The JFK Assassination Dallas Police Tapes

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The JFK Assassination Dallas Police Tapes
History in Real Time

This is history as it happened.
In the wake of the assassination, all hell broke loose on the two radio channels used by the Dallas Police
Department. Although complicated by a technical glitch that took out Channel One (see below), the
Dallas cops swung into action to clear the president's path to Parkland hospital, to find the killer or killers,
to run down a variety of false leads and nuisances, and finally to capture the killer of one of their own.
What follows is the transcript of the Dallas police transmissions on both channels from 12:25 p.m,
November 22nd, 1963, until the capture of Lee Oswald in the Texas Theater about 1:45 pm. Selected
portions of the transmissions are available for listening in Real Media format. To hear these audio clips,
you will need to have the Real Player downloaded and installed. Tramsmissions available as
downloadable audio are highlighted in light orange. You can listen to them by clicking on the icon at the
bottom of a particular segment.
The basis for these audio clips is an especially high-quality recording of the Dallas Police transmissions
discovered by David Dix in the Minneapolis Public Library. Copies of this tape are available for sale. The
transcript of Channel One is based on a transcript edited by Russ Shearer, and the transcript for Channel
Two is from Warren Commission Exhibit 1974 (with some minor revisions).
Time Channel 1 Channel 2

Caller Message Caller Message
1 (Chief
Crossing Lamar
Jesse
Street
Curry)
12:28 Dispatcher 83, out. 12:28 Dispatcher 10-4. Pretty good
crowd there, 12:28
p.m.
56 (Ptm. 56 1 Big crowd, yes.
W.P. Parker)
Dispatcher 56 5 (Deputy Notify Captain
Chief of Souter of the
Police location of the
George L. convoy now.
Lumpkin)
56 ... traffic, on a '56 Chevrolet. I can't see the Dispatcher 15/2, now on
license number. Main, probably
just past Lamar.
75 clear. 1 Just crossing
Market Street.
http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/dpdtapes/ 1/29
4 (Deputy 125, what traffic

noise for 23 seconds on tape Chief of personnel do you
Police N.T. have on
Fisher) Mockingbird?
125
"On Mockingbird
(Captain
78 at Cedar Springs,"
P.W.
is the question?
Lawrence)
38 (Ptm. F. 38 4 10-4. It's moving
Woodrow) out of this lot very
slow.
I am at the Trade
Dispatcher 38 125 Mart now headed
out that way.
Might tell some of these people involved
4 (Deputy
handling this deal out here at Market Hall that
Chief of That is all right -
38 there are people walking across southbound
Police N.T. I'll check it.
Stemmons here, in from of the Marriott Hotel
Fisher)
all the way down south.
1 (Chief of
Police Approaching
Dispatcher 10-4, 38. 1.
Jesse E. Triple Underpass.
Curry)
38 10-4.
12:30 p.m. KKB
12:30 Dispatcher
364.
Go to the hospital
- Parkland
noise for 3 minutes, 11 seconds on this tape. 1
Hospital. Have
them stand by.
Get a man on top
of that triple
603
603 out. 1 underpass and see
(ambulance)
what happened up
there.
Have Parkland
noise for 34 seconds on this tape. 1 stand by.
I am sure it's going

91 (Ptm.
Dallas 1 to take some time
W.D.
(Sheriff to get your man in
Mentzel and 91 clear.
J.E. "Bill" there. Pull every
Ptm. J.W.
Decker) one of my men in
Courson)
there.
Dallas 1, repeat, I
Dispatcher 531, testing: 1 2 3 4. Dispatcher didn't get all of it.

