Stolen Dodge Challenger evades officers, runs red lights, Louisville KY


Audio contains radio traffic about a reported stolen black Dodge Challenger. Officers describe a high-speed vehicle moving through city streets, running stop signs and red lights while avoiding being stopped. Locations mentioned include 25th Street, Bank Street, Portland, Northwestern and the area near 35th. Dispatch indicates the car is listed as stolen and no officer has made a traffic stop yet.
Audio|Source: Louisville Metro Police 3 - Divisions 1 and 2
02:25
Transcript:
Once we have the radio. They're there, you know. Right there, unit. Please, three, are they there, unit? To roll. Unit (number withheld), go ahead. To meet, Kentucky tag. Hold on. Anchor (name withheld), (number withheld), going northbound on 25th from St. Cecilia. They seem to take off coming up on Bank Street; I haven't even got behind it. I'm (name withheld). Yeah, he's coming up in Bank right now. He's going to turn on Bank. He's continuing northbound on 24th. Northbound, (name withheld). Coming up on Portland, he's running a stop sign. I haven't lit them up yet. We're following. He just turned west on Portland. He just ran a red light going west on Portland. Coming up on 30. Nobody has lit him up or been directly behind him yet. I haven't tried all the channels yet. Give me one second. I am showing a stolen hit for Baker (name withheld) (number withheld) on a black Chrysler or Challenger, sorry, Dodge Challenger. Last seen going west on Northwestern. West on Northwestern. Captain (name withheld). Area 30 on town. First divisions over as they're en route to a stolen vehicle, heading northwest from 35th.
Once we have the radio. They're there, you know. Right there, unit. Please, three, are they there, unit? To roll. Unit (number withheld), go ahead. To meet, Kentucky tag. Hold on. Anchor (name withheld), (number withheld), going northbound on 25th from St. Cecilia. They seem to take off coming up on Bank Street; I haven't even got behind it. I'm (name withheld). Yeah, he's coming up in Bank right now. He's going to turn on Bank. He's continuing northbound on 24th. Northbound, (name withheld). Coming up on Portland, he's running a stop sign. I haven't lit them up yet. We're following. He just turned west on Portland. He just ran a red light going west on Portland. Coming up on 30. Nobody has lit him up or been directly behind him yet. I haven't tried all the channels yet. Give me one second. I am showing a stolen hit for Baker (name withheld) (number withheld) on a black Chrysler or Challenger, sorry, Dodge Challenger. Last seen going west on Northwestern. West on Northwestern. Captain (name withheld). Area 30 on town. First divisions over as they're en route to a stolen vehicle, heading northwest from 35th.
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S 25th St, Louisville, KY
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