Police pursue stolen school bus southbound on highway, Jeffersonville IN
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Police are pursuing a recently stolen yellow school bus southbound on highway I-65 near Jeffersonville, Indiana. The bus was stolen from a tow lot in Harrison County. The suspect is driving alone, swerving between lanes and faking exits. Multiple agencies are involved in the pursuit. No children are reported to be on board.
Audio|Heard on: Clark County and Jeffersonville Police
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07:15
Transcript:
00:00
Early 85, Harrison County detectives are northbound on 65 after a yellow school bus.
00:07
That's signal 40.
00:13
If you can keep them giving us updated locations, myself in 28, are coming from Sanford.
00:21
Clear. We'll let you know if we get one.
00:26
Do you know what my marker they're at?
00:32
Last location we had, they were in Kentucky.
00:35
Yes,
00:36
correct.
00:38
I've got them right here they are on stands for, for T-31 approaching stand-ser.
00:45
One-time scenes with them.
00:50
The radio, I'm clear that they're on pursuit.
00:52
We're trying to catch up.
00:54
Clear.
00:55
I got the coal.
00:58
We're west.
00:59
Stansfer, merging back.
01:01
South Mountain, six pounds.
01:06
Signal 100[1].
01:09
28, moving.
01:21
It's continuing southbound past the 10th Street round.
01:31
Spectre 13 in radio, can you get this more information? Is it just a signal 40 school bus?
01:37
28. You advise for southbound or northbound now?
01:41
We're southbound coming up on 6th Street.
01:46
10 more.
01:48
Harrison County advised it was signal 40 trying to confirm.
01:56
65 south on the bridge.
02:01
Baker Units identifier speed please.
02:06
Approximate speed, 60,
02:09
very light traffic.
02:14
10-4[2]. Railway devises Harrington County if we stay with this bus.
02:18
Are you going to stay with us?
02:23
Say bye.
02:25
Also notify LNPD, notify KSP.
02:28
Notify KSP. Notify KSP.
02:29
This is a year.
02:30
Stolen School Bus.
02:33
Clear.
02:35
Continuing 65 L.Sail.
02:38
Still maintaining,
02:39
70 miles an hour.
02:41
Very light traffic.
02:43
For Baker units stay with the bus at this time.
02:49
Harrison County is continuing and was contacting LMPD.
02:54
Continuing south,
02:56
65 to Nashville.
03:00
104. Rio, give me a call to KSC, Kentucky State Police.
03:06
Affirmative.
03:07
65,
03:09
continuing towards hospital occurs.
03:17
Continuing 65 cells,
03:19
steady speed of 70,
03:21
very light traffic.
03:27
You get with Harrison County and see if it's supposed to be occupied at all with the school kids or just the selling bus.
03:34
Suspect.
03:49
We're still the far left lane, steady speed, 70,
03:54
light traffic southbound.
03:59
All units information is a fresh stolen, fresh stolen from the record lot in Harrison County.
04:07
The far right lane, passing St.
04:11
Catherine, speed is still 65.
04:26
Yes,
04:28
can you advise the location on 65,000?
04:31
65,000 coming up on Arthur Street, exit 135, or 134.
04:37
Arthur Street, clear.
04:44
Seed, still 70.
04:46
We're going to assume the school bus is maxed out at 70,000 hours.
04:53
In Arthur Street, passing Circle K.
05:01
Arthur Street.
05:02
Jumping back up on 65,
05:05
C60, far left lane.
05:10
Back on 65 south.
05:16
Far right lane, speed 66, coming up on exit 133, continuing 65.
05:35
Far left lane coming up on printing drive, 132.
05:48
We're passing 132, continuing on 65.
05:53
Speed 70,
05:55
light truck.
05:57
The lane coming up on 131D, passing the Exhibition Center.
06:29
Far right lane is coming up on Waterson.
06:34
We'll be taking 131B as a boy.
06:39
Swerved back over 65 south.
06:42
Here's median, coming up on 131 pace.
06:49
Continuing 65 south, B 67.
06:52
67, far right lane.
07:02
Far right lane, taking exit,
07:06
check,
07:07
staying on 65, regularly keeps on acting like you're going to take an exit and then coming across the median back on the 65, beat 66, far right lane.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 100: Emergency radio traffic only
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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I-65, Jeffersonville, IN
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