Blue Chevy Silverado with farm equipment stolen in West Virginia, Hardy County WV
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Motor Vehicle TheftA blue Chevy Silverado truck loaded with farm equipment was stolen on Rig West Road in West Virginia. The owner followed the stolen vehicle as it headed towards Petersburg. Police from Hardy and Grant counties coordinated a search but lost sight of the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Hardy County Public Safety
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04:57
Transcript:
00:00
D. Hardy County Unit West Virginia State Police.
00:04
Report of a blue Chevy Silverado headed down Rig West Road.
00:13
The owner of the truck is following the vehicle.
00:19
It is on Rig West Road at this time.
00:26
Hardy County will pull off and head towards that.
00:30
What is the direction of travel?
00:38
Trying to find that out right now.
00:41
At the time of the call, they were still on Rig West Road.
00:45
The owner was following his own truck.
00:49
It is loaded with farm equipment and someone has taken it.
00:56
It is possible the owner caught up to the truck on Rig West Road.
01:02
It's a blue Chevy.
01:04
Farm use tags.
01:07
It has turned now.
01:09
It is now headed towards Petersburg on Rig Road.
01:14
Alerting Grant County now.
01:19
Doing that now.
01:24
Hardy County.
01:26
Trying to intercept on the Grant County line or meets 220.
01:33
It has farm use tags. A blue Chevy with farm equipment in the back.
01:41
Acknowledged.
01:44
Three.
01:48
Go ahead.
01:51
Heading down the lab park.
01:54
Sir, your radio echoed.
01:57
Vehicle theft report coming in from Welton Park.
02:01
Acknowledged.
02:06
Need assistance, please.
02:08
Please.
02:10
The owner is following his stolen vehicle on Rig Road headed towards Petersburg.
02:17
On Rig Road headed towards Petersburg.
02:22
I mean.
02:24
(name withheld).
02:26
Hardy just gave status update.
02:29
Do you want me to hold since everyone already knows what's going on?
02:33
No, just me and two, but six and four are out, so send it out.
02:42
Okay. Elf and four together, we're 17.
02:48
Oh, you know.
02:54
In route now.
03:00
Description of the vehicle.
03:03
A blue Chevy Silverado 2500 with farm equipment on the back.
03:12
This county still has the caller online.
03:19
Negative.
03:24
Calling who is also in route.
03:27
Could you give us your unit number one more time, please?
03:33
237.
03:34
Acknowledged. 220.
03:43
Acknowledged. 20.
03:45
Acknowledged.
03:48
County H1.
03:51
County H1.
03:55
Yes.
03:57
Grant is asking if they'd like them to stay out at the bridge.
04:03
Acknowledged.
04:10
Greg.
04:13
Do you have Hardy Law?
04:16
I think I do.
04:18
Hang on.
04:23
Responding to the truck on Rig Road, it turned off Rig West Road.
04:31
Somewhere between Rig West Road and headed towards Petersburg.
04:35
The caller has now lost the truck.
04:40
Last location logging unknown.
04:46
Negative.
04:47
They were going in and out.
04:51
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Location mentioned:
Rig W Rd, West Virginia 26836
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