Person trespasses on railroad tracks carrying camera tripods, Elkhart IN
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, officers responded to a person walking on railroad tracks near Fifth Street carrying a camera tripod and possibly a small firearm. The individual was found trespassing on the railroad and later evaluated for mental health concerns.
Audio|Heard on: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
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06:12
Transcript:
00:00
109, I just heard your signal 3.
00:02
Passing Highland now, so what's not?
00:05
We're looking for the subject that's walking on the railroad tracks now?
00:09
Uh,
00:10
maybe now I was trying to get circled around to find him again.
00:15
1043, the 59 more on the line with just advised he's known to carry a small firearm and a fanny pack, I beg.
00:22
He's just east of Fifth Street with a camera bipod walking along the train tracks.
00:29
That's what we're looking for, we've got a bicycle down there, we do have a train coming as well.
00:34
Affirmative, that is him for 523.
00:38
If he's on the tracks, we're going to try to get the train south.
00:43
Passing 10 or 10,
00:45
10.10.
00:47
It's just a single engine coming.
00:49
He's not on the tracks, but he is walking by there.
00:51
There is a bike.
00:52
I'm trying to go out on him as well.
00:55
2.13's out on him.
00:57
Now southbound on Nappanee Street passing McNaughton Avenue.
01:01
Claire, I request that if we can do the railroad trespass for him.
01:08
I'm at Cairo, town.
01:10
Approaching California road now.
01:13
Do you advise vehicle description?
01:15
Red pickup truck.
01:17
Tenth tag on the vehicle possibly out of Florida.
01:21
Passing Beardsley Avenue and South Hudson Street.
01:23
24.2, behind the vehicle of 3185.
01:27
Time for.
01:28
Talcar 325.
01:29
Behind a Tacoma pickup truck, Alabama.
01:32
5 Charles Ocean 1, 6 Henry Young.
01:36
5 Charles, Ocean 1,0, 0,
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6 Henry Young.
01:41
1.24 dispatch.
01:44
Sound for. 9.124.
01:47
177 for the Fort Expedition front and damage.
01:51
10th.
01:53
To be advised, it's not going to be a temporary tag, though.
01:57
325, looks like there are 269s in the back seat of that pickup truck.
02:03
What's the location on the tracker?
02:06
Why is not approaching Washington from that minute?
02:10
Just go ahead and get a stop on that.
02:13
4.22 on that vehicle map in Washington.
02:17
422.
02:22
9523 dispatch amount.
02:25
9523.
02:28
10.29.
02:31
9213. 9213.
02:32
9213.
02:38
Indiana ID (number withheld). Indiana ID (number withheld).
02:43
10946. 104, say, why.
02:47
Three Adam, 341 dispatch, 1076, temporary, 14,000 block, U.S.
02:51
Highway 20.
02:53
Three Adam, 341.
02:58
168, 177. Hi.
03:04
I just spoke to Norfolk Southern PD,
03:07
and it's 104 to go ahead and do that.
03:09
It's on view and I can do the report.
03:12
104, we're going to 1043 now.
03:18
1043 to units on the warfare check.
03:20
If anyone has access to their city email, if it's even an email is a picture of the subject to us if anyone wants it.
03:27
Okay, 446. You have said it to me, that's fine.
03:32
Staff.
03:34
One, twenty for dispatch.
03:36
9-124.
03:38
The Prius also needs to be towed, however they want to call their own towing company.
03:43
I haven't been told which one yet.
03:45
10-4[1]. I have team towing for the expedition.
03:49
7-4. Just past 9-213.
03:56
1760 on the scene.
03:58
10-4[1].
04:02
Just-mast 9, 213.
04:05
Ocar, 4-46.
04:07
The people we have is the same as in the photo.
04:09
This-by-sville for 2-13.
04:11
Tap 4.
04:12
347, okay.
04:14
Go ahead for him.
04:19
Routtsin's subject has negative 1029, reference 1027 is a regular ID card that expires in 2029.
04:27
We have the (name withheld)'s sister on the line.
04:30
She's giving us all the 1043 if anyone wants to speak to her.
04:34
We have her on hold.
04:35
Our 46, I'll call up.
04:37
24. Start at 76 for that subject.
04:39
It's going to be the reference to MIA saying we're going to be to transport to 501 for 24 at this point.
04:44
Yeah.
04:45
Okay.
04:46
10.4. Okay, so 53 and you're at the signal force evidence.
04:51
533.
04:53
Okay, 347. We don't need any more units out here.
04:58
Okay, 4-1-535-0-curture.
05:01
Roller.
05:03
Suspatch central, signal 786, mental health issue.
05:08
Second slide.
05:24
Spectential signal 76 in the area of Sis and Pike.
05:29
Siss and Pike, PD is out with a male, 35-year-old male conscious and breathing.
05:34
He is requesting transported for a 72-hour hold.
05:38
840 just 5.
05:40
840.
05:45
Request you restart my vision.
05:48
840. 840.
05:55
177-168.
05:57
Go ahead.
06:03
535 Loker, your question empty.
06:06
After we secure him, we'd be able to signal 24 his bike and just take it to the PD so we can tag it to be 24 later.
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10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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S 5th St, Elkhart, IN
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