Police investigate vehicle theft on Purdue Dr, Reno NV

Theft

Reported: 10/27/2025 06:44 AM

Purdue Dr, Reno, NV

Police are investigating a reported vehicle theft on Purdue Drive. They confirmed the vehicle's license plate and obtained the registered owner's information, including phone numbers, to make contact.

Audio|Source: Reno and Sparks Police and Fire

03:24

Transcript:

00:00

Can I get a case number, please?

00:06

Number is 21486, 21486 for your larceny on Purdue.

00:13

Copy, thank you.

00:15

You're welcome.

00:19

Marching.

00:21

Our 12th, got it.

00:24

Mother 12.

00:29

Can you confirm the vehicle? I have a license plate and the last worth of in if needed.

00:40

026, X-ray 35.

00:47

Yeah, 3-5.

00:49

Okay.

00:53

Copy that, thank you.

00:59

That was Nora 144.

01:02

Nora 144. Nora 144.

01:06

End in line.

01:26

Turn 41. All right next one.

01:30

Good point.

01:31

3.714, 24, not at me.

01:37

Sanony-4.

01:38

San Joaquin.

01:41

San Juanite, Houston traffic.

01:48

Tuneo 438. 24, my last time. Can you show you out of the county lane?

01:57

You don't have to be a different.

02:04

Sam 2-8-2-8-2.

02:06

Sam-2-8. Sam-2-2.

02:08

That's a lot of the house somewhere I'll call here in the field.

02:12

Sam-2-2.

02:18

No, No, 148. Can you show me not to support here?

02:23

No, I 148.

02:26

Nora 222 and R224, Rino 1063.

02:33

Nora 222, Noron 224,

02:39

Noron 240 for information.

02:42

Sherup 10902-2-201 brought up.

02:50

So the plate was confirmed with records.

02:52

The RO's information, last name is (name withheld),

02:56

Charles Adam, Ida, Nora Edward, first name (name withheld), common spelling.

03:00

There's two phone numbers, first one is (number withheld),

03:05

4-714,

03:07

alternate number (number withheld).

03:13

Copy that, can you have those phone numbers to the call, please, and I'll be attempting contact.

03:18

Yes, they're in there.

03:21

Perfect, I'll we switch it back to green.

03:24

10-4[1].

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