937. DIS:
938. 105:
938a.602:
939. 102:
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941a.DIS:
941b.105:
942. :
942a.19:
942b.:
942c.:
942d.:
The citizen using the police radio ...
Tenth Street.
What location on Tenth Street?
Between Marsalis and Beckley. It's a police
officer. Somebody shot him. What--what's...404
Tenth Street.
Can you hear me?
(man's and woman's voices in background.)
78.
It's in a police car, number 10.
78.
78.
Got that?
Hello, police operator. Did you get that?
Attention. Signal 19, police officer, 510 E.
Jefferson.
Thank you.
35.
259.
The citizen using the police radio: Remain off
the radio now.
91.
69's going out there.
10-4, 69, Code 3.
602, Code 5.
211.
211.
We're clear, Industrial and Stemmons. We'll go
out there.
10-4, 211.
15.
603, Code 5, Baylor.
602, Code 6(?).
10-4, 603 and 602. 1:19.
What was that address on Jefferson?
501 East Tenth.
85 en route.
19.
19.
Give me the correct address on the shooting.
501 East Tenth
105.
602, Code 6.
102, Code 4.
Was 519 E. Jefferson correct? (siren)
We have two locations; 501 East Jefferson and 501
East Tenth.
19, are you en route?
Is this an officer?
This is northward on Tenth.
10-4.
10-4.
10...4.
10-4.
942e.:
943. 19:
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945. 605:
1:19
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950. 85:
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location.
952. 85:
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954. Citizen:
955. 602:
956. Citizen:
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958.
959.
960.
961.
962.
963.
964.
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966.
224:
DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
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969.
970.
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975.
DIS:
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DIS:
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980.
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...on Tenth.
19 is en route.
10-4, 19.
605, Code 5.
10-4, 605. 1:19.
85.
602.
85.
85.
Suspect running west on Jefferson from the
10-4.
No physical description.
Hello, hello, hello. (slight Mexican accent?)
602.
Pardon, from out here on Tenth Street, 500 block.
This officer just shot. I think he's dead.
10-4. We have that information. The citizen using
the radio: Remain off the radio now.
224.
224.
Me and 111 are clear at 2000 Commerce.
10-4. Remain in the downtown area, 221, 111.
We'll be 111's car; mine is over in East Dallas.
15.
15.
Channel 2.
I'm using a three-wheeler's motor. I'll have to
go to an other radio.
15, did you receive the information on the police
officer shot?
10-4, but didn't that citizen say at first he was
on Jefferson, then on Tenth and then Chesapeake?
Yes.
Do they relate?
Yes, at Denver.
19 will be en route.
10-4.
91 will be clear.
91, have a signal 19 involving a police officer
at 400 East Tenth. Suspect last seen running west
on Jefferson. No description at this time.
(pause) Suspect just passed 401 E Jefferson.
10-4.
85.
85.
I just called.
Give us the correct location on it, 85. We have
three different locations.
I don't see anything on Jefferson yet.
10-4. Check 501 East Tenth at Denver.
10-4.
91.
91.
986.
987.
988.
989.
990.
991.
992.
993.
DIS:
91:
:
DIS:
87:
Subject just passed 401 East Jefferson.
10-4.
Where did he just pass?
401 E. Jefferson.
87.
DIS:
87:
87.
I'm in my car here at Elm and Houston. Do you
want me over there?
87, report to 4340 West Davis at the service
station for information regarding suspect on this
Signal 19 of the President.
4340.
Code 3.
26.
26.
I'm clear at the jail. Anything I can do?
Remain in the downtown vicinity, 26. Clear. 1:22.
10-4.
75 clear.
85.
85.
We have a description on this suspect over here
on Jefferson. Last seen about 300 block of East
Jefferson. He's a white male, about thirty, five
eight, (siren) black hair, slender, wearing a
white jacket, a white shirt and dark slacks.
(sirens)
Armed with what?
Unknown.
60 in service.
105.
105.
We're at the location now.
10-4.
19 is Code 6.
10-4, 19.
75 clear.
Clear.
85.
85.
Repeat his clothing description.
Wearing a white jacket, believed to be a white
shirt and dark slacks.
10-4.
603 out, Baylor. (siren)
10-4, 603. 1:23.
What was his direction of travel on Jefferson?
Traveling west on Jefferson, 400 block, last seen
-- 401 West Jefferson -- correction: 401 East
Jefferson.
10-4.
Wanted for investigation for assault to murder on
a police officer: A white male; approximately
994. DIS:
1:22
995.
996.
997.
998.
999.
1000.
1001.
1002.
1003.
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1005.
87:
DIS:
26:
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DIS:
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75:
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DIS:
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1:23
1020.
1021.
1022.
1023.
1024.
DIS:
603:
DIS:
91(?):
DIS:
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DIS:
DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
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1:25
1037. 605:
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1040.
1041.
1042.
1043.
1044.
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1046.
1047.
1048.
1049.
257:
DIS:
257:
75:
DIS:
257:
279:
279:
DIS:
279:
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1:26
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1055.
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1060.
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257:
DIS:
257:
21:
DIS:
91:
DIS:
91:
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thirty; about five foot eight; slender build; has
black hair; a white jacket; a white shirt and
dark trousers. The suspect last seen running west
on Jefferson from 400 East Jefferson. 1:24.
Does anybody know the condition of the officer?
60.
87. (siren)
87.
Was that 4340 West Davis?
Yes.
10-4.
Somebody pulled in there and bought some gas;
driving a white Pontiac '61 or '62 station
wagon with the prefix P(ecos) E(llis). He had
a rifle laying on the seat.
10-4.
Have a citizen following this car at this
time, unknown direction.
605, Code 6.
10-4, 605. 1:25.
Any unit near Gaston - 3600 Gaston - at the
blood bank?
257's downtown.
Can you escort some blood?
Which way's he going?
75 is at Forest and Central.
10-4.
I'm at Pacific and Central right now, 257.
279.
279.
279.
