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Man seen striking Bobcat with sledgehammerIndianapolis IN

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audio iconSuspicious Activity
S Richland St, Indianapolis, IN 46221

As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to reports of a man hitting a Bobcat construction vehicle with a sledgehammer and removing parts. The man was seen carrying a piece of the equipment across the street to an unknown location near South Richland Street in Indianapolis.

Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Two to 300 and thirty-four and 300 and twenty-five suspicious person.
00:02
Near South Richland Street.
00:05
B twenty2 in the parking lot of school forty-six.
00:08
Control 359, just dupe that to mine.
00:11
It's probably related.
00:13
Clear.
00:15
You're seeing this a male hitting a Bobcat with a sledgehammer taking pieces from it.
00:22
Complainant advised he doesn't know if it's his or not.
00:27
Do you still want me to dupe it?
00:30
334 can start.
00:32
Okay, thank you.
00:33
2142.
00:35
Control David 328.
00:38
Pass.
00:40
You can try call the complainant back, see if you can point out which red and white semis it is.
00:46
There's several out here.
00:48
Clear.
00:50
Attention units.
00:52
330.
00:54
Stand by a left rush.
00:57
Attention units for this suspicious person near South Richland.
01:00
Female calling back advising the male just took a piece off of the Bobcat and took it across the street to an unknown address.

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Location mentioned:
S Richland St, Indianapolis, IN 46221

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