Black suv seen at high school field with scoreboard activated, Oakland City IN
Officers responded to a high school football field where the scoreboard and lights were unexpectedly turned on. A black SUV was seen but left before officers arrived. Later, it was found the scoreboard was activated as part of an indoor game using a new wireless controller.
Audio|Source: Knox County & Gibson County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
The officer arrived there, the scoreboard was turned on, all the lights were on, there was a suspicious car there, couldn't get a return on 28, and the car just sped away.
00:12
But we don't know what's going on for that, so I can get more information.
00:18
I said it's all clear.
00:29
253, 14.
00:31
We'll just make a model of that vehicle again.
00:34
It was a black SUV.
00:38
Maybe it was a (name withheld) or something like that.
00:42
We're coming into Oakland, just cross over 69.
00:46
Keep an eye out for it.
00:48
It went Roosevelt to west and then south toward 200 south.
00:56
Clear.
01:01
And I'm unsure I'm trying to contact.
01:03
Athletic director is not answering.
01:05
I'm going to contact one of the maintenance person.
01:08
Nobody's come out of the grandstands yet.
01:10
To my knowledge, nobody can run that scoreboard without being up in there with the controls.
01:15
But the scoreboard shut off now.
01:21
Can that phone or do they just advise that this is our address?
01:26
As they told us, it was, 4-06, Apartment B, and I asked him what apartment complex, and he said the one behind Firestone,
01:39
and we had this problem last night with them as well, calling him.
01:48
There's no kid to live in this building.
01:51
I mentioned description so they're setting some of that failure.
01:59
clear. They were very young kids.
02:02
We cannot ping the phone because there's no number.
02:05
It doesn't come up on rapid.
02:07
It doesn't come up with NAN.
02:08
One only place to ping that is the cell tower.
02:13
I don't know what's going on.
02:15
They called us a little bit on yesterday and then today.
02:19
I don't know where to find him.
02:21
I just asked somebody with that.
02:22
They said, the apartment's behind.
02:27
Firestone.
02:28
I advise.
02:35
Advice.
02:41
Evans to ISP, Gibson County.
02:43
For the unit on scene, they can disregard.
02:47
Take this clear.
02:55
Okay, I learned something tonight.
02:57
They have a new wireless controller.
02:59
They've got a game going on on the inside, and I just checked with one of the custodial staff, and they have it set for outside,
03:09
and that's why it was going off.
03:10
I didn't know they had the technology here.
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Oakland City, IN 47660
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