Suspect flees vehicle into woods during DUI pursuit, Punta Gorda FL
Alcohol ViolationPolice are searching for a male suspect who fled from a vehicle into the woods near major intersections in Punta Gorda, Florida. The suspect is possibly involved in driving under the influence and other crimes. Multiple police units, canine teams, and drones are involved in the search.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Sheriff and Punta Gorda Police
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Transcript:
00:00
202 K-9[1] is lock on my location and come here.
00:05
Lock on.
00:08
229, 202. I'm going to need you at Tetrig and Champion.
00:13
Tetrig and Champion.
00:14
Just make sure you guys pick the overheads on and you could witness arms on too to just keep them laid down.
00:20
216, 202. It'll be at Champion and Chancellor, Champion and Chancellor.
00:28
Biscayn and Doral, Biscan and Durrell, 2 1st Street Star 16.
00:33
24202 Hutchins and Ketrich.
00:36
Hutchins and Ketrich.
00:37
We believe in the band that were north on from 16 and 15 and your Ketriks.
00:43
O2 can have five, do they have a drone available?
00:46
What? Does Northport have a drone available?
00:48
Yeah, they got two drones coming from the office.
00:50
Have one.
00:51
So the unit's coming on scene, 202.
00:52
If you get to a location and Northport already has it, uh, sketched out, um, go to a better location and hang tight there, okay?
01:02
Next to or two, did we get a, a good description of the bandit?
01:07
Any male possibly has on a white t-shirt with brown hair, maybe a white male that I don't know anything further at this time.
01:13
CHSJLU2 is going to be a prospective DUI[2] and plain.
01:17
You're in an RO2, what was that name that you had with an address on Hillsborough?
01:22
The RO is showing a (name withheld), date of birth is (number withheld).
01:28
All right, copy that might be that bandit.
01:29
208, are you busy?
01:31
Negative. You want me to start digging into him?
01:33
Have you can find a picture of him? I don't think there's one in David, but if you could find one in Aces, you can send it to me?
01:38
Yeah, that's set for all something about to D2.
01:39
Thanks, brother.
01:40
There's one attack at this, Elvis.
01:41
He's a rum attack.
01:42
Central has an email drafted with all units and out to call with the picture of the driver.
01:46
Yeah, we look at it as well outside.
01:48
Thank you, ma'am. Units are on scene.
01:50
We're at the standing kettries.
01:53
The driver jumped out of the passenger seat, into the woods, heading north, back towards 41 area.
02:00
Advised Northport units were on scene quickly and where I saw about three or four vehicles pursuant, so they set up in front area quite quickly as well.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
K-9: Police canine unit
[2]
DUI: Driving Under the Influence
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Punta Gorda, FL
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