Deputies investigate suspicious vehicle near Hoffer Rd, Madison WI
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, deputies in the Town of Burke responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle near Hoffer Road. A caller reported that someone abandoned a vehicle behind a shed and that a person was possibly being chased. The caller mentioned someone asking for a gun and described a man wearing a white hoodie and pants, seen running toward a house and hiding behind a pine tree with a flashlight. The situation may be related to an earlier burglary report nearby. Deputies identified possible property damage and investigated further on scene.
Audio|Heard on: Dane WI Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:17
Transcript:
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We have a call coming in for a suspicious vehicle near Hoffer Road, Town of Burke.
00:05
Someone abandoned a vehicle behind the caller's shed.
00:08
There's information that someone was being chased and the caller is yelling for someone to get a gun.
00:14
Any chance this is related to the burglary nearby?
00:19
I would bet so.
00:21
Copy. You can throw me on it.
00:22
I'll be en route to figure out what's going on.
00:25
I'm just reading through all the notes here as well.
00:27
4180, just awareness for the deputies directly next door that this is going on as well.
00:32
They can try to figure out if it's related.
00:38
The caller is (name withheld).
00:39
She's saying her nephew (name withheld) is at the back door.
00:42
He's described as a male wearing a white hoodie and white pants.
00:47
He's running back towards her house and ducking behind a pine tree with a flashlight.
01:12
Got probable cause for at least property damage and we're going to the other location right now.
01:17
We're on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Burke, Madison, WI 53718
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