Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. RANKIN. You have described Officer Tippit's number?
Mr. CURRY. District 78.
Mr. RANKIN. And that is recorded along the left-hand side when there is
any message either from him or to him, is that right?
Mr. CURRY. That is correct.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you find there a message directed to him about moving to
the central Oak Cliff area?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. And what time is that message recorded?
Mr. CURRY. Immediately following this dispatch to him to district
squads 87 and 78, EBG 78.
Mr. RANKIN. What time?
Mr. CURRY. The time is given as 12:46.
Mr. RANKIN. What does it say?
Mr. CURRY. The dispatcher asked him "87 and 78" or instructed him "Move
into the central Oak Cliff area."
Mr. RANKIN. Did he respond to that?
Mr. CURRY. A little later he did.
Mr. RANKIN. When?
Mr. CURRY. We have--he was asked his location, would be about 1 o'clock.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he say what it was?
Mr. CURRY. He didn't come back in at that time. At 1:08 p.m. they
called him again.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he respond?
Mr. CURRY. It is at 12:54. The dispatcher said "78" and he responded,
he said, "You are in the Oak Cliff area, are you not?"
Seventy-eight responded and said, "Lancaster and 8," which would be in
the central section of Oak Cliff.
The dispatcher said, "You will be at large for any emergency that comes
in."
And he responded, "10-4," which means message received. And he would
follow those instructions.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you have an item there of a broadcast of a person who
murdered Tippit?
Mr. CURRY. We have apparently--a citizen came in on the radio and he
said, "Somebody shot a police officer at 404 10th Street." Someone in
the background said 78, squad 78, car No. 10. And the citizen said,
"You get that?" and the dispatcher said, "78."
And there was no response and the citizen said, "Hello, police
operator, did you get that?" Some other unknown voice came in and said,
"510 East Jefferson."
Mr. RANKIN. What time of the day?
Mr. CURRY. This was about 1:15; 1:19 is the next time that shows up on
the radio log. The dispatcher at 1:19 said, "The subject is running
west on Jefferson from the location."
Citizen came back in on the radio and said, "From out here on 10th
street, 500 block, the police officer just shot, I think he is dead."
Dispatcher said, "10-4, we have the information."
The citizen using the radio remained off the radio.
Dispatcher to 15, he was the sergeant, said, "Did you receive the
information of police officer shot?"
And he said, "10-4, but didn't that citizen say first he was on
Jefferson and 10th and then Chesapeake?"
And he said, "Yes."
And he said, "Do they relate?"
And he said, "Yes, at Denver, 19 will be there shortly," that is a
sergeant or a lieutenant.
Ninety-one came on and said, "Have a signal 19 involving a police
officer at 400 block East 10th. The suspect last seen running west on
Jefferson, no description at this time."
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