1070. DIS: 555/2. 1071. 550/2: 550/2. 1072. DIS: Have you been to the scene? 1073. 550/2: The officer was already gone when I got there. He was driving car number 10. 1074. DIS: 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. I imagine that's where he is. 1097. 75: 75. 1098. DIS: 400 East Jefferson. Report in that vicinity 1099 75: Code 2. 1100. DIS: Yes. 1101. 76: 76. 1102. DIS: 76. 1103. 76: I'm en route over there 1104. DIS: 10-4. 1105. 16: 16'11 'oe out on East Jefferson. 1106 DIS: 10-4, 16. 1107. 77: 77. 1108. DIS: 77 1109. 77: Going back over about 400 East Jefferson? 1110. DIS: Yes. 1111. 93: 93 en route 400 East Jefferson. 1112. DIS: 10-4. 1113 24: 29's out 400 West Jefferson 1114. DIS: 10-4. 1115. 27: 27 (siren) 1116. DIS: 79 1117. 79: Call 79? (siren) 1070 DIS: 555/2. 1071. 550/2: 550/2. 1072. DIS: Have you been to the scene? 1073. 550/2: The officer was already gone when I got there. He was driving car number 10. 1074 DIS: 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. DIS: Yes. 1101. 76: 76. 1102. DIS: 76. 1103. 76: I'm en route over there. 1104. DIS: 10-4. 1105. 16: 16'11 be out on East Jefferson. 1106. DIS: 10-4, 16. 1107. 77: 77. 1108. DIS: 77 1109. 77: Going back over about 400 East Jefferson? 1110. DIS: Yes. 1111. 93: 93 en route 400 East Jefferson. 1112. DIS: 10-4. 1113 24: 29's out 400 West Jefferson. 1114. DIS: 10-4. 1115. 27: 27 (siren) 1116. DIS: 79. 1117. 79: Call 79? (siren) 1118. DIS: Are you en route 300 East Jefferson? 1119. 79: 10-4. 1120. DIS: 10-4. 1121. 95: 95 en route. (siren) 1122 DIS: 10-4, 95. 1123. 93: 93's en route. 1124. DIS: 10-4, 93. 1125. 221: 221's about there. 1126. DIS: 10-4, 221. 1127. 223: 223's there. 1128. DIS: 10-4. 1129. DIS: 19. 1130. 19: 19. 1131. DIS: Do you have the information? 1132. 19: No. What? 1133. DIS: On 2. 1134. 75: 75. 1135 DIS: 75. 1136. 75: NBC News is reporting DOA. 1137 DIS: That's correct. 1138. 75(?): That the officer? 1139. DIS: Yes. 1140. 87(?): 87. 1141. 75: ...on the President? 1142 DIS: No, that's not correct, 19. 1143. : What officer was it? 1144. DIS: J. D. Tippit. 1145. 87: 87. 1146. DIS: 87. 1147. 87: A white station wagon believed to be P(Paul) E(Ellis) 3435, unknown make or model, late model, occupied by two white males, left this fellow'~, station going east on Davis and believed they had a shotgun or rifle laying in the back seat. 1148. DIS: Received, 87. 1149 87: 87 en route down there on Jefferson. 1150. DIS: 87, when you get down there see if you can find that car down there at the scene. 1151. 87: 10-4, Code 2. (beeps) 1152 DIS: 3. 1 153 87: 10-4. 1154 603: 603. (siren) 1155. 603: 603. (siren) 1156. DIS: 603. 1157. 603: 603, Code 5, Baylor / 605 Baylor to - ah. 1:32 1158. DIS: 10-4, 603. 1:32. 1158a. DIS: 19 1159. DIS: 1. 1159a 111: 111. 1160. DIS: 111. 1161. 111: They say he's running west in the alley between Jefferson and Tenth. 1161a. (other voices) 1162. DIS: 85. 1163 85: 85. 1164. DIS: West in the alley between Jefferson and Tenth. (Tape splice) 1165 85: 10-4. 1166. 87: 87, 10-4. 1167. 75: 75 received. 1168. 599: 599 in service. 1169. DIS: 599 clear. 1:32. 1170. 605: 605, Code 5, VA. 1171. DIS. Escort going north on Hines: Cut your sirens. 1:33 1172. DIS: 10-4, 605. 1:33. 1173. 606: 606, Code 6. (siren) 1174. DIS: 10-4, 603. 1:33. 1175. : ...clothing description on that suspect? (siren) 1176. DIS: White male, thirty, height five foot eight, very slender build, black hair, a white jacket, white shirt and dark slacks. 1:33. 1177. 19: 19. 1178. DIS: 19. 1179 19. Do you know what kind of call he was on? 1180. DIS: What kind of what? 1181. 19: Was he on a call or anything? 1182. DIS: No. 1183. 19: 10-4. 1184 DIS: Do you have any information for us, 19? 1185. 19: None. We're shaking down these old houses out down here in the 400 block of East Jefferson right now. 1186. 95: 95. 1187. DIS: Go ahead. 1188. 