Man flees through woods and railroad tracks near airport, Chattanooga TN
Police pursued a white male wearing a dark hoodie and pants who fled through wooded areas and along railroad tracks near Sam's Club and the airport area in Chattanooga. Officers searched the surrounding areas and found a female near the railroad tracks. Additional manpower was requested during the search.
Audio|Source: Chattanooga Public Safety
05:43
Transcript:
00:00
At this time, now it's going to be dark colored hoodie and pants.
00:06
I'm clear. White male dark colored hoodie and pants.
00:11
Be on the east or west side of these train tracks.
00:13
It's going to be on the side towards the airport are going to be a side towards Lee Highway.
00:17
The sides towards Lee Highway.
00:19
I've got, looks to be about three camps over here.
00:29
Is he off the tracks, do we need to stop the trains?
00:33
Andrew 16, let us assist 3825 Higgs and bike.
00:37
We are off the tracks as a right now.
00:40
I'm clear.
00:43
One, have one of these units from behind going to this, in Texas Business Park.
00:47
I'm pulling in the SAMS to go back here to the storage building.
00:50
Yeah, I'm going in there now.
00:53
Yeah, it looks like we're back in those office complexes behind Sam's.
00:59
Four Nighter.
01:01
Clear.
01:02
Hey, you okay?
01:04
Hey, I'm good.
01:06
Sorry, you can hold my card open on under as well.
01:10
Clear.
01:15
If we're out here, do we need to come in from the airport side at the bus stop or do we need to come in from Sam's area?
01:23
It'd probably be easier going to the San Club area and coming back.
01:32
496 on Charlie.
01:34
496.
01:39
Airport units talking about those offices, that's going to be Airways Boulevard and Duprere Road.
01:43
There's a trail that runs in those woods, the straight shots.
01:47
That's what they're going to want to check.
01:52
I'm clear over by Airway and Dupree, a trail straight through the woods.
01:59
That's our 1 8,000.
02:00
Aircloth.
02:03
Adam three, you can show me in there.
02:06
Okay.
02:08
Edge 16.
02:09
Can we request more help for this?
02:13
Air is not clear.
02:15
Do I need to clear the air airport 311?
02:19
Clear?
02:21
Do we need a side channel for this?
02:28
See if you can find one he can go to.
02:36
311.
02:38
Airport 311.
02:44
Had a female come out.
02:46
She said that he continued running through the woods, possibly still along the railroad tracks.
02:55
I'm clear that he went through the woods along the railroad tracks.
03:03
I'm behind the sands where this like water is, where this marshy area is, you know, a unit over here.
03:12
You're looking at that marshy area.
03:14
It should be towards your left along that wood line.
03:18
All right.
03:26
Engine 10. Additional manpower needed for a list.
03:28
This is 3825 takes from pike.
03:31
Clear.
03:32
The airport 311.
03:40
I got that female.
03:41
She's been sitting close to the railroad tracks.
03:44
Just letting the other officers know she's right there.
03:48
All units, there's a female next to the road road tracks where airport 311 is.
03:56
Well, and I'm back here in the homeless camp.
03:59
Clear.
04:00
Forum with one.
04:04
3-11-O-1 are you over there by my vehicle?
04:09
And, (name withheld), you're responding with engine 16 at the 3825 Hickson Pike River City North Apartments.
04:17
No, I came in from the back of the storage facility.
04:19
I see a female sitting down on the railroad tracks.
04:21
Do we need her right now?
04:23
No, I move her right there so she's visible.
04:26
The apartment 211-1 off of all this in Fairfax.
04:30
List is this is a 21-year-old female, approximately 325 pounds? Okay.
04:35
From where she is, is she going to be back towards...
04:41
Which direction on the railroad track she run? Did he run?
04:45
He's running away from the airport, so from where y'all are, he's to the left.
04:52
Dan, we're clear. We'll be responding on an emergency.
04:56
Agency 16, 916, and 5 command.
04:59
Are you okay?
05:03
I'm in the marshy area.
05:05
I don't really have a good idea of relation to everybody else's position.
05:12
Yeah, we're good.
05:13
Hi.
05:17
It looks like that's good.
05:19
Do we have a side channel that airport can get on? I'm trying to get one.
05:25
Hey, this right here in the blue jeans and black hoodie?
05:30
Possibly.
05:32
Walking up towards the road run tracks.
05:38
It's not going to be with them that's probably associated with them.
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Location mentioned:
Dupre Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
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