Two parties dispute over stolen shotgun ammo and separate, Princeton WV
WeaponsTwo parties in Princeton are involved in a dispute after one party accused the other of stealing shotgun ammunition. One party fired a blank shot to scare off the others and is now waiting at a gas station with the shotgun and magazine separated in the backseat. Police are coordinating to keep the two parties separated at the state police barracks and nearby gas station while they await to speak with officers.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Well, we've kind of got a situation.
00:02
So we have one caller saying they're being followed by someone.
00:04
The person that's following that person was called in as well.
00:07
They're stating that these people have stolen from them.
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This happened off of Gardner Road.
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They're currently on 77 headed towards Princeton.
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We're going to have them go to the barracks if it's possible.
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We'll meet them there.
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If we're on the other side of the county and blue will, but I can head that way.
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I'm on the other side of the county.
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(number withheld).
00:28
Good.
00:29
I'm around Camp Creek.
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I'll turn around, come back.
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It's okay, I can take care of it, it won't take no longer to get there.
00:36
So if it's rejoiced us out.
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One of these two.
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Control 598.
00:45
Good. So both parties are still following each other, so the plan we've come up with, the person that's in the front is going to be waiting at the state police barracks.
00:54
The second party is going to be at the gas station beside the state police barracks in the way we can keep them separated, but they will both be waiting to speak with you.
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10 for us. I don't see that I'm headed that way.
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6-0. Beckley, I have a 28th, Georgia, Virginia, and you're clear?
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3.
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812-200-alpha.
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6-08, Beckley, corrections can be 5-0-0-alpha.
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Backley, 6-08.
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Go ahead.
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It's trying to control, now is 8-2-5-00-alpha.
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10-4[1].
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And copy, it's coming back, 905.
01:25
Kids are fine, my name.
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My caller was the one following the vehicle.
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He's going to be in a Ford Explorer sport track.
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He did advise that he did have his shotgun with him.
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He did take the mag out and put the shotgun in the backseat and has the both the mag and the shotgun separated in the backseat.
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Are they advising what was stolen or any other detail?
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Yes, affirmative.
01:46
So he stated that he...
01:50
noticed that his shotgun ammo was missing from the garage and he seen a vehicle in the area of where his house is at and it was driving around very slow and pulling into random properties.
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So he was looking at that vehicle and trying to keep an eye on them and they ended up pulling into his property.
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So when he went into his residence to grab his shotgun and he let off a blank shot to try to scare them off.
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ended up pulling off when they saw him, and he started to follow them from there because he believes that they were the ones that stole the shotgun ammo.
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Stand for. Well, I'm getting on Route 20 now.
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I'm headed that way to speak with them.
02:33
Copy, sir. My caller that was following these individuals is at the gas station, and the individuals that were getting followed are going to be at the barracks.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
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Princeton, WV 24740
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