95: Send squad over here to Tenth and Crawford to check out this church basement. 1189. DIS: Need a squad at Tenth and Crawford. (noises) 1190. 66: 66 en route. 1191. DIS: 10-4. 1192 66(?): Crawford north of Jefferson? 1193. DIS: Tenth and Jefferson. 1194. 32: 32. 1195. DIS: 32. 1196 32: We're out here at Mockingbird and Cedar Springs and the traffic is all right now. They don't need us anymore. Should we stay out here or what? 1:34 1197. DIS: Return to service. 1:34. 1198 DIS: 87 1199. 87: 87. 1200 DIS: P(Paul) E(Ellis) 3435, C E Storey, 5317 Goodman, 1961 Falcon (four door?). 1201. 87: He wasn't sure of the license number. 1202. DIS: 10-4. 1203 16: 16. 1204. DIS: 16 / 69. 1205. 16: Prefix and color on that car again. 1206. 223: 223. 1207. DIS: Go ahead, 223. 1208. 223: (tires squealing, noises) 223, he in the library at Jefferson - east 500 block Marsalis and Jefferson. 1209 223: 223. 1210. DIS: What's the location, 223? 1211. 223: Marsalis and Jefferson. In the library. I'm going around the back. Get somebody in front. Get them in fast. 1212. DIS: Any unit near Marsalis and Jefferson at the library. 1213 85: 85 en route. 1214. DIS: 10-4, 85. 1215. 6(?): 6(?). 1216. DIS: Go ahead. 1217. 6(?): ...en route. 1218. DIS: 10-4. 1219. 29: 29. 1220. DIS: 29. 1221. 29: Clear over here in the downtown area. Any place you can use me? 1222. DIS: Jefferson and Marsalis, 29. 1223. 29: En route. 1224 22: 22. 1225 DIS: 22. 1226. 22: They've got him holed up, it looks like, in this building over here at the corner. 1227. 22(?): ...where you be? 1228. 85: 85, library. 1229. DIS: 10-4. 1230. 211: 211 out that location. 1231. DIS: 10-4. 1232 19: 19. 1233 DIS: 19. 1234. 19: We're all at the library. 1235. DIS: 10-4. 223 is supposed to be there. 1236. 19: We're in front of the building now. 1237. : Where is it? 1238. DIS: Marsalis and lefferson. 1239. : What and Jefferson? 1240. DIS: Marsalis. 1241. : 10-4. 1242 221: 221. 1243. DIS: 221. 1244. 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 his right hand. 1245. DIS: 10-4. For your information, 221, they have the suspect cornered in the library at Marsalis and Jefferson. 1246. 221: 10-4 This man can positively identify him if they need him. 1247. DIS: 10-4. They do have the suspect under arrest now. 1248. : 221, hang on to your witness. 1249. DIS: Hold on to him. 1250. 19: 19 1251. DIS: 19. 1252. 19: It was the wrong man. 1253. DIS: 10-4. 1254. DIS: Disregard all the information on the suspect arrested. It was the wrong man. 1255. DIS: 221. 1256. 221: Yes. 1257. DIS: Standby. 1257a. DIS: 19. 1258 1259. DIS: 19 1260. 19: 19. (siren) 1261. DIS: 221 has an eye witness to the shooting. You want him to hold on to him? 1262. 19: What did you say? / Where is he? 1263. DIS Do you want him to keep the eye witness at the scene? 1264. 19: Yes. 1264a. DIS: 10-4. 1265. 221: I'm in front of 404 West - East - Tenth right now. 1266. DIS: He's in front of 404 East Tenth, 19. 1267. 221: I've got two witnesses; one that talked with the officer anone that observed the man 1268. 66: 66. 1269. DIS: 242, location? 1270 242: 242 at R. L. Thornton and Marsalis. 1271. DIS: 243. 1272. 550: 550. 1273. DIS: 550. 1274. 550: What officer have you got commanding this area over here where this officer was shot? 1275 DIS: 19. 1276. 550: Repeat. 1277. DIS: 19. 1278. 19: 19. 1279. 550: 19, where's your location? 1280. 19: I'm at Marsalis and Jefferson right now. 1281. 550: There's nothing to this Marsalis here. Let's get back up to the place where. . 1282. 223: 223. 1283. 550: ...and work to North Jefferson. We've got a witness that seen him go north 1284. 223: 223. 1285. 550: ...after..shed his jacket. And check from that area towards Tyler. 1286. DIS: 223. 1287 223: That was just a boy running to tell them what happened. He works there. 1288. DIS: 243, location? 1289. 241: 241 at 1000 North Central. 1290. DIS: 10-4. Report to the third floor of the Sheraton. Contact officer there for an escort to Parkland. 