Police search for reported drunk driver in Pella

Heard on: Marion County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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This is 43, got a teletype from Marion PD referencing that they got a report of a possible drunk driver.

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Left (number withheld) Huber Street, possibly 10 to 15 minutes ago, since he went towards New Star or Conoco on Idaho Drive.

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Their officers are checking the area just in case he continues further into our jurisdiction.

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28 Mary Idaho Zebra (number withheld), MIZ (number withheld), stand by for description.

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Three on Dragon.

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Three on Dragon.

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All that up that way.

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10-4. 10-25, station 6 at 26 on a dark green 2005 Chevy Silverado, (name withheld).

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It's going to be the male, the fellow.

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10-4, give me that plate again.

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Mary I to Zebra (number withheld), MIZ (number withheld).

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I'm gonna put it in LPR on the monitor.

01:04

Hello.

01:08

Yeah, I have this truck on North Bell.

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40 mile.

01:14

Hello.

01:19

Three and county cars is 43, Pella PD, we're UTL at New Star.

7/23/2026 03:39 PM

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198th Pl, Pella, IA 50219

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report from another police agency about a possible drunk driver who left a residence on Huber Street about 10 to 15 minutes earlier, possibly heading toward businesses on Idaho Drive. They broadcast the vehicle and license plate information for a dark green 2005 Chevy Silverado and checked nearby areas but were unable to locate the truck at one of the mentioned locations.