I didn't quite
understand all of
it.
Have my office
move all available
men out of my
office into the
railroad yard to try
to determine what
Loud and clear. Dallas 1 happened in there
and hold
everything secure
until Homicide
and other
investigators
should get there.
48 (Ptm. 10-4. Dallas 1 -
A.D. 48, loud and clear. Dispatcher Station 5 will be
Duncan) notified.
1, any information
Dispatcher 56. Dispatcher
whatsoever?
91 (Ptm.
1 (Chief of Looks like the
W.D.
Police President has been
Mentzel and 91 clear.
Jesse E. hit. Have Parkland
Ptm. J.W.
Curry) stand by.
Courson)
10-4. They have
Dispatcher 55. Dispatcher been notified.
4 (Deputy
We have those
Chief of
10-4 canine units in that
Police N.T.
vicinity, don't we?
Fisher)
Headed to
1 (Chief of
Parkland.
Police
Dispatcher Anyone know where 56 is? Something's
Jesse E.
wrong with
Curry)
Channel 1.
5 (Deputy
1, what do you
Chief of
noise, including sirens, for 1 minute, 5 seconds want with these
Police
on this tape. men out here with
George L.
me?
Lumpkin)
Just go on to
75 (Ptm. E.G. Parkland Hospital
Sabastian) 75, signal 5. 1 [with me].
83 Dispatcher on
103 (Ptm.
(Patrolman Channel 1 seems
C.F. 103 clear.
R.L. to have his mike
Goodson)
Gross) stuck.
Get these trucks
out of the way.
1 Hold everything.
Get out of the
way.
Unknown
motorcycle - up on
Stemmons with
his mike stuck
open on Channel
12:34 Dispatcher 103 clear. 12:34 Dispatcher 1. Could you send
someone up there
to tell him to shut
it off? (12:34
p.m.)
Do you still want

190 me to hold this
76 (Ptm. (Sergeant traffic on
76 clear.
H.H. Horn) S.Q. Stemmons until
Beliah) we find out
something?
1 (Chief of Keep everything
Police out of this
Dispatcher 76 clear.
Jesse E. emergency
Curry) entrance.
Did you get all
75 (Ptm. E.G. 75.
Dispatcher that information,
Sabastian)
136?
136
(Patrolman 10-4.
Dispatcher 24.
B.W.
Hargis)
I just talked to a
guy up here who
was standing close
to it and the best
142 he could tell it
24 (Ptm. D.L. (Patrolman came from the
24.
Pate) C.A. Texas School
Haygood) Book Depository
Building here with

that Hertz Renting
sign on top.
Report to Inwood and Stemmons and cut all
Dispatcher traffic for the ambulance going to Parkland.
Code 3.
24 Inwood and Stemmons.
Inwood and Stemmons, where they come off
Dispatcher
Stemmons, going to Parkland.
24 10-4.
Dispatcher Make your assignment Code 3, 24.
24 10-4.
10-4. Get his
name, address,
telephone number
35, signal 9 at Lobello's, Ames and Northwest.
12:35 Dispatcher Dispatcher there - all the
12:35. information that
you can from him.
12:35 p.m.
Captain advises
have all
emergency
15/2 equipment -have
35 (Ptm. J.M. (Captain 283 cut the traffic

Lewis) J.M. at Hines and
Souter) Industrial. Have
all emergency
units on South
Industrial.
531
283, cut traffic
(Sergeant
Dispatcher 93. Hines and
G.D.
Industrial.
Henslee)
Dispatcher Disregard
Advise all emergency traffic to use some other
15/2 (Capt.
route besides Industrial and have 283 cut traffic
J.M. Souter)
at Hines and Industrial.
Dispatcher (repeats instructions above)
Dispatcher 21.
21 (Ptm. D.P.
Tucker and
21.
C.R.
Graham)
Dispatcher Code 3, Stemmons and Inwood. Cut traffic.

21 10-4.
75 (Ptm. E.G.
75.
Sabastian)
Dispatcher 75.
75 Signal 5.
Dispatcher 10-4.
65 (Ptm.
W.A. 65 clear.
Everett)
Attention, do not
use Industrial
12:36 Dispatcher 65 clear 12:36. 4, did you call? Dispatcher Blvd. 12:36 p.m.
I have a witness
260 that says that it
4 (Dep. Chief Mockingbird. What's happened to the (Sergeant came from the 5th
N.T. Fisher) transmission on 1? D.V. floor of the Texas
Harkness) Book Depository
Store.
220, keep all

