Pedestrian with Knife Threatens Driver on Herrick Avenue Onramp

AI SUMMARY: A pedestrian was attempting to jump from Herrick Bridge at the Herrick Ave Onramp. The California Highway Patrol contacted the Humboldt Sheriff's Office and Eureka Police Department for assistance. The reporting party drove past the male pedestrian, stopped to try to talk him down, but the pedestrian became upset and aggressive, pulling out a large knife and making threats. The reporting party left out of fear, and the pedestrian was last seen heading eastbound on the Herrick Onramp. The pedestrian is a white male adult, 6 feet or taller, wearing a plaid jacket, jean shorts, and an ankle brace.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:09 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

9:43 p.m.

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9:44 p.m.

[1] PED TRYING TO JUMPER FROM HERRICK BRIDGE

9:52 p.m.

[16] 1039 HSO

9:53 p.m.

[19] 1039 EPD

9:55 p.m.

[26] LN 20 ELK RIVER ****

10 p.m.

[35] EIP ON AGAIN AT 2159 HRS

10:06 p.m.

[40] CLARIFICATION TO LINES 1-6 // RP DROVE PASS MALE PED THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OFF BRIDGE, RP STOPPED TO TRY TO TALK THEM DOWN, MALE PED GOT VERY UPSET AND AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS RP, PULLED VERY LARGE KNIFE OUT AND MADE THREATS TO STAB RP, RP GOT SCARED AND GOT BACK INTO VEH AND LEFT, MALE PED WAS LSH EB ON HERRICK O/C, PED IS WMA 6 FEET OR TALLER PLAD JACKET JEAN SHORTS ANKLE BRACE ON

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Pedestrian with Knife Threatens Driver on Herrick Avenue Onramp

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