Suspicious vehicles with rifles reported near local school, Gary IN
WeaponsPolice responded to reports of suspicious vehicles near a school. A parent and a student reported seeing occupants with rifles at a gas station. Vehicles involved included red and burgundy Chevy Malibus with heavy window tints. Officers observed the vehicles near 34th and Malcolm X Drive and later at 45th and Georgia near old Franklin school. One red vehicle was occupied by three people before some left, and one remained. The vehicles were parked across from each other during the investigation.
Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Can you open a vehicle for a suspicious vehicle? I'm gonna also have another vehicle plate also.
00:09
What is your location?
00:14
I'm at 34th and um
00:22
Malcolm X Drive. That next plate is Indiana temp tag (number withheld). (number withheld), (number withheld).
00:36
Let me go right, let me go bypass.
00:53
Okay.
00:59
So, (number withheld), (number withheld), so on them like a Burgundy,
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Chevy, Malibu.
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Tax.
01:18
I'll be clear assistance. You can show me in round to 1487 location.
01:25
Copy.
01:28
Also, is that that plate we were discussing before?
01:33
It is. And I believe that the other vehicle is going to be one of theirs as well as they've got heavy tints on the Windows, the Chevy.
01:46
He just left the school. We got called by a parent and a student that said that they were at the gas station and that they had rifles on them. Red vehicle was occupied three times when he ran around a corner. Must have dropped two off.
02:01
And now he's by himself. They're parked right across from one another.
02:10
Copy, I'm at the 45th and Georgia now.
02:15
Copy.
02:17
I'm in the parking lot of the old Franklin school.
02:21
I got eyes coming.
02:26
60, 90, and wrap us out with it.
02:31
Copy.
02:37
960 to 9010.
02:40
No lights.
02:43
No, sir.
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Copy.
02:55
173 Central, you can change my nature to citizen assist,
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not recover vehicle.
03:01
Copy.
03:02
Okay.
03:03
Okay. Are you guys going to need the channel?
03:07
Negative not at this time.
03:09
Ten-four.
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413 static.
03:18
Okay.
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7. I'm at 36 and Juryk. You want to hang out down here?
03:30
If you want to try and approach you?
03:33
No, you come on in the lot where I am. I'm on the east side of the school.
03:37
I got eyes on them. I'm sure they see me too. I'm good with that.
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Location mentioned:
E 35th Ave, Gary, IN 46409
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