1291. 87: 87. 1292. 49: 49. 1293. DIS: 49. 1294. 49: I'm back in the car. Where do you want me? 1295. DIS: Remain in the downtown area. 1296. 49: 10-4. 1297. DIS: 241 You recieve, 241. 1298. 87: 87. 1299. 241: 10-4. Whereabouts on the third floor? 1300 550/2: 550/2. 1301. DIS: Go ahead, car 2. 1302 550/2 The shells at the scene indicate that the suspect is armed ~vith an automatic .38, rather than a pistol. 1303. DIS: 10-4. 1304. 492: 492. 1305. DIS: 19. 1306. 19: 19. 1307. DIS: Are you en route to 404 East Tenth where 221 has the eye witness? 1308. 19: Yes. 1309. DIS: 10-4. 1310. 492: 492. 1311. DIS: 492. 1312 492: We've been instructed to report to the Oak Cliff scene. What is the location and what Code? 1313. DIS: 300 East Jefferson. 1314 492: Code? 1315. DIS: Code 2. 1316. 492: 10-4. 1317. 15: 15. 1318. DIS: 15. 1319. DIS: What's your location? 1320. 19: 19. 1321. DIS: 19. 1322. 19: Is 80 in service? 1323. DIS: 80. 1324. 19: I think that he was sent down to Elm and Central. We need somebody to notify that officer's wife. 1325 DIS: 80. 1326. DIS: 241(?). 1327. DIS: 241. 1328. 210: 210. 1329. DIS: 210 1330. 210: I'm at Hines and Wolf. Does 19 want me out in Oak Cliff? 1331. DIS: 19. 1332. 210: I'll head that way. 1333. DIS: 10-4. 1334. 19: 19. 1335. DIS: 19, do you want..Can you use 210 over there? 1336. 222: 222 clear. 1337. DIS: 241. 1338. 410: 410. 1339. DIS: 410. 1340. 410: 410 en route from Trade Mart with three detectives to the City Hall, unless otherwise directed. 1:43 1341. DIS: 10-4, 410. 1:43 1342. DIS: 241. 1343. DIS: 87. 1344. 87: 87. 1345. DIS: 87, was that a Pontiac or Falcon? 1346. 87: He didn't say what kind of car it'd be. It was a white car with a luggage rack on the top. He wasn't sure of the model; it was a big car though. 1347. DIS: 10-4 1348. 392: 392. 1349. DIS: 392. 1351). 392: 392 and 362 in service from Fed-Mart; from the 1:44 1351. DIS: 10-4. 1:44. 1352. 392: ...available for assignment. 1353. DIS: 10-4. (Tape splice) 1354. 87: 87. What was the last location anvbody had on that suspect out here in Oak Cliff? 1355. DIS: Running north on Patton. 1356 222: 222 clear. 1357. DIS: 222 clear. 1358. 232/2: 232/2. 1359 DIS: Car 2. 1360. 232/2: I just run an emergency escort out here to Love Field. I'm clear now. 1361. DIS: 10-4. 1362 252: 252. 1363. DIS: 252. 1364. 252: Would you check though Austin on H(Henry) S(Sam) 1877 and get registration on it, please? The car is parked out here at this shooting which took place regarding the President. 1365. 65: 65 clear. 1366. 252: 252. 1367. DIS: 19. 1368. 252: 252. 1368a. DIS: 19. 1369. DIS: 252. 1370. 252: Did you receive the license number? 1371. DIS: No, give it to us again. 1372. 252: H(Henry) S(Sam) 1877, Texas 1963. 1373. DIS: 10-4. 1374. 79: 79. 1375. DIS: 79. 1376. 79: I'm here at 19's location. Any message for him? 1377. DIS: 10-4. We have information that a suspect just went in the Texas Theater on West Jefferson. 1378. 79: 10-4. 1379. DIS: Supposed to be hiding in the balcony 1380. 79: 10-4. 1381. 85: 85 out that way. 1382. DIS: 10-4. 1383. 65: 65 clear. 1:46 1384. DIS: 65 clear. 1:46. 1385. 111: 111 en route. 1385a. DIS: 10-4, 111. 1386. 1387. 1388. 76: 76, Code 5. 1389. DIS: 10-4. 1390. 9: 9. 1391. DIS: 9. 1392. 9: 9. We have a man we would like to have you pass this up 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. He has a police record and he left. 1393. 492: 492, out Texas Theater. 1394. DIS: 10-4, 9. 1395. 550/2: 550/2. 1396. DIS: 550/2. 1397. 550/2. Do you have any additional information on this Oak Cliff suspect? 1398. 492: 492, out Texas Theater. 1399. DIS: 10-4. 1399a. DIS: They think he is at Texas Theater, 550/2. 1400 508: 508. 1400a. : ...meet(?) 1401. DIS: 85 at Texas Theater, 550/2. 1402 550/2: 10-4. 1403 DIS: In the balcony. 1404. DIS: 241. 1405. 241: Go ahead. 1406. DIS: Did you make that pickup at the Sheraton? 