emergency
equipment off the
entrance to
4, we have a mike button stuck open. We can't
Dispatcher Dispatcher Parkland and all of
hear anything.
the emergency
equipment there
off of Industrial
Boulevard.
4
Dispatcher 93.
Attention, all emergency equipment. Attention
all emergency equipment. Do not use Industrial
12:36 Dispatcher Boulevard. Do not use Industrial Boulevard.
12:36
93 (Ptm.
H.M. 93.
Ashcraft)
Dispatcher Location?
93 Sylvan and Fort Worth.
260 (Sgt. Witness says shots came from fifth floor, Texas
D.V. Book Depository Store and Houston and Elm. I
Harkness) have him with me now and we are sealing off
the building.
24.
Dispatcher 35, did you receive?
35 (Ptm. J.M.
I got it.
Lewis)
Dispatcher 10-4.
61 (Ptm.
C.W. Temple
61 clear.
and Ptm.
R.E. Vaughn)
4 (Dep. Chief
4 to 11, 1131.
N.T. Fisher)
21 (Ptm. D.P.
Tucker and
21.
C.R.
Graham)
Dispatcher 21.
21 Continue.
4 Number 4.
93 (Ptm.
H.M. 93.
Ashcraft)
93, Inwood and Stemmons and assist 24. 21, go
Dispatcher up there to Hines and cut that service road off
there where the ambulance can go to Parkland.
93 93, 10-4
24 (Ptm. D.L.
10-4.
Pate)
4 (Dep. Chief
Yes, go ahead.
N.T. Fisher)
Dispatcher Did you call?
Yes, I don't know what happened to the traffic
officers assigned to Cedar Springs and
4
Mockingbird, but they're not there and the
traffic is really snafued.
32 (Ptm. N.L.
Hackney and 32 clear.
J.T. Smith)
32, on mark out, report to Cedar Springs and
Dispatcher
Mockingbird.
32 10-4.
(Signal)
We have the
emergency
12:37 Unknown entrance secured.
(12:37 p.m.)
125 We have the

(Captain emergency

P.W. entrance to
Lawrence) Parkland secured.
Get some men up
here to cover this
school depository
building. It's
believed the shot
22
came from, as you
(Patrolman
see it on Elm
L.L. Hill)
Street, it would be
upper right hand
corner, second
window from the
end.
10-4. How many
Dispatcher
do you have there?
I have one guy
that was possibly
hit by a richochet
from the bullet off
22
the concrete and
another one saw
the President
slump.
Dispatcher 10-4.
We have a man
here who says he
saw him pull the
weapon back
137
through the
(Patrolman
window off of the
E.D.
second floor from
Brewer)
the southeast
corner of that
depository
building
All right, do you
Dispatcher have the building
covered off?
No, about 3/4 of a
137 block away from
there.
All right, pull on
Dispatcher
down there.
10-4. I'll leave
137 these witnesses
here.
257 Do you want us to

(Patrolman go back to
C.E. Mockingbird and
Whitman) Cedar Springs?
Dispatcher 10-4.
290
(Sergeant See if you can

E.B. contact 125.
Howard)
125
(Captain 290, I am at

P.W. Parkland.
Lawrence)
125, do you want
us to stay on
290 Industrial or where
do you want us to
go?
At your location
125
right now.
Can you give us
any information as
to what happened
for these people
out here, evidently
they had -
seriousness of it -
2 the President
(Assistant involved - 1 is at
Chief of Parkland, along
with Dallas 1. We
Police
have word it is
Charles unknown - Texas

Batchelor) Depository Store,
corner of Elm and
Field - officers are
now surrounding
and searching the
building.
(Garbled)
2
71, robbery of an individual, 2205 Cockrell.
12:38 Dispatcher
12:38
71
2205.
(unknown)
51 (Ptm. E.A.
51 clear.
Kelly)
Dispatcher 51 clear. 12:38.
80 (Sgt. H.F.
80 clear.
Davis)
Dispatcher 80 clear. 12:38
24 (Ptm. D.L.
24.
Pate)
Dispatcher 24.
These ambulances must have done passed
24
through Stemmons and Inwood.
Dispatcher 10-4.
58
58.
(unknown)
68 (Det. G.
68.
Woods)
Was there an APB car supposed to be
24
following the ambulance?
Dispatcher It's unknown, 24.
58 58. (noise and sirens)
58 58.
68 68.
21 (Ptm. D.P.
Tucker and
21.
C.R.
Graham)
Dispatcher 21.
What did you want us to do here at the service
21
road on Hines?
Dispatcher Is the ambulance gone through already?
21 We just arrived.
Dispatcher Stand by there until we notify you.
21 10-4.
20 (Sgt. S.N.
20.
Burkhart)
Dispatcher 20.
I'm on Hines in front of Parkland. What, what
20
is this emergency on this ambulance?
20, there has been a shooting in the downtown
Dispatcher
area involving the President.
20 10-4.
Dispatcher 242, call 654.
242 (Ptm.
B.E. 242 to 654.
Thornhill)
87 (Ptm. R.C.
87 clear.
Nelson)
12:40 Dispatcher 87 clear. 12:40. Dispatcher
269 (Ptm. Where did this
L.E. 269. Dispatcher happen - at Field
Beilharz) and Main?
295
(Patrolman
Dispatcher 269.
William
Price)
303
Will you check with my supervisor and see (Detectives
269 what he wants me to (splice in tape) go? I'm R.M. Sims
clear my second assignment. and E.L.
Boyd)

