Vehicle with blacked out plates flees during traffic stop, Simsbury CT
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TrafficA vehicle with blacked out license plates fled after a Simsbury officer attempted a traffic stop at the intersection near Firetown Road and West Street. The vehicle continued north on Firetown Road, cutting off another vehicle that had been stopped in the road.
Audio|Heard on: Simsbury Police
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01:43
Transcript:
00:00
For I attempted to stop a vehicle, West Street turned onto Firetown Road.
00:05
He just kept going.
00:08
Stopping now.
00:10
You couldn't read anything on the plate.
00:12
The plate was blacked out, white.
00:14
Looks like Popper.
00:20
You said it was on Firetown?
00:25
Yeah, 10-4[1] is north on Firetown turned on from West Street cutting off another vehicle after it was sitting in the middle of the roadway.
00:35
Seven.
00:38
Three coffee.
00:44
Seven to four, just more to the vehicle.
00:49
Yeah, ten-four, he was just sitting in the middle of the road.
00:57
Tony, you don't have them stop now?
01:01
No, negative.
01:02
Once I lit them off.
01:07
...front a base.
01:09
That bowl will...
01:10
Do you know if that was a white left wall or any other description on it?
01:17
Stand by and I'm calling.
01:19
I'm trying to sign up.
01:24
Do you think your car would have picked up any kind of plate or anything?
01:30
No, the plate was actually completely black.
01:39
I'll be in the area of the entire town, Owensbrook, checking the area.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Firetown Rd & West St, Simsbury, CT 06070
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