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Vehicle pursuit on Broadway ends in suspect arrestMerrillville IN

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Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410

According to the dispatch call, a vehicle was pursued southbound on Broadway near 93rd Street with tire damage during the chase. The suspect abandoned the vehicle near the Maple Leaf complex and was apprehended after a foot chase.

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03:29
Transcript:
00:00
Southbound.
00:01
Okay, sir.
00:04
And on that last traffic?
00:07
Southbound at 93.
00:10
Copy.
00:12
93 and Broadway, I can't get the sticks up.
00:17
Past 93, still going south.
00:20
Copy.
00:22
Someone with something else right there.
00:25
He took black note.
00:28
He's blacked out, looking south.
00:29
He just passed 96.
00:32
Copy.
00:34
All right, too slow.
00:37
10-4.
00:40
Passing 101st, still south.
00:42
Still blacked out.
00:45
Hey Jill, you want me to pass you?
00:49
10-9.
00:52
I'm gonna pass you.
00:55
Yeah, go ahead.
00:58
We got county in pursuit.
01:00
If anybody can get it,
01:02
he's got to paint himself.
01:03
Back tires are starting to shred from his top sticks.
01:08
Northbound Broadway 96.
01:12
Copy.
01:14
Yeah, well I could tell through the tires they're coming off now.
01:18
All right, back rear passenger is out of the rim.
01:25
No more, nine three.
01:28
Copy.
01:31
Coming up to 113th.
01:33
Blacked out, I think it's gonna go east maybe.
01:37
Hold on.
01:38
10-4. Hey, good six, you're six, you're at six! Copy, good six.
01:45
Still south.
01:47
He is turning off.
01:50
We're going to arrive at the sign.
01:52
She's probably gonna have to go east or right.
01:57
Probably.
01:59
We're still on the flag road going north.
02:04
And he's going through the tracks parking lot.
02:08
All right, just put him in the Chevrolet.
02:14
I'm trying to come back out by a hundred and nine.
02:17
Wrecked out near Rossario.
02:19
Still moving.
02:22
North still through the complex.
02:25
Copy.
02:27
Male, black, light-skinned with like a perm, sort of long hair,
02:31
gray sweater.
02:33
Copy.
02:36
Still north, probably going to come back down onto Broadway.
02:40
10-4.
02:42
Hydra cells launched us though.
02:44
Copy.
02:46
All right, everybody set up.
02:48
Set up,
02:49
lodging.
02:52
Going south, corner on him.
02:55
Running east behind the business.
02:58
Copy.
03:00
Locked out.
03:03
Anybody search that car?
03:06
Running in the Maple Leaf.
03:09
North over a fence.
03:12
Copy.
03:14
Go to that car.
03:18
It was still rolling when we all sprinted after him.
03:23
We're taking him into custody.
03:26
Yeah, be one in custody.
03:28
All right, cars clear.

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Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410

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