68 (Det. G.
68. Dispatcher
Woods)
Dispatcher 68. 303
300
Now about a Signal 18, 900 block South (Captain

68
Buckner? John Will
Fritz)
Dispatcher 260, 260. Dispatcher
242 (Ptm.
B.E. 242 on phone. 300
Thornhill)
Dispatcher 10-4. Dispatcher
4 (Dep. Chief
4.
N.T. Fisher)
Dispatcher 4.
4 Is 32 one man or two man?
Dispatcher Be two man.
4 10-4. It's going to take at least two.
Dispatcher 10-4 32, have you arrived?
32 (Ptm. N.L. No. We're away up in North Dallas on this call.
Hackney and We're about -- Webbs Chapel and Royal Lane
J.T. Smith) right now.
43 (Ptm. P.R.
43.
Wilkins)
Dispatcher 10-4, 43.
43 Clear at City Hall.
295
(Patrolman
12:41 Dispatcher 43 and 53 clear. 12:41.
William
Price)
5 (Deputy
Chief of
222 (Ptm.
222 clear. Police
V.R. Nolan)
George L.
Lumpkin)
15/2
(Captain
J.M.
Souter)
97 97, signal 4 at Westmoreland and Fort Worth
(unknown) Dispatcher
Avenue.
9
(Inspector
Dispatcher Are you in service, 97?
J.H.
Sawyer)
97 10-4.
20 (Sgt. S.N.
20.
Burkhart)
Dispatcher 20.
That ambulance hasn't arrived on Hines yet. Do
20
you have a location on it?
Dispatcher 601.
Dispatcher 101.
101 (Ptm.
101.
B.L. Bass)
Dispatcher Elm and Houston.
At Stemmons and
the Triple
101 10-4.
Underpass - 12:40
p.m.
Dispatcher 160.
2 (Batchelor)
there's a
possibility that 6
Dispatcher Meet 260, Elm and Houston, 101. Dispatcher or 7 more people
may have been
hit.
160
160.
(unknown)
601
601.
(ambulance)
I believe the
295 (Ptrl.
President's head
Dispatcher What's your location, 601? William
was practically
Price)
blown off.
303 (Dets.
What hospital did
R. M. Sims
601 Here at the market hall. the President go
& E. L.
to?
Boyd)
Dispatcher Repeat. Dispatcher Parkland Hospital
303, where are
601 I'm here at the market hall. Dispatcher
you?
303 (Dets.
R. M. Sims
Dispatcher Disregard. Parkland Hospital
& E. L.
Boyd)
300 (Capt.
... here at Parkland. John Will 300, en route
Fritz)
300, are you en
2 (Ast. Chief route to Elm and
2. Dispatcher
C. Batchelor) Hourson to that
store?
113 (Ptm. En route to the
113. 300
C.L. Osburn) hospital.
295, do you know
Attention al l squads in the downtown area:
Dispatcher Dispatcher the extent of the
Code 3 to Elm and Houston with caution.
injury?
It's not for me to
43 (Ptm. P.R. say. I can't say.
12:41 43 en route. 295
Wilkins)
102 (Ptm.
B.L. Jones
102 en route.
and Ptm.
M.D. Noll)
233 (Ptm.
233.
J.T. Fortsen)
Dispatcher 233.
233 I'm sitting here at Elm and Houston.
Dispatcher 10-4.
61 (Ptm.
C.W. Temple
61 en route.
and R.E.
Vaughn)
Dispatcher 61. (noise)
How many numbers do we have?
77 (Ptm.
77.
W.E. Smith)
77 Do you want me to go?
Dispatcher 63.
63
63.
(unknown)
Dispatcher Code 3, Elm and Houston.
63 En route.
Dispatcher 76, Code 3, Elm and Houston.
dead end.
97.
Do you want me to go?
Dispatcher 10-4.
71 (unkown) 71.
Dispatcher 71.
71 Corinth and Harwood.