We believe we've got this suspect on shooting
this officer out here. Got his white jacket.
Believe he dumped it on this parking lot
behind this service station at 400 block East.
Jefferson across from Dudley Hughes and he had
a white jacket on. We believe this is it.
10-4. You do not have the suspect. Is that
correct?
No, just the jacket, laying on the ground.
10-4.
What unit is going to take that blood to
Parkland. Code 3?
257. Where is it?
3600 Gaston, Wadley Blood Center.
I got it.
21 clear.
21 clear. 1:26.
91.
91.
What was the description besides the white
jacket?
White male, thirty, five feet eight, black
hair, slender build, white shirt, black
trousers. Going west on Jefferson from the 300
block.
1063. 550, car 2: 500/2.
1064. DIS:
Go ahead.
1065. 550/2:
I'm at Twelfth and Beckley now. Have a man in
the car with me that can identify the suspect
if anybody gets him.
1066.
:
...one.
1067. DIS:
10-4.
1068. DIS:
Return to service, 599.
1069. 599:
10-4.
1:24
1070.
1071.
1072.
1073.
DIS:
550/2:
DIS:
550/2:
555/2.
550/2.
Have you been to the scene?
The officer was already gone when I got there.
He
was
1074. DIS:
driving car number 10.
Do you know what ambulance took him? We had three
going.
1075. 550/2:
No. Dudley Hughes passed in front of me going to
Beckley. He looked like he might have had him.
1076. DIS:
602.
1077. 211 & 224: 211 (probably 111) and 224, working Oak Cliff.
1078. DIS:
10-4.
1079. 85:
Did someone find a jacket?
1080. DIS:
No(?), 85.
1081. 79:
79 clear, downtown.
1082. DIS:
Clear.
1083. 19:
19.
1084. DIS:
19.
1085. 19:
One of the men here at the service station that
saw him
seems to think he's in this block, the 400 block
of
East Jefferson behind this service station. Would
you
give me some more squads over here?
1086. 79:
79 en route.
1087.
:
...19/ 90/ car 2.
1088. 412:
412 en route.
1089.
:
...400 East Jefferson.
1090. DIS:
10-4, 412.
1091. 75:
Go ahead.
1092. DIS:
400 East Jefferson.
1093. 75:
We're almost there.
1094. DIS:
19, where did the officer go?
1095. 550/2:
550/2.
1096. 19:
I saw some squads going towards Methodist real
fast
imagine that's where he is.
1097. 75:
75.
1098. DIS:
400 East Jefferson. Report in that vicinity
1099. 75:
Code 2.
1100.
1101.
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1103.
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1147.
E(Ellis)
DIS:
76:
DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
75(?):
DIS:
87(?):
75:
DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
87:
Yes.
76.
76.
I'm en route over there.
10-4.
16'11 be out on East Jefferson.
10-4, 16.
77.
77.
Going back over about 400 East Jefferson?
Yes.
93 en route 400 East Jefferson.
10-4.
29's out 400 West Jefferson.
10-4.
27. (siren)
79.
Call 79? (siren)
Are you en route 300 East Jefferson?
10-4.
10-4.
95 en route. (siren)
10-4, 95.
93's en route.
10-4, 93.
221's about there.
10-4, 221.
223's there.
10-4.
19.
19.
Do you have the information?
No. What?
On 2.
75.
75.
NBC News is reporting DOA.
That's correct.
That the officer?
Yes.
87.
...on the President?
No, that's not correct, 19.
What officer was it?
J. D. Tippit.
87.
87.
A white station wagon believed to be P(Paul)
3435, unknown make or model, late model, occupied
by
two white males, left this fellow's, station going
east
on Davis and believed they had a shotgun or rifle
1148. DIS:
1149. 87:
1150. DIS:
laying in the back seat.
Received, 87.
87 en route down there on Jefferson.
87, when you get down there see if you can find
that
1:32
1151. 87:
1152. DIS:
1153. 87:
1154. 603:
1155. 603:
1156. DIS:
1157. 603
1158. DIS:
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1159. DIS:
1159a.111:
1160. DIS:
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1161a.
1162. DIS:
1163. 85:
1164. DIS:
1:33
1165.
1166.
1167.
1168.
1169.
1170.
1171.
1172.
1173.
1174.
1175.
1176.
85:
87:
75:
599:
DIS:
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DIS.
DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
1177.
1178.
1179.
1180.
1181.
1182.
1183.
1184.
1185.
19:
DIS:
19.
DIS:
19:
DIS:
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DIS:
19:
car down there at the scene.
10-4, Code 2. (beeps)
3.
10-4.
603. (siren)
603. (siren)
603.
603, Code 5, Baylor / 605 Baylor to - ah.
10-4, 603. 1:32.
19.
1.
111.
111.
They say he's running west in the alley between
Jefferson and Tenth.
(other voices)
85.
85.
West in the alley between Jefferson and Tenth.
(Tape splice)
10-4.
87, 10-4.
75 received.
599 in service.
599 clear. 1:32.
605, Code 5, VA.
Escort going north on Hines: Cut your sirens.
10-4, 605. 1:33.
606, Code 6. (siren)
10-4, 603. 1:33.
...clothing description on that suspect? (siren)
White male, thirty, height five foot eight, very
slender build, black hair, a white jacket, white
shirt
and dark slacks. 1:33.
19.
19.
Do you know what kind of call he was on?
What kind of what?
Was he on a call or anything?
No.
10-4.
Do you have any information for us, 19?
None. We're shaking down these old houses out down
here
1186. 95:
1187. DIS:
in the 400 block of East Jefferson right now.
95.
Go ahead.
1188. 95:
check out
Send squad over here to Tenth and Crawford to
66:
DIS:
66(?):
DIS:
32:
DIS:
32:
this church basement.
Need a squad at Tenth and Crawford.
(noises)
66 en route.
10-4.
Crawford north of Jefferson?
Tenth and Jefferson.
32.
32.
