Possible hostage situation reported near Valley Road, Berkeley Springs WV
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A caller reported a possible hostage situation near Valley Road, describing a man holding someone hostage in a driveway. The caller left the area and later said law enforcement was no longer needed.
Audio|Heard on: Morgan County Fire, EMS and Mutual Aid
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03:5
Transcript:
00:00
Any available to say I can't use in for hostage situation near Valley Road?
00:05
Any available say I can you for Austin? Uh, for the fortuation.
00:18
Caller said they made a wrong turn and says a man held someone hostage in the driveway.
00:22
Caller made a wrong turn and says a man was holding someone hostage in the driveway.
00:28
Maybe near Valley Road.
00:33
Car is trying to get out of the driveway.
00:35
It says maybe a whiteholder mill.
00:37
No,
00:38
I don't worry that.
00:44
10-4-3-05 you want to avert out or continue on people fighting
00:52
You probably hit that.
00:56
10-4. Hit the coffee vault way and one still in progress, Oregon, last week now.
01:01
I was going to have the phone caller as my house up there and he still says there are people out there.
01:09
10-4. 5-on-5 or so 3 a later.
01:12
You can hear her 5.
01:15
Yeah, we're beside each other.
01:19
We'll take that second call on Valley Roadmore.
01:22
Can you give any matters again?
01:24
Yes, sir. It would be near Valley Road.
01:28
7-4. You can show a 7-17-out.
01:31
Double.
01:37
You just respond to coffee lot lines.
01:39
It would be...
01:43
Three or four suspects,
01:45
Wearing all black, about 20, 30 years of age, males.
01:49
Should be a great hunter of Saturn's in the parking lot there.
01:56
I'm going to be out here.
02:03
Double.
02:09
Morgan, you call your caller and see if they still see them.
02:12
They're spawning near Valley by the road caller got out of the driveway and they're traveling somewhere, trying to get them to get me a location.
02:24
I'm going to be advised.
02:25
They're staying in a cabin somewhere here.
02:30
You need to 1099 that lot traffic, I think I can quite understand it.
02:38
Caller was able to get out of the driveway.
02:40
They're driving somewhere else.
02:42
I'm trying to have them give me a location of where they're staying.
02:48
1040. They don't need law enforcement search long.
02:51
I can ask for you.
02:54
I'm about for you.
02:57
I'm about for you.
02:59
Okay.
03:01
Caller by us since they were able to go out of the driveway, they don't need law enforcement anymore.
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Location mentioned:
Valley Rd, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
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