Dispatcher Code 3.
60 (Sgt. J.A.
60.
Putnam)
Dispatcher 60.
60 Police garage.
Dispatcher 10-4.
Dispatcher 80.
66 (Ptm. F.S.
66.
Williams)
80 (Sgt. H.F.
80.
Davis)
Dispatcher 100, are you en route?
100 (Sgt.
W.G. 100 en route from Industrial and Commerce.
Jennings)
Dispatcher 10-4.
113 (Ptm
113.
C.L. Osburn)
I'm en route.
113 I'm at Gaston and Haskell. Want me to go?
Dispatcher Yes.
Dispatcher 153, Code 3, Elm and Houston.
386 (Ptm.
386.
P.R. Pearce)
66 (Ptm. F.S.
66 en route.
Williams)
Dispatcher 10-4.
What do you want?
Dispatcher 81.
Deputy
Chief of Give me a squad
81 (Ptm. J.L.
Corinth and Eighth. Police to Elm and
Angell)
George Houston.
Lumpkin
5/2 (Capt. Did they advise

43 (Ptm. P.R. they have the
43. J. M.
Wilkins) suspect?
Souter)
No, they do not

have the suspect.
43 Where do we report?
Dispatcher Elm and Houston.
258 (Ptm.
R.A. 258, Code 5.
Davenport)
386 (Ptm.
386, Code 5.
P.R. Pearce)
Dispatcher 386 out.
56 (Ptm.
56 clear for 5.
W.P. Parker)
Dispatcher 56, your location.
We need some
more men down at
the Texas School
Book Depository.
Insp. J. H. We should have
56 East Jefferson.
Sawyer some on Main if
we could get
someone to pick
up and bring them
down here.
I will start down
50
Elm Street and
(Sergeant
12:43 pick up as many as
W.A.
I can on the way.
Simpson)
(12:43 p.m.)
We can release
90
this traffic here?
(Sergeant
We can go down
S.Q.
there or stay here
Beliah)
and hold it.
Release the traffic
and report Code 3

Dispatcher to Elm and
Houston. 12:43
p.m.
15 Are you having
(Captain them contain that

C.E. block or 2 block
Talbert) area?
Yes, we are trying
to seal off that
Dispatcher
building until it
can be searched.
More than that
15 building. Extend
(Captain out from that

C.E. building so it can
Talbert) be searched.
267
(Patrolman Do you want me

J.H. to head south?
Caldwell)
12:44 Dispatcher Yes, 12:44 p.m.
The type of
9
weapon looked
(Inspector
like a 30-30 rifle
J.H.
or some type of
Sawyer)
Winchester.
Dispatcher 9, it was a rifle?
9 A rifle, yes.
9, any clothing
Dispatcher
description?
About 30, 5'10",
9
165 pounds.
Attention all
squads, the
suspect in the
shooting at Elm
and Houston is
Attention Elm and Houston is reported to be an
supposed to be an
unknown white male, all squads. Attention all
unknown white
squads. The suspect in the shooting at
male,
approximately thirty, slender build, height five
approximately 30,
feet ten inches, weight one hundred sixty-five
165 pounds,
pounds, reported to be armed with what is
slender build,
thought to be a 30 caliber rifle. Attention all
12:45 Dispatcher Dispatcher armed with what
squads. The suspect from Elm and Houston is is thought to be a

reported to be an unknown white male about 30-30 rifle, -
thirty, slender build, five feet ten inches tall, repeat, unknown
one hundred sixty-five pounds, armed with white male,
what is thought to be a 30-30 rifle. No further approximately 30,
description at this time, or information. 12:45. 165 pounds,
slender build. No
further description
at this time or
information, 12:45
p.m.
Could 9 determine
whether man was
15
supposed to have
233 (Ptm. (Captain
233. been still in the
J.T. Fortsen) C.E.
building or was he
Talbert)
supposed to have
left?
I didn't know for
sure and the
witnesses didn't
have the
description, but
35 (Ptm. J.M. we have got that
35 clear. Dispatcher
Lewis) building
surrounded by
now and we
should know
something before
long.
On this building,
it's unknown
9
whether he is still
(Inspector
66 clear. in the building or
J.H.
not known if he
Sawyer)
was there in the
first place.
Well, all the
information we
531 have receive, 9,
(Sergeant indicates that it
What's he wanted for? did come from
G.D.
Henslee) about the 5th or
4th floor of that
building.
5 (Deputy
Chief of
Dispatcher Signal 19, involving the President. Police What building?

