Man flees bar, leads police on high-speed chase, Punta Gorda FL
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TrafficOfficers tried to remove a man causing trouble at a bar called Shorty's. The man fled in a vehicle, leading to a high-speed police chase through local streets. The driver attempted to ram a patrol car before being stopped by a maneuver.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte County Sheriff and Punta Gorda Police
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07:35
Transcript:
00:00
Honorable Delta 5, copy a trespass.
00:05
Go for Delta 5.
00:09
Being en route to near W Marion Ave.
00:12
He's going to be at Shorty's place.
00:14
There's a man that needs to be trespassed named (name withheld).
00:17
He's sitting at the very end of the bar next to the pool room.
00:20
It is a white male with blonde hair, wearing glasses, missing teeth.
00:23
He is wearing a flannel shirt and jeans.
00:26
He's been causing problems there for the last few months.
00:29
Time for all.
00:30
Being around from Lawa.
00:31
I have the guest you should...
00:36
(number withheld).
00:40
Tells the three of the route from the Fondays.
00:44
So forth.
00:47
Stay clear, those three, I'll almost pull it out.
00:53
Table.
00:55
And six central.
01:02
Yes.
01:04
This be advised, the caller called back advising you were going to approach the vehicle to speak with you.
01:10
Send by, so I got the vehicle.
01:12
It's going towards Sandhill through the Greenbelt right now.
01:15
Coming out towards Sandhill.
01:16
I'm going to see if I can get a stop on it here a second.
01:19
Copy.
01:22
The unit coming up right there should be coming out this way in the Greenbelt right here.
01:27
Or just seen it in the back yard going through.
01:32
I don't want him to trespass.
01:34
They verbally told him he needed to leave.
01:37
Not leaving.
01:40
That's the out.
01:51
(number withheld) Go ahead.
01:55
I'll probably just showed up over here.
01:59
10-4[1]. Is it started still over there with zero now?
02:04
Negator.
02:08
Sanford.
02:09
Just tell him to stay off the property and conduct your arrest and investigation.
02:13
He should know that not to interfere.
02:17
Yep, I already told him.
02:20
I'll head back your way once we're clear over here.
02:27
Come almost on over here.
02:31
Sanford, just let me know.
02:36
F-1504-day David John 5, (number withheld).
02:41
Okay.
02:46
That's six.
02:47
I'm out with the vehicle.
02:49
I've tried to nail jump in the back seat and the vehicle's taken off.
02:56
Which way is it going?
02:58
Try to go toward Fahant Hill.
03:00
They're kind of getting stuck.
03:01
Empty tag real quick.
03:02
September 5.
03:07
Lights out of folder.
03:12
10.
03:15
Mike 396, 446, 296, 290, 00.
03:19
Zero, zero, zero.
03:23
X-ray wheelchair.
03:26
It's coming out towards that hole.
03:29
I don't know where in the back street.
03:31
I don't know where to the back street out right now.
03:35
Probably (number withheld).
03:38
We're going to traffic for pursuit.
03:41
We'll be coming up to Nomad in Melville, Nomad, Melville.
03:46
No traffic.
03:49
No pedestrian.
03:50
Coming up to Sandhill, Nomad, Central, Nomad.
03:54
Go to no traffic. Central, Nomad. Central, no traffic for K&Tick, reference to the Dan Hill Nomad.
04:08
I don't stand, we'll open up to Rio, no traffic.
04:11
Okay cool.
04:13
Felt's not fine, taking a left on to Rio Degro Nicarreau.
04:17
You can just start there, you can try and catch up on Traveeta, vehicle two.
04:24
Mm-hmm.
04:29
So just start one.
04:31
Bottom.
04:32
Traffic 3.
04:37
Either 46 miles an hour, Rio and Northern Cross.
04:42
Copy 46, My 11-hour Rio Northern Cross.
04:49
I'm sorry, repeat that?
04:53
If the probation or supervised release status is once the status is confirmed, and a violation exists, an arrest can be made.
05:03
Copy.
05:09
On the other traffic 60 miles per hour (number withheld).
05:17
Century Star 13, we're coming to Rio and Rim Park to a four-way stop.
05:26
Covering Rio and Rempart before we stop (number withheld).
05:31
Vehicle is making a lap correction.
05:34
The vehicles continue on to Rio.
05:39
How did the vehicle continue on Rio (number withheld)?
05:43
Go traffic at this time.
05:47
Copy no traffic at this time.
05:53
Do I have any units that could be out by Harborview with sticks?
06:02
(number withheld) and you still have those sticks?
06:06
A4.
06:08
Just our 13, we're still on Rio,
06:13
approaching the harbor.
06:17
(number withheld). You can clear there and hit 11 toward Harbor View.
06:30
The vehicle staff originally at the 4-way at Rempar and Rio.
06:34
They're driving, maybe drunk driver based off of their patterns.
06:37
We're coming up to Constantine, Rio and Constantine, approaching Harborview.
06:47
Star 13-Cannon 6.
06:49
Do you want to talk in front of me? We can maybe get a fit here in a minute.
06:52
We're at the speed that are accurate for it.
06:56
Yeah.
07:02
Turning right on Harvey's U towards 75.
07:07
Tommy turn on Harvey U.T.Rew towards 25.
07:09
(number withheld) will be a time for the pit.
07:12
Probably then to pit (number withheld).
07:14
Okay.
07:16
That's that, pit, pit, that's that, pit.
07:20
Good pit, good pit, stand by.
07:23
That should give him traffic.
07:32
Get out of the car! Central! They're trying to ram! I stand by!
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
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