Red Jeep flees traffic stop on I-270 southbound, Columbus OH


A red Jeep with two male occupants fled a traffic stop on I-270 southbound near the Town Center area. The driver refused to exit the vehicle or provide identification. The vehicle has blacked-out windows and is registered out of Deerfield County. Air support is unavailable due to helicopter maintenance.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 2 East Side
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Corny 4, they're taking off.
00:02
Toffman, and the next speed.
00:03
Yeah, 270 Townphone, red Jeep, Grinch, Eric Heat, Laredo, Laredo, blacked-out windows, 2-0 blacks from the car.
00:09
So 270 Southbound.
00:10
So 270 Southbound.
00:11
L2 is this a traffic stop or more?
00:13
Yeah, and it's traffic and better than what.
00:15
Are we following that or what's going on there?
00:18
Nope, we made a local stop.
00:19
We refused to step out of the car or ID himself, and they suck off.
00:23
Copy that? If chopper is available, we can get chopper over here with a description.
00:29
The red jeep, cream cherry, choppers down for maintenance issues.
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Location mentioned:
I-270, Columbus, OH
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