We're out here at Mockingbird and Cedar Springs
1197.
1198.
1199.
1200.
Goodman,
DIS:
DIS:
87:
DIS:
the traffic is all right now. They don't need us
anymore. Should we stay out here or what?
Return to service. 1:34.
87.
87.
P(Paul) E(Ellis) 3435, C. E. Storey, 5317
1201.
1202.
1203.
1204.
1205.
1206.
1207.
1208.
87:
DIS:
16:
DIS:
16:
223:
DIS:
223:
1961 Falcon (four door?).
He wasn't sure of the license number.
10-4.
16.
16 / 69.
Prefix and color on that car again.
223.
Go ahead, 223.
(tires squealing, noises) 223, he in the library
1189. DIS:
1190.
1191.
1192.
1193.
1194.
1195.
1196.
and
1:34
at
1209. 223:
1210. DIS:
1211. 223:
Jefferson - east 500 block Marsalis and Jefferson.
223.
What's the location, 223?
Marsalis and Jefferson. In the library. I'm going
around
1212.
library.
1213.
1214.
1215.
1216.
1217.
1218.
1219.
1220.
1221.
you can
DIS:
the back. Get somebody in front. Get them in fast.
Any unit near Marsalis and Jefferson at the
85:
DIS:
6(?):
DIS:
6(?):
DIS:
29:
DIS:
29:
85 en route.
10-4, 85.
6(?).
Go ahead.
...en route.
10-4.
29.
29.
Clear over here in the downtown area. Any place
1222.
1223.
1224.
1225.
DIS:
29:
22:
DIS:
use me?
Jefferson and Marsalis, 29.
En route.
22.
22.
1226. 22:
building
1227.
1228.
1229.
1230.
1231.
1232.
1233.
1234.
1235.
1236.
1237.
1238.
1239.
1240.
1241.
1242.
1243.
1244.
22(?):
85:
DIS:
211:
DIS:
19:
DIS:
19:
DIS:
19:
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DIS:
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DIS:
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221:
DIS:
221:
They've got him holed up, it looks like, in this
over here at the corner.
...where you be?
85, library.
10-4.
211 out that location.
10-4.
19.
19.
We're all at the library.
10-4. 223 is supposed to be there.
We're in front of the building now.
Where is it?
Marsalis and lefferson.
What and Jefferson?
Marsalis.
10-4.
221.
221.
Might can give you some additional information.
I
got an
eye- ball witness to the get-away man. That
suspect in
this shooting is a white male, twenty-seven, five
feet
eleven, a hundred sixty-five, black wavy hair,
fair
complected, wearing a light grey Eisenhower-type
jacket,
dark trousers and a white shirt, and (...?). Last
seen
running on the north side of the street from
Patton, on
Jefferson, on East Jefferson. And he was
apparently armed
with a .32 dark-finish automatic pistol which he
had in
1245. DIS:
suspect
1246. 221:
his right hand.
10-4. For your information, 221, they have the
cornered in the library at Marsalis and Jefferson.
10-4. This man can positively identify him if they
need
1247.
1248.
1249.
1250.
1251.
1252.
1253.
1254.
arrested.
DIS:
:
DIS:
19:
DIS:
19:
DIS:
DIS:
him.
10-4. They do have the suspect under arrest now.
221, hang on to your witness.
Hold on to him.
19.
19.
It was the wrong man.
10-4.
Disregard all the information on the suspect
1255. DIS:
1256. 221:
1257. DIS:
1257a.DIS:
1258.
1259. DIS:
1260. 19:
1261. DIS:
It was the wrong man.
221.
Yes.
Standby.
19.
19.
19. (siren)
221 has an eye witness to the shooting.
You want
him to
1262. 19:
1263. DIS:
hold on to him?
What did you say? / Where is he?
Do you want him to keep the eye witness at the
scene?
1264. 19:
1264a.DIS:
1265. 221:
1266. DIS:
1267. 221:
officer
Yes.
10-4.
I'm in front of 404 West - East - Tenth right now.
He's in front of 404 East Tenth, 19.
I've got two witnesses; one that talked with the
1268.
1269.
1270.
1271.
1272.
1273.
1274.
over here
66:
DIS:
242:
DIS:
550:
DIS:
550:
and one that observed the man.
66.
242, location?
242 at R. L. Thornton and Marsalis.
243.
550.
550.
What officer have you got commanding this area
1275.
1276.
1277.
1278.
1279.
1280.
1281.
back up
DIS:
550
DIS:
19:
550:
19:
550:
where this officer was shot?
19.
Repeat.
19.
19.
19, where's your location?
I'm at Marsalis and Jefferson right now.
There's nothing to this Marsalis here. Let's get
1282. 223
1283. 550:
witness that
1284. 223:
1285. 550:
to the place where...
223.
...and work to North Jefferson. We've got a
seen him go north ...
223.
...after...shed his jacket. And check from that
area
1286. DIS:
1287. 223:
happened.
1288. DIS:
1289. 241:
towards Tyler.
223.
That was just a boy running to tell them what
He works there.
243, location?
241 at 1000 North Central.
1290. DIS:
Contact
10-4. Report to the third floor of the Sheraton.
87:
49:
DIS:
49:
DIS:
49:
DIS:
87:
241:
550/2:
DIS:
550/2:
officer there for an escort to Parkland.
87.
49.
49.
I'm back in the car. Where do you want me?
Remain in the downtown area.
10-4.
241 You receive, 241?
87.
10-4. Whereabouts on the third floor?
550/2.
Go ahead, car 2.
The shells at the scene indicate that the suspect
1303.
1304.
1305.
1306.
1307.
the eye
DIS:
492:
DIS:
19:
DIS:
armed with an automatic .38, rather than a pistol.
10-4.
492.
19.
19.
Are you en route to 404 East Tenth where 221 has
1308.
1309.
1310.
1311.
1312.
19:
DIS:
492:
DIS:
492:
witness?
Yes.
10-4.
492.
492.
