High speed vehicle pursuit ends near county roads, Elkhart IN
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TrafficA stolen black vehicle with a broken rear window was pursued at high speeds northbound on Michigan Street and nearby county roads. The vehicle drove recklessly, passing through every traffic light and stop sign. The pursuit ended near County Road 6 and County Road 7 when officers lost visual contact.
Audio|Heard on: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
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04:30
Transcript:
00:00
53 vehicle that's 46-propeated.
00:04
It's going to be down on Michigan Street.
00:07
All units, signal 101, signal 101.
00:14
Free, um, 369 dispatch.
00:15
Pre-um, 369 dispatch.
00:22
I'm doing about a hundred mile an hour right now.
00:26
Don't throw every red light north of snow.
00:29
Coaching, NAPA, correction, Bristol.
00:34
3M-369. 3-8-369 dispatch.
00:39
The traffic division.
00:42
3M-369.
00:45
Vehicle is still a way up ahead of me, possibly at first from Concord-6.
00:51
I'm with Elkhart City, we're northbound on Michigan Street, trying to catch up to a Signal 53[1] vehicle.
00:59
It's going approximately 90 miles an hour up Michigan Street.
01:02
Ten-four, what's our intersection with Michigan?
01:05
Northbound on County Road 7 now, approaching County Road 6.
01:09
Speeds are 80 miles an hour.
01:11
I'm not behind it yet.
01:13
10 for urine of 46.
01:16
3-10, 169, advise direction of travel.
01:21
The vehicle is now closing counter-road 6, help issue.
01:26
Correction, counterfeit 7.
01:29
Dispatch, we are going northbound, County Road 7, approaching County Road 6.
01:33
We've got two EPD officers with me, speed are 100 miles an hour.
01:37
Dispatch on you know, signal 100, signal 100.
01:42
29, where are speeds in traffic conditions?
01:45
219 is special.
01:46
I'm saying.
01:48
1919.
01:50
3 Adam 369.
01:52
We are now about to cross over, 10-0 at 6, still going northbound.
01:56
Speeds are 95 miles an hour, no traffic still.
01:59
I'm doing about 75 miles per hour at this point.
02:04
I'm approaching Henry 06.
02:06
Vehicle as of right now is possibly blacked out northbound.
02:11
10-4[2].
02:13
If you lost a site, I'm sorry.
02:16
Adam 369 dispatch.
02:18
Elkirt City is still continuing northbound on Kender Road 7.
02:22
Lost visual of it.
02:23
I'm going to try and go over to State Road 19 to look for him.
02:27
On 369.
02:29
5-6-6-3 Northbound and China Road 7 I don't have this point.
02:34
3-6-9, if you can advise Elkhart City's traffic if they pick back up on up? 2-4.
02:40
Beet Northbound Cedarwood-19, any feel on?
02:45
Elkhart 499.
02:46
Obviously, disregarding the pursuit.
02:48
He's possibly up on kind of road for eastbound.
02:53
Northbound 0-19.
02:56
Ten-four. Is usual a review?
02:59
Ten-four. Forty-six is terminated.
03:01
All units. Cancel Signal 101.
03:03
Cancel 101?
03:05
10-9[3].
03:06
3-9-3-EPD terminated.
03:10
Ten-four.
03:12
Ten-four. Can you put out of the script? Three-O-D-484.
03:16
That's about to cancel signal 100.
03:18
Dispatch all units.
03:19
Cancel signal 100.
03:20
Cancel signal 100.
03:23
Three Adam, 369.
03:25
Go back to Kind of Road 7, northbound,
03:29
double-check with the accused in 10-50[4]s.
03:31
It's going to be the black stolen vehicle with a busted-out rear window vehicle immediately upon observing me.
03:44
Became reckless with high speeds and going through every light at stop sign.
03:49
I'm going westbound on Tenerud 4 now.
03:54
So, refer to the 28th and be 9 to 8, Frank Adam Zerba.
03:58
If you'd advise if they continued on and if they lost visual at 10rd 4 at all.
04:05
You guys, Frank Adam Zebra? I don't know.
04:09
No.
04:10
Unknown at this time.
04:12
Just 8Fail, make sure he didn't 10.15, but it would be applied.
04:16
Okay.
04:19
Was he last scene on 7, north of 6?
04:26
Last time I had a visual on him.
04:28
He was approaching time at 6th or 7.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 53: Auto theft (stolen vehicle)
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
[3]
10-9: Repeat last transmission
[4]
10-50: Motor vehicle accident or collision
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Location mentioned:
Co Rd 6 & Co Rd 7, Elkhart, IN 46514
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