Pedestrian Drops Axe Across Road, Walks Down Highway 299 for Firewood

AI SUMMARY: A pedestrian was reported jumping in and out of traffic at Highway 299 and Burwood Drive. The California Highway Patrol contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office for assistance in locating the individual. The pedestrian dropped an axe across the road and was unwilling to provide their name, claiming they were simply collecting firewood for their grandmother. The pedestrian was walking westbound on the right-hand side of the road and was not posing an immediate threat to traffic.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:07 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:54 p.m.
[5] JUMPING I/O TRAFFIC
5:58 p.m.
[15] 1039 HSO FOR BACK / WILL CB WHERE THEY ARE FROM
6 p.m.
[16] 1039 16-S5
6:03 p.m.
[20] B16-070 PED DROPPED THE AXE ACROSS THE RD FAR FROM THE AXE W THE PED
6:03 p.m.
[22] 16-70 PED IS UNWILLING TO PROVED NAME WALKING DOWN THE RD TO GET FIREWOOD FOR GRANDMA
6:04 p.m.
[23] C4 PED WALKING WB ON RHS NPOT IN TRAFFIC AND WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC OR ERRATIC ON ARRPOACH

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