George L.
Lumpkin)
The Texas School
Book and
233 (Ptm.
233. Dispatcher Depository
J.T. Fortsen)
Building, 5, at
Elm and Houston.
Dispatcher 233.
He's thought to be in this Texas School Book
233 Depository, here on the northwest corner of
Elm and Houston.
102 (Ptm.
B.L. Jones 102 out at this location.
and M.D.
Noll)
Dispatcher 10-4, 102 and 233.

81 (Ptm. J.L.
81.
Angell)
Dispatcher 81.
81 We're going north on Industrial from Corinth.
Dispatcher 10-4.
Dispatcher 87, 78, move into central Oak Cliff area.
78 (Ptm. J.D.
I'm about Kiest and Bonnie View.
Tippit)
87 (Ptm. R.C. 87's going north on Marsalis at R.L. Thornton.

Nelson)
Dispatcher 10-4.
605
605.
(ambulance)
Clear.
77 (Ptm.
77.
W.E. Smith)
77/79 (79 is
Ptm. B.N. 77/79, 1400 block Corinth.
Arglin)
187.
93 (Ptm.
H.M. 93.
Ashcraft)
Dispatcher 93.
93 What is 24's location?
24 (Ptm. D.L.
24's at Stemmons and Continental.
Pate)
93 I'm 531. Where do you want me to go?
Report to the old School Book Depository
Dispatcher
around the Elm and Houston area.
95 (Ptm.
M.N.
McDonald
95 clear.
and Ptm.
T.R.
Gregory)
77 (Ptm.
77.
W.E. Smith)
Dispatcher Unit clearing?
95 (Ptm.
M.N.
McDonald 95.
and T.R.
Gregory)
Dispatcher Clear.
85 (Ptm.
R.W. 85 clear.
Walker)
12:46 Dispatcher 85 clear. 12:46.
77 (Ptm.
77.
W.E. Smith)
Dispatcher Unit calling?
77 77.
Dispatcher 77.
77 Report where?
Yes, Elm and Houston, 77, at the School Book
Dispatcher
Depository.
77 10-4.
603
603.
(ambulance)
... about Jackson and Houston.
603 2200 South Good-Latimer.
116 (Ptm.
R.J. Ross) 116 clear.
Dispatcher 116 clear. Report to the Triple Underpass.

24 (Ptm. D.L.
24.
Pate)
Dispatcher 24.
I'm going to be out at the Triple Underpass,
24
right?
Dispatcher 10-4.
69 (Ptm.
69.
A.R. Brock)
35 (Ptm. J.M.
35 clear.
Lewis)
12:47 Dispatcher 35 clear. 12:47. Your location.
35 105 Corinth.
Dispatcher Remain in service, 35.
105 (Ptm.
We're going to be out at Jackson and Houston.
J.M. Poe and
Walk up there.
L.E. Joz)
231
231 clear.
(unknown)
Dispatcher 10-4, 231. 19, report to Elm and Houston.
19 (Sgt. C.B.
10-4. Code 3?
Owens)
Dispatcher Yes.
19 10-4.
95 (Ptm.
M.N.
McDonald 95.
and T.R.
Gregory)
Dispatcher 95.
95 What's going on?
Signal 19, involving the President. Suspect:
white male, thirty, slender build, five feet ten
inches, one hundred sixty-five pounds,
Dispatcher believed to have used 30 caliber rifle. Believed
to be in the old School Book Depository, Elm
and Houston, at this time.
550 car 2 550/2

