Police search for driver who fled on foot in Watauga, Watauga TX
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, police in Watauga searched for a driver who fled on foot after abandoning a vehicle near Kathy Drive and Old Whitley Road. Officers set up a perimeter and requested drone and air support to locate the suspect.
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03:46
Transcript:
00:00
10-4. Kathy and where?
00:06
On foot.
00:08
Heading towards Old Whitley.
00:09
The car is empty.
00:12
Roger, I mean, I call.
00:13
Yeah, (name withheld), I'm on Chapman and Old Whitley.
00:15
We should be coming right to you, Chapman and Old Whitley.
00:18
Go down Old Whitley.
00:20
Hey, (name withheld), was it just a driver that fled?
00:22
Say, yeah.
00:23
Are we just looking for the driver, and did he run from you?
00:26
Just the driver, nobody else in the car.
00:29
Ten-four, I'm coming down Chapman now.
00:31
Hey, I'm holding at Ricky and Old Whitley.
00:34
Are you still chasing this person, or can we set up a perimeter?
00:37
Let's get a perimeter going on.
00:39
Where was the person last seen?
00:41
We need a perimeter established further north of us.
00:48
I've got...
00:49
(Name withheld) and I are at Chapman and Old Whitley.
00:51
Car's on Kathy Court.
00:54
We need someone around Harrison Way in the Cheatham area.
01:00
If he did not cross that, I was watching the whole way.
01:03
No one crossed that roadway.
01:04
Okay, so we've got someone.
01:08
320 did you have your drone? Negative.
01:11
Confirming the car was abandoned on Kathy Court and he did not cross Chapman?
01:19
The car is not crashed.
01:21
We are near Kathy Drive.
01:24
Do we know if he was able to cross Chapman?
01:28
Negative, I do not believe so.
01:31
We have a good western perimeter if that's correct.
01:38
Old Whitley, he might have made it across, but I don't think he did.
01:42
I'm right here on Chapman, there's a broken gate.
01:45
That's on Kathy Court.
01:47
Can you see me sitting over here on Chapman with my light? Yeah, I see you.
01:51
Is the car right there somewhere?
01:53
Right next to mine.
01:55
Yeah, I think he made it out.
01:56
It looks pretty recent.
01:57
We definitely need a drone now, otherwise we have no perimeter.
02:02
Do you need me to move? No, you stay with the car.
02:05
Go back and get the drone.
02:07
I'm going north; he likely jumped a fence near the mosque or went east.
02:16
We came out of the backyard near where (name withheld) is.
02:22
You chased him across Chapman?
02:25
I lost him near the backyard.
02:27
He could be anywhere south and possibly west of Old Whitley and Chapman.
02:41
Can we check if Fort Worth has air support available?
02:43
Ten-four.
02:44
Any description of the individual?
02:48
Possibly male, a little under six feet, hard to tell.
02:51
Wearing light-colored clothing.
02:53
Where was the last sighting?
02:57
At the back gate of a house near Kathy Drive.
03:02
That's near Old Whitley and Chapman.
03:06
The backyard is in that corner.
03:09
He may have run south through another yard.
03:14
That might explain the broken gate.
03:16
Knock on the door and see if anyone knows about the broken gate.
03:20
The one with the lime green trim.
03:22
Yes, the one where I'm sitting now.
03:24
Flash your light.
03:26
To be near Kathy Drive.
03:30
Do we have the key to the vehicle or is it locked?
03:36
The door is open; I'll check.
03:38
Making contact with the homeowner near Kathy Drive.
03:42
Can we get a phone number for Air One?
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Location mentioned:
Old Whitley Rd, Watauga, TX 76148
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