We've been instructed to report to the Oak Cliff
1313.
1314.
1315.
1316.
1317.
1318.
1319.
1320.
1321.
1322.
1323.
1324.
We need
DIS:
492:
DIS:
492:
15:
DIS:
DIS:
19:
DIS:
19:
DIS:
19:
What is the location and what Code?
300 East Jefferson.
Code?
Code 2.
10-4.
15.
15.
What's your location?
19.
19.
Is 80 in service?
80.
I think that he was sent down to Elm and Central.
1325.
1326.
1327.
1328.
1329.
1330.
DIS:
DIS:
DIS:
210:
DIS:
210:
somebody to notify that officer's wife.
80.
241(?).
241.
210.
210.
I'm at Hines and Wolf. Does 19 want me out in Oak
1291.
1292.
1293.
1294.
1295.
1296.
1297.
1298.
1299.
1300.
1301.
1302.
is
scene.
Cliff?
1331. DIS:
1332. 210:
19.
I'll head that way.
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1334.
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1336.
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1339.
1340.
DIS:
19:
DIS:
222:
DIS:
410:
DIS:
410:
10-4.
19.
19, do you want...Can you use 210 over there?
222 clear.
241.
410.
410.
410 en route from Trade Mart with three detectives
1341.
1342.
1343.
1344.
1345.
1346.
DIS:
DIS:
DIS:
87:
DIS:
87:
City Hall, unless otherwise directed.
10-4, 410. 1:43
241.
87.
87.
87, was that a Pontiac or Falcon?
He didn't say what kind of car it'd be. It was a
to the
1:43
white
car with a luggage rack on the top. He wasn't sure
of
1:44
1347.
1348.
1349.
1351.
1351.
1352.
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DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
the model; it was a big car though.
10-4.
392.
392.
392 and 362 in service from Fed-Mart; from the
10-4. 1:44.
...available for assignment.
10-4.
(Tape splice)
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DIS:
222:
DIS:
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DIS:
232/2:
87. What was the last location anvbody had on that
suspect out here in Oak Cliff?
Running north on Patton.
222 clear.
222 clear.
232/2.
Car 2.
I just run an emergency escort out here to Love
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1363.
1364.
DIS:
252:
DIS:
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I'm clear now.
10-4.
252.
252.
Would you check though Austin on H(Henry) S(Sam)
Field.
1877
and get registration on it, please? The car is
parked
out here at this shooting which took place
regarding the
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1367.
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65:
252:
DIS:
252:
President.
65 clear.
252.
19.
252.
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19.
252.
Did you receive the license number?
No, give it to us again.
H(Henry) S(Sam) 1877, Texas 1963.
10-4.
79.
79.
I'm here at 19's location. Any message for him?
10-4. We have information that a suspect just went
in
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1:46
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this up
the Texas Theater on West Jefferson.
10-4.
Supposed to be hiding in the balcony.
10-4.
85 out that way.
10-4.
65 clear.
65 clear. 1:46.
111 en route.
10-4, 111.
76, Code 5.
10-4.
9.
9.
9. We have a man we would like to have you pass
on to the CID to see if we can pick this man up.
Charles
Douglas Givens, G-I-V-E-N-S. He's a colored male,
thirty-seven, six foot three, a hundred sixty-five
pounds. He has an ID number in the Sheriff's
Department,
37954. He's a porter that worked on this floor up
here.
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1394.
1395.
1396.
1397.
492:
DIS:
550/2:
DIS:
550/2.
He has a police record and he left.
492, out Texas Theater.
10-4, 9.
550/2.
550/2.
Do you have any additional information on this Oak
Cliff
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:
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suspect?
492, out Texas Theater.
10-4.
They think he is at Texas Theater, 550/2.
508.
...meet(?)
85 at Texas Theater, 550/2.
10-4.
In the balcony.
241.
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he's not
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Parkland.
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1412.
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DIS:
508:
DIS:
508:
Go ahead.
Did you make that pickup at the Sheraton?
No, I couldn't find him. He's not on the front;
on the side; and he's not on the third floor.
...work right there(?).
108.
108.
I brought him on out here myself.
I'm at
Going back to the communications center.
10-4. 241, you're clear.
508.
508.
Notify our office to send us more slides and I
need
additional ...bulb crack...metallic kits, extra
metallic
kits. Bring to the sixth floor down here at
Houston and
1415.
1416.
1417.
1418.
off the
DIS:
508:
DIS:
DIS:
Elm.
An additional metallic---what was that?
Metallic kit.
10-4.
...en route to Texas Theater. Have someone cover
1419.
1420.
1421.
1422.
211:
99:
DIS:
211:
rear of the theater at the fire escape.
211.
99.
211.
211, there's about five squads back here with me
now.
1:48
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10-4. 1:48.
48(?). For your information 757 Parkhurst. 1:48.
757 Parkhurst?
Yes.
99.
99.
I'm in my car. Where do you want me to go?
26.
Standby, 99.
15.
15.
Do you want 99?
No. Send him to the Texas Theater, if they don't
need
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Houston.
him down at the book bindery.
Texas Theater on West Jefferson, 99.
29.
29.
About two blocks away.
10-4. Handle assignment.
99, report to the book depository at Elm and
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1441.
1442.
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1444.
99:
397:
19:
DIS:
19:
10-4.
397.
19.
19.
15 and some squads are going to the Texas Theater
I
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1:50
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and you
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19:
26:
DIS:
26:
remain here at the scene.
10-4.
41.
610, Code 5. (siren)
10-4, 610.
41.
41.
41, meet 610, 2412 Elm. 1:50.
2410 Elm.
2412.
10-4.
397.
397.
397 and 375 is on the air and available for call.
10-4. 1: 50.
19.
19.
Did you get anybody to go to the officer's house?
19, were going to have 210 to contact you there
give him the information. He said he'd handle it
10-4.
26.
26.
Will remain out to Homicide Bureau with a witness
on the
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1:51
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41:
DIS:
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DIS:
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68:
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DIS:
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DIS:
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257:
officer's shooting.