(Sgt. G.L.
Hill)
Dispatcher Go ahead 550.
550/2 and 104 en route to Elm and Houston,
550 car 2
Code 3.
Dispatcher 10-4.
174 (Ptm.
174 is en route.
J.W. Brooks)
Dispatcher Received.
212 (Ptm.
L.W. 212 is en route.
Spredlin)
Dispatcher 212 out.
223 (Ptm.
223 at location.
C.T. Walker)
40 (Sgt. D.F.
40.
Flusche)
Dispatcher 40.
Clear. Will head down that way from out here
40
on Skillman.
22 (Ptm. L.L.
22. (siren)
Hill)
67 (Ptm.
W.A. 67.
Everett)
Dispatcher 23.
22 (Ptm. L.L.
22.
Hill)
Dispatcher 22.
I'm at Industrial and Continental. Where do you
22
want me?
Report vicinity the Triple Underpass, Elm and
Dispatcher
Houston.
22 10-4.
Hey, is there a (?) Stemmons?
101 (Ptm.
87, I'm on south end Houston Street viaduct.
B.L. Bass)
Dispatcher 10-4.
116 (Ptm.
116.
R.J. Ross)
Dispatcher 116.
116 Any code on it?
Dispatcher 3.
116 10-4.
81 (Ptm. J.L.
81. (siren)
Angell)
Dispatcher 81.
81 Out.
Dispatcher 10-4.
4 (Dep. Chief
4.
N.T. Fisher)
Dispatcher ... call station 7.
4 4.
76 (Ptm.
76 out.
H.H. Horn)
Dispatcher Repeat, 4.
4 Who's in charge down there at that area?
19 (Sgt. C.B. Owens) en route. He will be in
Dispatcher charge.
4 10-4.
Dispatcher 100 or 60.
60 (Sgt. J.A.
60.
Putnam)
Dispatcher Have you arrived?
Yes, I have just arrived at Elm and Houston
60
now.
Dispatcher 10-4.
We have an
epileptic before
this. The person
260
went to Parkland
(Sergeant
12:48 Hospital. Send a
D.V.
squad there to get
Harkness)
all the information
you can. (12:48
p.m.)
125, do you have

any information
Dispatcher
that the governor
also was hit?
125
(Captain Not yet, I'll check

P.W. in just a minute.
Lawrence)
157
Have you notified
(Patrolman
a DPS on this
J.W.
suspect yet?
Williams)
Haven't had time
Dispatcher
yet but we will.
15/2 2 advises to
(Captain contact 401 at

J.M. Parkland and see
Souter) if I can (garbled).
Dispatcher Stand by.
Contact the
Parkland Hospital
and see whether
2
the President will
(Assistant
be able to appear
Chief of
out here or not.
Police
We have all these
Charles
people and we
Batchelor)
want to know
what to announce
out here.
Yes, as soon as we
Dispatcher can obtain that
information.
211 Numerous people
(Patrolmen asking us what
R. happened. Can

Hawkins you give us any
and E.R. information about
Baggett) it at this time?
12:49 Dispatcher 212, report to the downtown area. 12:49.
23 (Ptm. B.E.
Barnes) 23.
115 (Ptm.
G.D. 115 is out downtown also.
Benningfield)
223 (Ptm.
223 out, downtown.
C.T. Walker)
15 is at the scene. We -- the building's the old
15 (Capt. Purse Company on the east side of Houston.

C.E. Talbert) Somebody cut off the back side, will you?
Make sure nobody leaves there.
15's in charge down here. Correction, 5's (Dept.
15
Chief G.L. Lumpkin) in charge.
Dispatcher 10-4. Did you receive, 4?
4 Yes, I did. Thank you.
Any clothing description?
No clothing description. A white male,
Dispatcher approximately thirty, slender build, five feet
ten, weighs one sixty-five.
605
605.
(ambulance)
Dispatcher 605.
This call on Crockett's going to be a drunk.
605 You don't have a downtown squad clear, do
you?
Dispatcher No, disregard. Return to service.
605 Yes, sir. We're clear.
212 (Ptm.
L.W. 212.
Spredlin)
605 10-4.
212 212.
Dispatcher 212.
212 I'll report to the rear of that building.
Dispatcher 10-4.
252 (Ptm.
252 out. Elm and Houston.
F.T. Chance)
Dispatcher 10-4.
45 (Ptm. N.L.
45 clear.
Stanglin)
Wounded the
12:51 Dispatcher 45 clear. 12:51. Dispatcher President or the

extent of it at this
time. 12:51 p.m.
211
(Patrolmen
57 R. Was he shot or do
57 clear. Hawkins
(unknown) you know?
and E. R.
Baggett)
I understand he
Dispatcher 57 clear. 12:51. Dispatcher was involved in it,
yes.
211
(Patrolmen
R.
396 (CID) 396. 10-4. Thank you.
Hawkins
and E. R.
Baggett)
125
(Captain The governor was
Dispatcher 396.
P.W. also shot.
Lawrence)
Which hospital is it? (or, "Which hospital is
396 Dispatcher 10-4.
he?")
125, can you
obtain from 1 if
Dispatcher Parkland. Dispatcher the President is
going to appear at
the Trade Mart?
1 (Chief of
Police
396 10-4. It's very doubtful.
Jesse E.
Curry)
2 (garbled) whether
(Assistant or not what his
601 Chief of condition is so we
601.
(ambulance) Police can know what to
Charles tell people
Batchelor) (garbled).
Are there any
definite
arrangements
Dispatcher 601. 2
being made as to
whether he will or
will not appear?
Not at this time

