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Inmate attempts to grab officer's gun during transport, Valparaiso IN

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Near E U.S. Hwy 6, Valparaiso, IN 46383

A male inmate being transported from Porter County Jail to Northwest Health Porter tried to grab an officer's gun during the ambulance ride, leading police to request additional unit support for safety.

Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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4 age 2 70 you can have a county unit made to get out I know this is simply grab my gun
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clear you're still at BCJ
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we just left
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131, 184. When I clear here, do I mean route to the hospital?
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Affirmative. Affirmatives.
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24.
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At the jail, it was reference to J3 that Portage had brought in.
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Portage was going to be riding in the ambulance with that male.
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They just left PCJ, now requesting the county unit being in route, advised that the male tried grabbing his firearm.

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Near E U.S. Hwy 6, Valparaiso, IN 46383
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