10-4.
610 out. (siren)
10-4, 610.
(noises)
41.
68.
68.
Are you still downtown?
I'm at Central and Loop 12.
You're working 41 now?
68.
68.
68, meet officers regarding a demented person in
Republic Bank lobby, 300 North Ervay. 1:51.
10-4.
49.
49.
I'm available.
10-4. You downtown?
10-4.
257.
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employees
1:52
1488.
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1490.
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DIS:
57:
DIS:
57:
DIS:
550/2:
DIS:
550/2:
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257.
I'm clear at Wadley.
Had to bring one of the
back.
10-4. 1:52.
57.
57.
...telephone.
10-4.
550/2.
550/2.
Suspect on the shooting the police officer is
apprehended and en route to the station.
10-4. At Texas Theater?
Caught him on the lower floor of the Texas Theater
after
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1499.
1500.
1501.
1502.
Parkland
DIS:
32:
3:
DIS:
3:
a fight.
10-4.
32.
3.
3.
2 and 3 are on the air.
We're en route to
Hospital now. Will be en route back to the station
in a
few minutes. What do you have working the Texas
Theater?
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DOA at
We had a shooting of a police officer which was
Methodist. The suspect has been apprehended at
Texas
1:53
1504.
1505.
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1510.
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1513.
3:
91:
DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
305:
Theater and en route to the station.
10-4. Thank you.
91 clear.
91. 1:53.
242.
242.
Suspect was arrested?
Yes.
305.
305.
Tell that squad to stand by there for me with that
man.
1513a.DIS:
1514. 550/2:
1515. DIS:
1516. 550/2:
(???)
550/2.
550/2.
223 is in the car with us. See if someone can pick
up
his car at the rear of the Texas Theater and take
it to
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1519. 91:
the station. It's got the keys in it.
l0-4.
91.
91.
1520. DIS:
Report back to the Texas Theater.
Get 223's car
1521. 91:
1521a.550/2:
lock it up.
10-4.
We're bringing the prisoner straight to the City
1522. :
1523. 221:
...20.
221. 509 said he'd be out, 400 East Tenth, for a
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1525. 210:
minutes.
10-4, 221.
22.
Where did you say you had him? Or somebody had
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1527.
1528.
1529.
1530.
1531.
DIS:
:
DIS:
550/2:
DIS:
550/2:
Suspect has been arrested in Texas Theater.
Where is he? Who's got him?
550/2 and 223.
550/2.
Go ahead.
Special Service unit is with us also. We're in
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1533.
1534.
1535.
DIS:
211/2:
DIS:
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car, 492.
10-4.
211/2.
211/2.
Put me out to Parkland for my remainder of my
and
Hall.
few
him?
his
tour.
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1543. 15:
Theater?
1544. 550/2:
1545. 15:
1545a.610:
1:55
1546. DIS:
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lock
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10-4.
15 to 550/2.
305 to 550/2.
What's your location?
Go ahead, 550/2.
15 to 550/2, your location?
Zangs and Colorado.
Do you have the suspect arrested in the Texas
Yes, sir. Him and his gun.
10-4.
610.
10-4, 610. 1:55.
41 clear.
41 clear. 1:55.
91.
91.
What do you want me to do with the keys after I
that car up?
Just keep them until you can contact 223.
10-4.
211.
211.
Captain Westbrook wants photographer up there at
the
Texas Theater?
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1556a.211:
1557. 221:
509 is supposed to be there.
Message received.
No, 509 is 400 block East Tenth.
He's out down
there,
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there. I
he said.
10-4.
Oh, he's got his speaker on. I've already left
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1562. DIS:
guess he'll come on up.
Go back to...and contact him.
49.
Report to City Hall Identification Bureau. Pick up
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1565.
1566.
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1568.
equipment to take down to the scene of the earlier
shooting on Houston.
10-4.
447.
447.
Can I reach..Lieutenant Wallace on the air?
Standby.
Lieutenant Wallace is at the County Jail.
some
49:
447:
DIS:
447:
DIS:
:
(Tape splice)
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1571.
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1573.
57:
DIS:
DIS:
32:
DIS:
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arrive.
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1579.
1580.
1581.
T&P.
32:
DIS:
32:
DIS:
57 clear.
57 clear. 1:56
32.
32.
On Shorecrest at the end of the north side runway.
Report to that location. 1:57.
10-4.
32.
32.
Keep everyone moved out of that area when you
32:
61:
DIS:
61:
10-4.
61.
61.
We have information from the agent out here at the
1:56
1:57
Said that the train is stopped on the overpass,
the
Triple Overpass; that there was a person jump in
the
ninth box car from the front engine. Said he's
hiding in
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1583. 61:
the car.
Is the train stopped there now?
I'm in behind the Texas Shool Depository. He has
the
train stopped. (voices) He said it is the ninth
car from
the engine, a gondola-type car; said he is
hankered down
1:59
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1600.
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DIS:
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DIS:
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DIS:
241:
361:
498:
DIS:
224:
375(?):
505:
DIS:
505:
DIS:
505:
DIS:
505(?):
inside.
Any unit, Elm and Houston.
392.
392, did you receive that information?
10-4. En route.
10-4.
241 will be en route.
361 en route.
498 is going back out there.
498 out. 1:59.
224 en route.
375(?) en route.
505.
505.
Do you need a photographer at the theater?
Repeat.
Do you need a photographer at the theater?
Yes, at the Texas Theater.
We're at Tenth and Patton now. Be through here in
just a
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1602a.DIS:
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1604. 26:
1605. DIS:
1606. 26:
Tippit's car.
1607. 221:
1608. 26:
left them
few minutes. Be around there.
10-4, 505. 1:59.
433.
211, received. We're standing by.
26.
26.
See if you can raise somebody over there at
221 just left there. What do you want to...
Go back there and get this witness's shoes. She
on the hood of the car, and we'll be in the
Homicide
1609.
