Elderly man stuck with SUV sparks concern in Monmouth yard, Monmouth IA
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An elderly man drove his truck into a ditch and got his SUV stuck in a neighbor's yard near West Station Street, Monmouth. Officers checked on him; he admitted earlier drinking and will tow the vehicle tomorrow.
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Transcript:
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297, law center.
00:05
We have a report of a neighbor who put his truck in the ditch earlier, now has his SUV stuck in the neighbor's yard.
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The reporting party is concerned if he's still in his vehicle in the SUV,
00:22
location near West Station Street,
00:26
and Monmouth.
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10FAR.
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And just for your information, he's an elderly male, (name withheld), unknown if he's still in the vehicle.
00:41
Okay,
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4, I'm familiar with him and his wife.
00:48
I might try to pbx.
00:50
There's 1075 history.
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1045.
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104.
01:00
Is this current one in his yard, in his own yard right now?
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Neighbors' yards.
01:10
I'll start heading that way as well.
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Lawsonor 7, can you look up and see if you have a PBX for Janet, Graves?
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10-4[1], Stanford.
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497, I sent you a number.
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104, thank you.
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54 me tonight.
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10405. 24. 54.
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Levin, go ahead.
01:56
I made contact with the wife and also talked to the husband.
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She,
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as I was talking to her, he came in the house.
02:04
He was trying to call her tow truck and said he had been drinking earlier, much earlier today.
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He is not going to drive the rest of the evening and we'll contact a tow truck tomorrow.
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So I'm sending.
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Ten fourth.
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I can offer with the neighbor now we're off.
02:28
Ten fourth, that sounds good.
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Location mentioned:
Station St, Monmouth, IA 52309
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