Police pursue minivan; suspect flees on foot near Myrtle and West, Mills County IA


Police pursued a minivan after suspicious behavior was reported in Mills County, Iowa. During the pursuit near Myrtle and West streets, at least one person fled on foot, possibly discarding items near the trees. Officers searched the area for hidden contraband or evidence but did not confirm any findings. The driver exited quickly, reaching back into the vehicle before leaving.
Audio|Source: Mills County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
05:29
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, 6.5-3 traffic. 6-5-3 traffic.
00:03
6-9-3 traffic.
00:07
I'm going to be on the corner of Myrtle on the west.
00:10
(name withheld) should be coming back on a brown or gray minivan.
00:20
Myrtle and west is 194.
00:24
658, Wisconsin, 1883.
00:28
1083. 10. 10.134.
00:36
Southbound through the driveway.
00:39
For the off from the Challenger.
00:46
About a half block to the east, to the east, walking south towards Dodge Street, 53-building zero-topout, 4-8-man Dodge.
00:57
I see a caged car with the driver.
01:05
Northside's odds walking east down.
01:07
He's just east for the CBS two houses.
01:11
What a red shirt?
01:18
Yeah, he's uh, he's trying to do U-turn on you, yeah.
01:20
He's back west down now.
01:25
With the rest of the shirt.
01:28
We've got a pack, pack on, I think the Pacific Air Party here, I'll review video shortly.
01:36
Count by the tree.
01:38
That's a gentleman there with the backtrack as what I was looking at.
01:41
Oh,
01:45
Showning, if you're probably, I'll be 10AO.
01:50
106.
01:55
The three-all is about 4808. The 3-0 is about 480 away.
01:59
That's probably just stand by the tree, are we thinking that's not going to be involved?
02:06
Warren, I don't think this guy's going to be involved.
02:11
All right, sir. All right, well, clear. I'm just going to stop recording and go back to Jennifer video to see if we get better description.
02:18
Clear.
02:20
Hey, one, just a little conferrer. We're talking about the one of the Dodd Street, Kisney's the 48th Street, correct?
02:27
Yeah, affirmative.
02:30
Clear.
02:31
287. You just want to get his information in the case.
02:35
G7401.
02:42
271-101.
02:44
Go on 154 MEPS driver.
02:48
No.
02:53
Interimps. Interim.
02:58
One is to prevent. It's not going to be the passenger. The past year, we'll make a thin mail.
03:03
I can't tell my clothing besides this.
03:06
A long-sleeved shirt, pants ran east out from the car on the south side.
03:13
One meter's in the area.
03:16
If you want to do a search, I'll quick see if you can find some on in practice, I know. Okay,
03:22
we'll search. Searching area.
03:24
Does that I see? Anybody run past some?
03:30
Can I see one there on anyone?
03:33
Go ahead.
03:36
Do you believe this driver has time to toss anything between
03:39
Code to location and vehicle.
03:43
We didn't see him saw anything. He did go up by those trees for a minute, just west of the car.
03:50
Clear. The center console was open, so they got out in hurry.
03:56
And driver got out and reached back in and grabbed something before he left here.
04:02
Clear.
04:07
Well, there's a heavier tree cover. Can I have something go to? It's just east of the car.
04:12
There's apartment complex on the south side. There's a couple heat temperatures in there, but there's too big of trees for us to see through anything.
04:30
And it's only about half a block east of the car, I'm at the center south, between the houses.
04:40
Good out from the passenger, coming left off.
04:48
Does I say it? Yes.
04:51
There's a cruiser out front, is it? Same alley here, yes.
04:55
Yeah, if you go south between those three houses, there's an apartment, complex kind of used shit back there. You guys kind of check around there. That's come in the direction we had last down that.
05:08
Look.
05:21
I already got like three officers back there in the area that I was talking about.
05:27
Passengers go to. Think that's good.
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