1610.
1611.
1612.
1613.
221:
26:
16:
DIS:
16:
Bureau.
Captain Doughty's got them.
10-4.
16.
16.
Clear on East Jefferson. Will be headed for East
Dallas
2:00
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DIS:
26:
DIS:
26:
DIS:
91:
612:
DIS:
91:
DIS:
unless you need me somewhere else.
10-4. 2:00 p.m. KKB 364.
(noises)
26.
Go ahead.
Is that your mike button sticking?
Not mine.
433.
91.
612, Code 5.
91.
Which one of these APB cars is 223?
This one around at the back door.
1625. 91:
of them
Well, there are two of them around back here, one
1626.
1627.
1628.
1629.
1630.
1631.
1632.
1633.
here to
550/2?):
DIS:
DIS:
:
91:
66:
DIS:
66:
running and the other with the keys in it.
Number 81.
Number 81.
211.
75.
10-4.
66.
66.
See if you can contact 79 to have him return up
1634.
1635.
1636.
1637.
1638.
pistol; I
DIS:
DIS:
85(?):
DIS:
22:
400 East Jefferson?
79.
85, Signal 7, 2400 East Ledbetter. 2:00 p.m.
10-4.
22.
In case..comes up, regarding officer Tippit's
1639.
1640.
1641.
1642.
1643.
1644.
1645.
1646.
1647.
witness
DIS:
581:
95:
DIS:
95.
DIS:
305:
DIS:
305:
gave it to Sergeant Owens.
10-4.
Check 581 out at Parkland.
95.
95.
I'm en route downtown to make a statement.
10-4.
305.
305.
See if you can ascertain what squad has the lady
1648.
1649.
1650.
basement.
1651.
1652.
1653.
1654.
1655.
for an
26:
305:
26:
to this shooting in Oak Cliff?
26 does.
Where are you?
I'm at the City Hall, fixing to go in the
305:
DIS:
48:
DIS:
48:
10-4. I'll meet you there.
300.
48.
48.
Need one White ambulance, Code 3 to 757 Parkhurst
2:02
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1661a.DIS:
1661b.DIS:
1662. 222(?):
1663. 29:
1664. DIS:
emergency.
One White, Code 3. 2:02.
222.
Go ahead.
Can you use your car now?
10-4.
10-4.
85, increase to Code 3.
222 meet 85 on a Signal 7, 2312 Ledbetter Drive at
Veterans' Drive. 2:02.
Jefferson and Crawford.
29.
29.
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1667a.DIS:
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1670. DIS:
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1675.
:
1676. DIS:
1677. 27(?):
Dallas?
2:03
1678. DIS:
1679.
:
1680. DIS:
1681.
:
1682. 85:
1683. DIS:
1684. DIS:
1685. 91:
running
1686. 211:
1687. DIS:
1688. 211:
to head
1689.
1690.
1691.
1692.
1693.
1694.
DIS:
:
DIS:
474A:
DIS:
474A:
Clear from Texas Theater. Do you want me to report
downtown now?
Yes, 29.
612, Code 6.
10-4.
19.
19.
Are you en route to Methodist now?
Yes.
612, Code 6.
10-4, 612. 2:02.
Is 85 out in that area?
...had it.
27.
I'm clear. Want me to remain down here in East
Yes. 2:03.
Is 242 or 85 closer than Jefferson and Marsalis?
85 is running Code 3.
10-4.
That's 85?
Yes, 85. Code 3.
Be Veterans' Drive and Ledbetter, 85.
91, I locked up one car but the other still's
back there.
211.
211.
That's mine. We're getting in it now. We're going
for City Hall. The've got my handcuffs.
10-4.
Are they checking that train?
Yes. Yes, he's got it.
474A.
474A.
We need one wrecker on the parking lot just west
of
2:04
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1697b.DIS:
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1699. 29:
1700. DIS:
Cobb Stadium for (a) suspect's car.
10-4, 474A.
611.
19-4, 611.
2:04.
77 clear.
77 clear.
29.
Go ahead.
Report to Parkland, the entrance to Parkland, Code
1701.
1702.
1703.
1704.
1705.
1706.
Parkland, Code 2.
99.
99.
Go to Parkland area, the entrance area, Code 2.
10-4.
509.
2.
29:
DIS:
99:
DIS:
99:
509:
1707. DIS:
1708. 509:
509.
I'm clear here from Patton and Tenth.
I'm Code 5
1709. DIS:
Texas Theater.
505 went to the Texas Theater, 509.
Clear.
to
2:04.
2:05
1710.
1711.
1712.
1713.
1714.
1715.
1716.
1717.
509:
35:
DIS:
35:
DIS:
75:
DIS:
75:
1718.
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1723.
1724.
1725.
1726.
1727.
1728.
1729.
1730.
1731.
1732.
1733.
1734.
1735.
1736.
1737.
1738.
1739
1740.
DIS:
607:
DIS:
447(?):
DIS:
DIS:
DIS:
:
242:
DIS:
447:
DIS:
465:
DIS:
465:
DIS:
607:
DIS:
607.
DIS:
607:
49:
DIS:
10-4.
35.
35.
Anyone..to Parkland?
No, not at this time.
75.
75.
I'm still in front of the theater if anybody wants
anybody over there.
10-4.
607.
...call office. 10-4, 607 2:05.
Hit 433 again.
433.
433.
242 and 65, Signal 7, Buckner and Hume
2:05
10-4.
242's en route.
Don't have his location, 447.
10-4.
10-4, 65(?)
465.
465.
465.
We're calling 65.
607.
607.
Is our location County jail or City jail?
County jail, fifth floor.
10-4.
49.
49.
(splice) (17 secs. ommited)
1741.
1742.
1743.
1744.
1745.
shotgun.
1746.
1747.
1748.
1749.
1750.
1751.
1752.
49:
DIS:
66:
DIS:
66:
I'm Code 5, Elm and Houston from City Hall.
10-4.
66.
66.