1 (Chief of that I know of. I
Police don't know but I
601 We're at standby at Parkland.
Jesse E. feel reasonably
Curry)
sure that he will
not.
We need some
190
ropes here at Main
(Sergeant
Dispatcher 10-4. 12:51 and Houston. We
S.Q.
are getting a
Beliah)
terrific crowd.
68 (Det. G. What else do you
68 clear. Dispatcher
Woods) need?
Dispatcher 68 clear. 12:51. 190 Just a lot of rope.
Dispatcher Are you en route to Parkland, 601?
601
(ambulance) No. Standby here at Parkland.
69 (Ptm.
69.
A.R. Brock)
Dispatcher 69.
We've got a tire going down. We're going to be
69
out at the garage.
Dispatcher 10-4.
24 (Ptm. D.L.
24.
Pate)
Dispatcher 24.
24 What do you want us to do?
Do you have the description on the suspect,
Dispatcher
24?
24 10-4.
Dispatcher Remain in that vicinity.
24 10-4.
Dispatcher 211.
79 (Ptm.
79.
B.N. Arglin)
Dispatcher 79.
79 Be out at the Triple Underpass.
12:52 Dispatcher Received. 12:52.
33.
211 (Ptm. R.
211.
Hawkins)
Dispatcher Signal 7, 2535 North Industrial. 12:52.
211 2523. (candy bar?)
87 (Ptm. R.C.
87.
Nelson)
Dispatcher 87.
87 87 out down here.
Dispatcher 10-4.
49 (Ptm. C.R.
49.
Galbreath)
Dispatcher 49.
49 I'm going to be in the downtown area.
Dispatcher 10-4.
35 (Ptm. J.M.
35.
Lewis)
Dispatcher 35.
35 I'll go on down that way, downtown.
252 (Ptm.
252.
F.T. Chance)
Dispatcher 252.
Is this the place? Where it has Texas School
252
Book Depository on it?
12:53 Dispatcher Yes. 12:53.
603
603, Code 5, Baylor.
(ambulance)
Dispatcher 10-4, 603. 12:53.
44.
44.
74.
75.
49 (Ptm. C.R.
49.
Galbreath)
Dispatcher 49.
49 Code 6, Triple Underpass.
Dispatcher Repeat.
49 Code 6, Triple Underpass.
Dispatcher 10-4.
174 (Ptm.
174.
J.W. Brooks)
Dispatcher 174.
Be out along the tracks, just west of the
174
building.
Dispatcher 10-4.
263 (Ptm.
W.C. 263.
Brasher)
Dispatcher 263.
I have two radio patrolmen and may self. Do
263 they want us to go down there or stay out here
with our after-talk assignments?
Dispatcher Who's with you?
263 Moore and Murdoch, radio patrolmen.
263, disregard any other assignment you have
Dispatcher and remain in that location.
232, car 2
(Ptm. A.E. 232/2.
Garrison)
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4 (Deputy 125, what traffic

I am sure it's going

Dispatcher 531, testing: 1 2 3 4. Dispatcher didn't get all of it.

Sabastian) 75, signal 5. 1 [with me].

Do you still want

Building here with

Dispatcher Code 3, Stemmons and Inwood. Cut traffic.

220, keep all

125 We have the

257 Do you want us to

Charles unknown - Texas

Dispatcher 260. Dispatcher

Now about a Signal 18, 900 block South (Captain

71 Corinth and Harwood.

5/2 (Capt. Did they advise

No, they do not

and report Code 3

squads. The suspect from Elm and Houston is is thought to be a

Dispatcher Signal 19, involving the President. Police What building?

Dispatcher 10-4, 102 and 233.

R.J. Ross) 116 clear.

Dispatcher 116 clear. Report to the Triple Underpass.

550 car 2 550/2

125, do you have

12:51 Dispatcher 45 clear. 12:51. Dispatcher President or the

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