1407. 241: No, I couldn't find him. He's not on the front; he's not on the side; and he's not on the third floor. 1407a. DIS: ...work right there(?). 1408. 108: 108. 1409. DIS: 108. 1410. 108: I brought him on out here myself. I'm at Parkland. Going back to the communications center. 1411. DIS: 10-4. 241, you're clear. 1412. 508: 508. 1413 DIS: 508. 1414. 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 Elm. 1415. DIS: An additional metallic---what was that? 1416. 508: Metallic kit. 1417 DIS: 10-4. 1418. DIS: ...en route to Texas Theater. Have someone cover off the rear of the theater at the fire escape. 1419. 211: 211 1420. 99: 99. 1421 DIS: 211. 1422. 211: 211, there's about five squads back here with me now. 1:48 1422a DIS: 10-4. 1:48 1423. DIS: 48(?). For your information 757 Parkhurst. 1:48. 1424. 48(?): 757 Parkhurst? 1425. DIS: Yes. 1426. 99: 99. 1427 DIS: 99. 1428. 99: I'm in my car. Where do you want me to go? 1429. 26: 26. 1430. DIS: Standby, 99. 1431. DIS: 15. 1432. 15: 15. 1433. DIS: Do you want 99? 1434. 15: No. Send him to the Texas Theater, if they don't need him down at the book bindery. 1435. DIS: Texas Theater on West Jefferson, 99. 1436. 29: 29. 1437. DIS: 29. 1438 29: About two blocks away. 1439. DIS: 10-4. Handle assignment. 1439a. DIS: 99, report to the book depository at Elm and Houston. 1440. 99: 10-4. 1441. 397: 397. 1442. 19: 19. 1443. DIS: 19. 1444. 19: 15 and some squads are going to the Texas Theater I remain here at the scene. 1445. DIS: 10-4. 1446. DIS: 41. 1447. 610: 610, Code 5. (siren) 1448. DIS: 10-4, 610. 1448a. DIS: 41. 1449. 41: 41. 1:50 1450. DIS: 41, meet 610, 2412 Elm. 1:50. 1451. 41: 2410 Elm. 1452. DIS: 2412. 1453. 41: 10-4. 1454. 397: 397. 1455. DIS: 397. 1456. 397: 397 and 375 is on the air and available for call. 1457. DIS: 10-4. 1: 50 1458: 19: 19. 1459. DIS: 19. 1460. 19: Did you get anybody to go to the officer's house? 1462. DIS: 19, were going to have 210 to contact you there and you give him the information. He said he'd handle it 1463. 19: 10-4. 1464. 26: 26. 1465: DIS: 26. 1466. 26: Will remain out to Homicide Bureau with a witness on the officer's shooting. 1467. DIS: 10-4. 1468. 610: 610 out. (siren) 1469. DIS: 10-4, 610. (noises) 1470. 41: 1471. DIS: 68 1472. 68: 68. 1473. DIS: Are you still downtown? 1474. 68: I'm at Central and Loop 12. 1475. DIS: You're working 41 now? 1476. DIS: 68. 1477. 68: 68. 1:51 1478. DIS: 68, meet officers regarding a demented person in Republic Bank lobby, 300 North Ervay. 1:51. 1479. 68: 10-4. 1480. 49: 49. 1481. DIS: 49. 1482. 49: I'm available. 1483. DIS: 10-4. You downtown? 1484. 49: 10-4. 1485. 257: 257. 1486. DIS: 257. 1487. 257: I'm clear at Wadley. Had to bring one of the employees back. 1:52 1488. DIS: 10-4. 1:52. 1489. 57: 57. 1490. DIS: 57- 1491. 57: . . .telephone. 1492. DIS: 10-4. 1493 550/2: 550/2. 1494. DIS: 550/2. 1495. 550/2: Suspect on the shooting the police officer is apprehended and en route to the station. 1496. DIS: 10-4. At Texas Theater? 1497. 550/2: Caught him on the lower floor of the Texas Theater after a fight. 1498. DIS: 10-4. 1499 32: 32. 1500. 3: 3. 1501. DIS: 3. 1502. 3: 2 and 3 are on the air. We're en route to Parkland Hospital now. Will be en route back to the station in a few minutes. What do you have working the Texas Theater? 1503. DIS: We had a shooting of a police officer which was DOA at Methodist. The suspect has been apprehended at Texas Theater and en route to the station. 1504 3: 10-4. Thank you. 1505. 91: 91 clear. 1:53 1506. DIS: 91. 1:53. 1507 242: 242. 1508. DIS: 242. 1509. 242: Suspect was arrested? 1510. DIS: Yes. 1511 305: 305 1512. DIS: 305. 1513. 305: Tell that squad to stand by there for me with that man. 1513a. DIS: (???) 1514. 550/2: 550/2. 1515. DIS: 550/2. 1516. 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 the station. It's got the keys in it. 1517. DIS: lQ-4. 1518. DIS: 91. 1519. 91: 91. 