See if you can raise 79 again. We've got his
DIS:
DIS:
65:
DIS:
65:
DIS:
65:
79.
65.
65.
Are you en route Buckner and Hume?
No.
You'll meet 252 there.
En route.
1753.
1754.
1755.
1756.
1757.
Parkland.
2:08
1758.
1759.
1760.
1761.
1762.
1763.
clear
447:
DIS:
447:
DIS:
612:
447.
447.
See if 3's back on the air?
3.
612 and an out-of-town ambulance is Code 3,
DIS:
DIS:
32:
606:
DIS:
606:
10-4, 612.
3.
32.
606.
606.
(garbled)
2:08.
Were instructed here at Parkland to
through you to get us cleared through Love Field
area
1764.
:
1765. 2:
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1767. 2:
here. We have the truck for the casket.
All right.
2.
2.
Notify the escort that's clear at the rear of the
convoy
on Hines Boulevard to drop back and pick up the
bus.
1768. DIS:
1769. 153:
Escort.
This is 153. I'm the last motorcycle. What did you
want?
1770.
1771.
1772.
1773.
1774.
1775.
1776.
2:10
1777.
1778.
1779.
there, -
DIS:
153:
153:
DIS:
2:
153:
607:
DIS:
305:
305:
2 wants you to drop back and pick up the bus.
10-4.
Has that bus left yet or is it still at Parkland?
2.
It's still at Parkland. Go back and get it.
10-4.
607.
10-4, 607. 2:10.
305.
Check with my office and see if he needs me in
if they need me in there, or want me to go back to
Elm
1780.
1781.
1782.
1783.
DIS:
447:
DIS:
447:
and Houston.
10-4, 305.
447.
447.
See if any squad on the air knows whereabouts of
Lieutenant Wallace, if they took him from the
Trade Mart
1784.
1785.
1786.
1787.
DIS:
105:
DIS:
105:
building.
433.
105.
105.
We're clear from out here, en route back down to
our
1788. DIS:
district.
10-4.
1788a.DIS:
1789. 447:
1790. DIS:
1791. 447:
Lieutenant
1792. DIS:
1793. 305:
1794. DIS:
1794a.DIS:
1795.
:
1796. DIS:
1797. 75(?):
1798. 153:
1799. DIS:
1800. 153:
1801. DIS:
1802. 2:
1803. 153:
emer - at
447.
All right.
Repeat your transmission.
I would like to contact any squad that took
Wallace from the Trade Mart building.
305.
305.
305, return to your office.
Any squad knowing 443's whereabouts, acknowledge.
Who is 443?
Lieutenant Wallace.
He's out at the theater.
153.
153.
Is 2 on the air?
2.
2.
This bus is empty here at Parkland, behind the
the emergency entrance. He said he didn't have no
one to
1804. 384(?):
1805. DIS:
1806. 384:
1807. DIS:
1807a.DIS:
1808. 447:
1809. DIS:
1810. DIS:
1811. 2:
stay with
1812.
1813.
1814.
1815.
1816.
1817.
153:
DIS:
153:
606:
DIS:
606:
go out there.
384.
384.
Lieutenant Wallace's at the Sheriff's office.
10-4.
447, 443 is at the Sheriff's office.
All right; that is 433.
10-4.
2.
The motorcycle officer at Parkland. Tell him to
that us until he gets ready to go.
10-4.
153, stay with that bus until he gets ready to go.
10-4.
606.
606.
Do you have any idea where this casket coach is
that
2:13
1818. DIS:
we're supposed to meet?
213, 808 North Harwood. 2:13.
The above information was copied from a transcript prepared by ARCH
KIMBROUGH
and MARY FERRELL in 1970, using tapes provided by JUDY W. BONNER.
I have made the changes indicated in the transcript in this copy.
Comments have
been left out to help the readers understand the tapes as they were
recorded on
that day in Dallas. Officer references are to be found on the last pages.
12/14/1992 Russ Shearer
Please DO NOT REDUCE when copying.
DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT TAPES
OFFICER INFORMATION
These names were copied from a greatly reduced copy
both
channel 1 and channel 2 of the DPD transmissions on
them
are sure to be misspelled. I take no responsibility
time, as I
have not cross-checked them from other information.
(1)
(2)
(3)
of transcriptions of
11/22/1963. Some of
for them at this
These names were:
Called by the dispatcher
Calling the dispatcher, or
Mentioned in transmissions
Russ
#
RANK
OFFICER(S)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2
3
4
5
6
9
10
Chief
Ast. Chief
Dep. Chief
Dep. Chief
Dep. Chief
Dep. Chief
Insp.
Insp.
or
11
15
15, Car 2
16
16, Car 2
18
19
20
21
(and)
22
23
24
26
27
29
30
31
Insp.
Capt.
Capt.
Sgt.
J.
C.
M.
N.
G.
R.
J.
J.
H.
C.
C.
J.
R.
W.
T.
L.
H.
B.
J.
E.
M.
D.
_ _ _ _
Curry
Batchelor
Stevenson
Fisher
Lumpkin
Landry
Sawyer
Johns
Ryman ?
Keclas
Talbert
Souter
Shipley
unknown
Sgt.
Sgt.
Sgt.
Ptm.
R. E.
C. B.
S. N.
D.P.
Dugger
Owens
Burkhart
Tucker
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
C. R.
L L.
B. E.
D. L
G. W.
Graham
Hill
Barnes
Pate
Hammond
J. M.
R. C.
J. E.
Williams
Childon
Chism
unknown
Ptm.
Sgt.
Ptm.
_
32
(and)
Ptm.
N. L
Hackney
35
38
Ptm.
Ptm.
J. T.
J. M.
F.
C. E.
Smith
Lewis
Woodrow ?
Hulse
M.
J.
C.
D.
Jackson
Butcher
Conn
Flusche
or
(and)
39
39
40
40
Car 2
Ptm.
Ptm.
Sgt.
