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Man follows vehicle suspected of theft in Mercer CountyMercer County WV

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Mercer County, WV

Police responded after a man reported a blue Hyundai had stolen his property. The man followed the vehicle near Athens Road and Crossroads until officers arrived.

Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
04:12
Transcript:
00:00
Call 8, I've got the caller on the phone.
00:03
They're behind the person now.
00:07
104 and where they're at?
00:10
In between Grants and the VP on 20, there's a...
00:13
I'm trying to get some more information.
00:21
It's going to be a Honda pallet that's a vehicle that the suspect got into, the gentleman is following them, he'll be in our frontier.
00:31
If you're in control, we're at the BP, what's the direction of travel?
00:38
Tempting to get that now.
00:46
T.24, Louisville, so you can show a 10-8[1] from Jeterper Street.
00:50
This individual on the BMS was no issues.
00:54
Over 10.
00:58
2411, 12.
01:04
Take you on.
01:06
Control.
01:14
Western 27.29, check.
01:17
Echo 850402 to a Tanya Hodges,
01:21
727 of 79.
01:46
Hey, control sir, going down the Athens Road or I hope fell road.
01:50
Athens Road, sounds like.
01:56
Hey,
01:57
I've made it out here to Windmill.
01:58
I haven't seen him yet.
02:00
Control, for instance, I'm having the gentleman call 911 so I can get a better track on where he's at.
02:10
Are you not on the phone with him now? How is he given direction?
02:13
He was given.
02:15
I had him on the phone.
02:16
I called him.
02:17
Now I'm having him called 911 so I can track him better.
02:19
He was unsure where he was.
02:21
He's coming up on the Crossroads intersection now.
02:37
They control Athens Crossroads or Melrose Crossroads.
02:41
Athens Crossroads, they are on Athens Road, on the Athens Crossroads at the red light.
02:46
Right is red.
02:49
Send forward, they're going to go straight, left or right.
02:51
So,
02:55
sir. Straight.
02:57
Passing markers.
02:58
Athens Road and meet officers.
03:02
10-9[2], sir.
03:11
110.176. Running next to you now.
03:19
Still on Roger Street.
03:21
They're coming up on Locust.
03:24
In 4. I'm trying to get to him.
03:27
Top 6.
03:35
Go ahead, 3.
03:37
Is he following this guy on foot?
03:41
This gentleman is now following him with a car.
03:44
The car in front of him is the one that stole his property, he says.
03:49
Take control.
03:50
What are they in, what color Honda power?
03:53
Blue in color, Hyundai, you're going to have a frontier directly behind them.
04:02
Pulling into the pawn shop, they said.
04:07
Hey, control,
04:08
I'll be there behind that vehicle.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-8: In service
[2]
10-9: Repeat message

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