1520. DIS: Report back to the Texas Theater. Get 223's car and lock it up. 1521. 91: 10-4. 1521a. 550/2: We're bringing the prisoner straight to the City Hall. 1522. : ...20. 1523. 221: 221. 509 said he'd be out, 400 East Tenth, for a few inutes. 1524. DIS: 10-4, 221. 1524a. DIS: 22. 1525. 210: Where did you say you had him? Or somebody had him? 1526. DIS: Suspect has been arrested in Texas Theater. 1527. : Where is he? Who's got him? 1528. DIS: 550/2 and 223. 1529. 550/2: 550/2 1530. DIS: Go ahead. 1531. 550/2: Special Service unit is with us also. We're in his car, 492. 1532. DIS: 10-4. 1533. 211/2: 211/2. 1534. DIS: 211/2. 1535. 211/2: Put me out to Parkland for my remainder of my tour. 1536. DIS: 10-4. 1537. 15: 15 to 550/2. 1538. 305: 305 to 550/2. 1539. 15: What's your location? 1540. 305(?): Go ahead, 550/2 1541. 15: 15 to 550/2, your location? 1542. 550/2: Zangs and Colorado. 1543. 15: Do you have the suspect arrested in the Texas Theater? 1544. 550/2: Yes, sir. Him and his gun. 1545. 15: 10-4. 1545a. 610: 610. 1:55 1546 DIS: 10-4, 610. 1:55. 1547. 41: 41 clear. 1548. DIS: 41 clear. 1:55. 1549. 91: 91. 1550. DIS: 91. 1551. 91: What do you want me to do with the keys after I lock that car up? 1552. DIS: Just keep them until you can contact 223. 1553. 91: 10-4. 1553a. 211: 211. 1554. DIS: 211. 1555. 211: Captain Westbrook wants photographer up there at the Texas Theater? 1556. DIS: 509 is supposed to be there. 1556a. 211: Message recieved. 1557. 221: No, 509 is 400 block East Tenth. He's out down there, he said. 1558. DIS: 10-4. 1559. 221: Oh, he's got his speaker on. I've already left there. I guess he'll come on up. 1560. DIS: Go back to...and contact him. 1561. 49: 49 1562. DIS: Report to City Hall Identification Bureau. Pick up some equipment to take down to the scene of the earlier shooting on Houston. 1563. 49: 10-4. 1564. 447: 447 1565. DIS: 447. 1566. 447: Can I reach..Lieutenant Wallace on the air? 1567. DIS: Standby. 1568. : Lieutenant Wallace is at the County Jail. (Tape splice) 1569. 57: 57 clear. 1:56 1570. DIS: 57 clear. 1:56 1571. DIS: 32. 1572. 32: 32. 1:57 1573. DIS: On Shorecrest at the end of the north side runway. Report to that location. 1:57. 1574. 32: 10-4. 1575. DIS: 32. 1576. 32: 32. 1577. DIS: Keep everyone moved out of that area when you arrive. 1578. 32: 10-4. 1579. 61: 61. 1580. DIS: 61. 1581. 61: We have information from the agent out here at the T&P. 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 the car. 1582. DIS: Is the train stopped there now? 1583. 61: 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 inside. 1584. DIS: Any unit, Elm and Houston. 1585. 392: 392. 1586. DIS: 392, did you receive that information? 1587. 392: 10-4. En route. 1588. DIS: 10-4. 1589. 241: 241 will be en route. 1590. 361: 361 en route. 1591. 498: 498 is going back out there. 1:59 1592 DIS: 498 out. 1:59. 1593. 224: 224 en route. 1594. 375(?): 375(?) en route. 1595. 505: 505 1596. DIS: 505. 1597. 505: Do you need a photographer at the theater? 1598. DIS: Repeat. 1599. 505: Do you need a photographer at the theater? 1600. DIS: Yes, at the Texas Theater. 1601. 505(?): We're at Tenth and Patton now. Be through here in just a few minutes. Be around there. 1602. DIS: 10-4, 505. 1:59. 1602a. DIS: 433. 1603. 211: 211, received. We're standing by. 1604. 26: 26. 1605. DIS: 26. 1606. 26: See if you can raise somebody over there at Tippit's car. 1607. 221: 221 just left there. What do you want to. . 1608. 26: Go back there and get this witness's shoes. She left them on the hood of the car, and we'll be in the Homicide Bureau 1609. 221: Captain Doughty's got them. 1610. 26: 10-4. 1611. 16: 16. 1612. DIS: 16. 1613. 16: Clear on East Jefferson. Will be headed for East Dallas unless you need me somewhere else. 2:00 1614. DIS: 10-4. 2:00 p.m. KKB 364. (noises) 1615. DIS: 26. 1616. 26: Go ahead. 1617. DIS: Is that your mike button sticking? 