Car 2
41
43
(see 55)
44
45
47
48
49
51
52
53
55
(and)
(see 43)
56
57
58
60
61
(and)
63
65
(see 67)
66
67
(see 65)
68
69
70
71
72
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
J.
F.
W.
F.
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
T. R.
P. R.
Burton
Wilkins
N.
W.
A.
C.
E.
Stanglin
Morris
Duncan
Galbreath
Kelly
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
L.
F.
D.
R.
A.
unknown
unknown
Ptm.
G. L.
Tolbert
P. R.
Wilkins
W. P.
Parker
J. A.
C. W.
Putnam
Temple
R. E.
Vaughn
Ptm.
W. A.
Everett
Ptm.
Ptm.
F. S.
W. A.
Williams
Everett
Det.
Ptm.
Sgt.
G.
A. R.
S. E.
Woods
Brock
Varner
T. L.
Cox
E.
H.
W.
J.
B.
H.
J.
Sabastian
Horn
Smith
Tippit
Arglin
Davis
Angell
Ptm.
unknown
unknown
Sgt.
Ptm.
unknown
unknown
Ptm.
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Sgt.
Ptm.
G.
H.
E.
D.
N.
F.
L.
83
85
87
91
(and)
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
P.
R.
R.
W.
93
95
(and)
Ptm.
Ptm.
J. W.
H. M.
M. N.
Courson
Ashcraft
McDonald
T. R.
Gregory
S.
W.
B.
B.
M.
C.
J.
J.
L.
C.
Norman
Jennings
Bass
Jones (and)
Noll
Goodson
Valentine
Poe (and)
Joz
Carlson
97
99
100
101
102
Ptm.
Sgt.
Ptm.
Ptm.
103
104
105
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
107
108
111
111, Car 2
112
113
115
Benningfield
116
118
120
125
128
130
131
133
136
137
138
139
151
152
153
157
158
159
160
161
162
170
171
174
175
190
L.
W.
C.
D.
Gross
Walker
Nelson
Mentzel
unknown
Ptm.
E.
G.
L.
L.
D.
F.
M.
M.
E.
F.
unknown
Ptm.
J. G.
Pollard
Ptm.
Ptm.
C. L.
G. D.
Osburn
Ptm.
Ptm.
Sgt.
Capt.
R.
R.
C.
P.
J.
B.
B.
N.
Ross
Counts
Richerik
Lawrence
B.
E.
D.
L.
W.
D.
L.
H.
Hargis
Brewer
Jackson
Marshall
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
unknown
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
J. W.
J. H.
J. S.
E.
Courson
Taylor
Davenport
Worford
B. I.
J. N.
R.
Dale
Nilhams
Smart
J. W.
W. E.
S. Q.
Brooks
Ginlaw
Beilah
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
Sgt.
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
Sgt.
210
211
211, Car 2
212
213
220
221
222
223
224
225
231
232, Car 2
233
239
241
Hollingsworth
242
243
250
251
252
253
254
257
258
259
260
(see 289)
261
263
267
269
270
271
272
279
280
283
285
289
(see 260)
290
295
297
300
303
Sgt.
Ptm.
305
(and)
309
(and)
J. M.
R.
Young
Hawkins
L. W.
Spredlin
W.
H.
V.
C.
L.
Russell
Summers
Nolan
Walker
Wilson
unknown
Ptm.
unknown
Sgt.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
R.
W.
R.
T.
D.
unknown
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
A. E.
J. T.
Garrison
Fortsen
unknown
Ptm.
J. P.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Sgt.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm
Ptm.
Ptm.
B.
B.
W.
J.
F.
W.
J.
C.
R.
E.
L.
A.
E.
T.
M.
B.
E.
A.
Thornhill
Apple
Simpson
Jennings
Chance
Huggins
Jones
Witmer
Davenport
unknown
Sgt.
D. V.
Harkness
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
C.
W.
J.
L.
Barnhart
Brasher
Caldwell
Beilharz
M.
C.
N.
E.
unknown
Ptm.
Ptm.
J.
R. F.
Murphy
Cole
Sgt.
Ptm.
Ptm.
Ptm.
W. C.
C.
J. Y.
D. V.
Campbell
Hamilton
Alvis
Harkness
Sgt.
Ptm.
E. B.
W.
Howard
Price
J. W.
R. M.
E. L.
Det.
Fritz
Sims (and)
Boyd
Landle
Det.
Beck (and)
Boyce
Blessing
unknown
unknown
Capt.
Det.
Brown (and)
Dherity
(and)
312
(and)
Ptm.
Det.
W. W.
L D.
Tippit
Montimany
L. C.
Graros
B.
Johnson
P. R.
Peace
J. A.
McDaniel
B. D.
Haffslator
C. C.
Klollele
Wallace
(and)
320
361
365
384
386
388
390
(and)
392
396
397
410
412
433
443
447
452
465
469
474A
492
498
501
505
507
508
509
531
534
540
550
550, Car 2
551
562
581
599
601
602
603
605
606
607
610
unknown
CID
unknown
unknown
Ptm.
CID
CID
CID
CID
CID
CID
CID
Lt.
Lt.
CID
CID
unknown
CID
Spec. Services Bureau
CID
Ptm.
unknown
Capt.
Crime Lab.
Crime Lab.
Crime Lab.
unknown
unknown
unknown
Sgt.
Sgt.
Sgt.
Tow Truck
Woman's Voice
D. A.
Green
G. M.
Doughty
W. E.
Barnes
W. R.
G. L
N. W.
Westbrook
Hill
Jhinger
J. P.
L.
David (and)
Johnson
Cockrell Hill Squad
Ambulance
Ambulance
Ambulance
Ambulance
Ambulance From O'Neal Funeral Home
Ambulance
Ambulance
611
612
628
Ambulance
Ambulance
Ambulance
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- worked 02/17/1990
copied 09/11/1992
reworked 12/14/1992
Russ Shearer
Scanned by Jay Johnson
ASCII file edited by Anthony Marsh 11/04/93