1618. 26: Not mine. 1619. DIS: 433. 1620. 91: 91. 1621. 612: 612, Code 5. 1622. DIS: 91. 1623. 91: Which one of these APB cars is 223? 1624. DIS: This one around at the back door. 1625. 91: Well, there are two of them around back here, one of them running and the other with the keys in it. 1626. 550/2?): Number 81. 1627. DIS: Number 81. 1628. DIS: 211. 1629. : 75. 1630. 91: 10-4. 1631. 66: 66. 1632 DIS: 66. 1633. 66: See if you can contact 79 to have him return up here to 400 East Jefferson? 1634. DIS: 79. 1635. DIS: 85, Signal 7, 2400 East Ledbetter. 2:00 p.m. 1636 85(?): 10-4. 1637. DIS: 22. 1638 22: In case..comes up, regarding officer Tippit's pistol; I gave it to Sergeant Owens. 1639. DIS: 10-4. 1640. 581: Check 581 out at Parkland. 1641. 95: 95- 1642 DIS: 95 1643. 95. I'm en route downtown to make a statement. 1644. DIS: 10-4. 1645. 305: 305. 1646. DIS: 305. 1647. 305: See if you can ascertain what squad has the lady witness to this shooting in Oak Cliff? 1648. 26: 26 does. 1649. 305: Where are you? 1650. 26: I'm at the City Hall, fL~cing to go in the basement. 1651. 305: 10-4. I'll meet you there. 1652. DIS: 300 1653. 48: 48. 1654. DIS: 48. 1655. 48: Need one White ambulance, Code 3 to 757 Parkhurst for an emergency. 2:02 1656 DIS: One White, Code 3. 2:02. 1657 DIS: 222 1658. 222: Go anead. 1659. DIS: Can you use your car now? 1660. 222: 10-4. 1661. DIS: 10-4. 1661a. DIS: 85, increase to Code 3. 1661b. DIS: 222 meet 85 on a Signal 7, 2312 Ledbetter Drive at Veterans' Drive. 2:02. 1662. 222(?): Jefferson and Crawford. 1663 29: 29. 1664. DIS: 29. 1665. 29: Clear from Texas Theater. Do you want me to report downtown now? 1666. DIS: Yes, 29. 1667. 612: 612, Code 6. 1667a DIS: 10-4. 1668. DIS: 19. 1669. 19: 19. 1670. DIS: Are you en route to Methodist now? 1671. 19: Yes. 1672. 612: 612, Code 6. 1673 DIS: 10-4, 612. 2:02. 1674 222(?): Is 85 out in that area? 1675 : ..had it. 1676. DIS: 27. 1677. 27(?): I'm clear. Want me to remain down here in East Dallas? 2:03 1678. DIS: Yes. 2:03. 1679 : Is 242 or 85 closer than Jefferson and Marsalis? 1680. DIS: 85 is running Code 3. 1681. : 10-4. 1682. 85: That's 85? 1683. DIS: Yes, 85. Code 3. 1684. DIS: Be Veterans' Drive and Ledbetter, 85. 1685. 91: 91 1 locked up one car but the other still's running back there. 1686. 211: 211. 1687. DIS: 211. 1688 211: That's mine. We're getting in it now. We're going to head for City Hall. The've got my handcuffs. 1689 DIS: 10-4 1690. : Are they checking that train? 1691. DIS: Yes. Yes, he's got it. 1692. 474A: 474A. 1693. DIS: 474A. 1694. 474A: We need one wrecker on the parking lot just west of Cobb Stadium for (a) suspect's car 1695. DIS: 10-4, 474A. 1696 611: 611. 2:04 1697. DIS: 19-4, 611. 2:04 1697a. 77: 77 clear 1697b. DIS: 77 clear. 1698. DIS: 29. 1699. 29: Go ahead. 1700. DIS: Report tp Parkland, the entrance to Parkland, Code 2. 1701. 29: Parkland, Code 2. 1702. DIS: 99. 1703. 99: 99. 1704. DIS: Go to Parkland area, the entrance area, Code 2. 1705. 99: 10-4. 1706. 509: 509 1707. DIS: 509. 1708. 509: I'm clear here from Patton and Tenth. I'm Code 5 to Texas Theater. 1709. DIS: 505 went to the Texas Theater, 509. Clear. 2:04. 1710. 509: 10-4. 1711. 35: 35. 1712. DIS: 35. 1713. 35: Anyone..to Parkland? 1714. DIS: No, not at this time. 1715. 75: 75. 1716 DIS: 75. 1717. 75: I'm still in front of the theater if anybody wants anybody over there. 1718. DIS: 10-4. 1719. 607: 607. 2:05 1720. DIS: ...call office. 10-4, 607 2:05. 1721. 447(?): Hit 433 a~ain. 1722. DIS: 433 1723. DIS: 433 1724. DIS: 242 and 65, Signal 7, Buckner and Hume 2:05 1725. : 10-4 1726. 242: 242's en route. 1727. DIS: Don't have his location, 447. 1728. 447: 10-4 1729. DIS: 10-4, 65(?) 1730. 465: 465. 1731. DIS: 465. 1732. 465: 465. 1733. DIS: We're calling 65. 1734. 607: 607. 1735. DIS: 607. 1736. 607. Is our location County jail or City jail? 1737. DIS: County jail, fifth floor. 1738. 607: 10-4. 1739 49: 49. 1740. DIS: 49. (splice) (17 secs. ommited) 1741. 49: I'm Code 5, Elm and Houston from City Hall 1742. DIS: 10-4 1743. 66: 66. 1744. DIS: 66. 1745. 66: See if you can raise 79 again. We've got his shotgun. 1746. DIS: 79. 1747. DIS: 65. 1748. 65: 65. 1749. DIS: Are you en route Buckner and Hume? 1750. 65: No. 1751. DIS: You'll meet 252 there. 1752. 65: En route. 1753. 447: 447. 1754. DIS: 447. 1755. 447: See if 3's back on the air? 1756. DIS: 3. 1757. 612: 612 and an out-of-town ambulance is Code 3, Parkland. 2:08 1758. DIS: 10-4, 612. 2:08. 1759. DIS: 3. 1760. 32: 32. 1761 . 606: 606. 1762. DIS: 606. 1763. 606: (garbled) Were instructed here at Parkland to clear through you to get us cleared through Love Field area here. We have the truck for the casket. 1764. : All right. 1765. 2: 2. 1766. DIS: 2. 1767. 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: Escort. 1769 153: This is 153. I'm the last motorcycle. What did you want? 1770 DIS: 2 wants you to drop back and pick up the bus. 1771. 153: 10-4. 1772. 153: Has that bus left yet or is it still at Parkland? 1773. DIS: 2. 1774. 2: It's still at Parkland. Go back and get it. 1775 153: 10-4. 1776. 607: 607. 2:10 1777. DIS: 10-4, 607. 2:10. 1778. 305: 305. 1779. 305: Check with my office and see if he needs me in there, - if they need me in there, or want me to go back to Elm and Houston. 1780. DIS: 10-4, 305. 1781. 447: 447. 1782. DIS: 447. 1783. 447: See if any squad on the air knows whereabouts of Lieutenant Wallace, if they took him from the Trade Mart building 1784 DIS: 433. 1785. 105: 105. 1786. DIS: 105. 1787. 105: We're clear from out here, en route back down to our district 1788 DIS: 10-4. 1788a. DIS: 447. 1789. 447: All right. 1790. DIS: Repeat your transmission. 1791. 447: I would like to contact any squad that took Lieutenant Wallace from the Trade Mart building. 1792. DIS: 305. 1793. 305: 305. 1794. DIS: 305, return to your office. 1794a. DIS: Any squad knowing 443's whereabouts, acknowledge. 1795. : Who is 443? 1796. DIS: Lieutenant Wallace. 1797. 75(?): He's out at the theater. 1798. 153: 153. 1799. DIS: 153. 1800. 153: Is 2 on the air? 1801. DIS: 2. 1802. 2: 2. 1803. 153: This bus is empty here at Parkland, behind the emer - at the emergency entrance. He said he didn't have no one to go out there. 1804. 384(?): 384. 1805. DIS: 384. 1806 384: Lieutenant Wallace's at the Sheriff's office. 1807. DIS: 10-4. 1807a. DIS: 447, 443 is at the Sheriff's office. 1808. 447: All right; that is 433. 1809. DIS: 10-4. 1810. DIS: 2. 1811. 2: The motorcycle officer at Parkland. Tell him to stay with that us until he gets ready to go. 1812. 153: 10-4. 1813. DIS: 153, stay with that bus until he gets ready to go. 1814. 153: 10-4. 1815. 606: 606. 1816. DIS: 606. 1817. 606: Do you have any idea where this casket coach is that we're supposed to meet? 2:13 1818. DIS: 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 of transcriptions of both channel 1 and channel 2 of the DPD transmissions on 11/22/1963. Some of thern are sure to be misspelled. I take no responsibility for them at this time, as I have not cross-checked them from other information. These names were: (1) Called by the dispatcher (2) Calling the dispatcher, or (3) Mentioned in transmissions Russ # RANK OFFICER(S) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Chief J. Curry 2 Ast. Chief C. Batchelor 3 Dep. Chief M. W. Stevenson 4 Dep. Chief N. T. Fisher 5 Dep. Chief G. L...... Lumpkin 6 Dep. Chief R. Landry 9 Insp. J. H. Sawyer 10 Insp. J. B. Johns or H. J. Ryman ? 11 Insp. C. Keclas 15 Capt. C. E. Talbert 15, Car 2 Capt. J. M. Souter 16 Sgt. R. D. Shipley 16, Car 2 unknown 18 Sgt. R. E. Dugger 19 Sgt. C. B. Owens 20 Sgt. S. N. Burkhart 21 Ptm. D.P. Tucker (and) C. R. Graham 22 Ptm. L L. Hill 23 Ptm. B. E. Barnes 24 Ptm. D. L Pate 26 Ptm. G. W. Hammond 27 unknown 29 Ptrn. J. M. Williams 30 Sgt. R. C. Childon 31 Ptm. J. E. Chism 32 Ptm. N. L Hackney (and) J. T. Smith 35 Ptrn. J. M. Lewis 38 Ptm. F. Woodrow ? or C. E. Hulse (and) M. J. Jackson 39 Ptm. J. F. Butcher 39 Car 2 Ptm. C. W. Conn 40 Sgt. D. F. Flusche 40 Car 2 unknown 41 Ptrn. T. R. Burton 43 Ptrn. P. R. Wilkins (see 55) 44 unknown 45 Ptrn. N. L. Stanglin 47 Ptrn. W. F. Morris 48 Ptrn. A. D. Duncan 49 Ptrn. C. R. Galbreath 51 Ptrn. E. A. Kelly 52 unknown 53 unknown 55 Ptrn. G. L. Tolbert (and) P. R. Wilkins (see 43) 56 Ptm. W. P. Parker 57 unknown 58 unknown 60 Sgt. J. A. Putnam 61 Ptm. C. W. Temple (and) R. E. Vaughn 63 unknown 65 Ptm. W. A. Everett (see 67) 66 Ptm. F. S. Williams 67 Ptm. W. A. Everett (see 65) 68 Det. G. Woods 69 Ptm. A. R. Brock 70 Sgt. S. E. Varner 71 unknown 72 Ptm. T. L. Cox 74 unknown 75 Ptm. E. G. Sabastian 76 Ptm. H. H. Horn 77 Ptm. W. E. Smith 78 Ptm. J. D. Tippit 79 Ptm. B. N. Arglin 80 Sgt. H. F. Davis 81 Ptm. J. L. Angell 83 Ptm. P. L. Gross 85 Ptm. R. W. Walker 87 Ptm. R. C. Nelson 91 Ptm. W. D. Menkel (and) J. W. Courson 93 Ptm. H. M. Ashcraft 95 Ptm. M. N. McDonald (and) T. R. Gregory 97 unknown 99 Ptm. S. E. Norman 100 Sgt. W. G. Jennings 101 Ptm. B. L. Bass 102 Ptm. B. L. Jones (and) M. D. Noll 103 Ptm. C. F. Goodson 104 Ptm. J. M. Valentine 105 Ptm. J. M. Poe (and) 107 Ptm. 108 L. E. Joz 111 Ptrn. C. F. Carlson J. G. Pollard 111, Car 2 unknown known 112 unknown 113 Ptm. C. L. Osburn 115 Ptm. G. D. Benningfield 116 Ptrn. R. J. Ross 118 Ptrn. R. B. Counts 120 Sgt. C. B. Richerik 125 Capt. P. N. Lawrence 128 unknown 130 unknown 131 unknown 133 unknown 136 Ptm. B. W. Hargis 137 Ptm. E. D. Brewer 138 Ptm. D. L. Jackson 139 Ptm. L. H. Marshall 151 unknown 152 unknown 153 Ptm. J. W. Courson 157 Ptm. J. H. Taylor 158 Ptm. J. S. Davenport 159 Ptm. E. Worford 160 unknown 161 Ptm. 8. I. Dale 162 Ptm. J. N. Nilhams 170 Sgt. R. Smart 171 unknown 174 Ptm. J. W. Brooks 175 Ptm. W. E. Ginlaw 190 Sgt. S. Q. Beilah 210 Sgt. J. M. Young 211 Ptm. R. Hawkins 211, Car 2 unknown 212 Ptm. L. W. Spredlin 213 unknown 220 Sgt. W. R. Russell 221 Ptm. H. W. Summers 222 Ptm. V. R. Nolan 223 Ptm. C. T. Walker 224 Ptm. L D. Wilson 225 unknown 231 unknown 232, Car 2 Ptm. A. E. Garrison 233 Ptm. J. T. Fortsen 239 unknown 241 Ptm. J. P. Hollingsworth 242 Ptm. B. E. Thornhill 243 Ptm. B. L. Apple 250 Sgt. W. A. Simpson 251 Ptm. J. E. Jennings 252 Ptm. F. T. Chance 253 Ptm. W. M. Huggins 254 Ptrn J. B. Jones 257 Ptrn. C. E. Witrner 258 Ptrn. R. A. Davenport 259 unknown 260 Sgt. D. V. Harkness (see 289) 261 Ptrn. C. M. Barnhart 263 Ptrn. W. C. Brasher 267 Ptrn. J. N. Caldwell 269 Ptrn. L. E. Beilharz 270 unknown 271 Ptrn. J. Murphy 272 Ptrn. R. F. Cole 279 unknown 280 Sgt. W. C. Campbell 283 Ptm. C. Hamilton 285 Ptm. J. Y. Alvis 289 Ptm. D. V. Harkness (see 260) 290 Sgt. E. B. Howard 295 Ptm. W. Price 297 unknown 300 Capt. J. W. Fritz 303 Det. R. M. Sims (and) E. L. Boyd 305 Det. Landle (and) Beck (and) Boyce 309 Det Blessing (and) Brown (and) Dherity (and) Ptm. W. W. Tippit 312 Det. L D. Montimany (and) L. C. Graros (and) B. Jolutson 320 unknown 361 CID 365 unknown 384 unknown 386 Ptm. P. R. Peace 388 CID 390 CID J. A. McDaniel (and) B. D. Haffslator 392 CID 396 CID 397 CID 410 CID 412 CID 433 U. C. C. Klollele 443 Lt. Wallace 447 CID 452 CID Woman's Voice 465 unknown 469 CID 474A Spec. Services Bureav 492 CID 498 Ptrn. D. ~. Green 501 unknown 505 Capt. G. M. Doughty 507 Crime Lab. 508 Crime Lab. W. E. Barnes 509 Crime Lab. 531 unknown 534 unknown 540 unknown 550 Sgt. W. R. Westbrook 550, Car 2 Sgt. G. L Hill 551 Sgt. N. W. Jhinger 562 Tow Truck 581 J. P. David (and) L. Johnson 599 Cockrell Hill Squad 601 Ambulance 602 Ambulance 603 Ambulance 605 Ambulance 606 Ambulance From O'Neal Funeral Home 607 Ambulance 610 Ambulance 611 Ambulance 612 Ambulance 628 Ambulance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- worked 02/17/1990 copied 09/11/1992 reworked 12/14/1992 Russ Shearer