Disoriented man found walking near Purdue campus, West Lafayette IN
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a disoriented man was reported near an emergency call box west of Lambertus Hall on Purdue campus. Officers searched the area and described the man wearing a black parka, red flannel, jeans, and light brown boots. He was later seen walking west between Dudley and Brown toward Grant Street.
Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Law Enforcement
Listen to dispatch call
04:35
Transcript:
00:00
Can you be en route to ETS-6-4-5-1 west of Lambertus Hall? I have a mail on the line who seems very disoriented.
00:09
He's claiming he's lost.
00:10
He's saying he was at the bars and went wandering out and now doesn't know where he is.
00:15
But ETSBox did just disconnect, but I instructed him to call back when it disconnected.
00:21
Okay, thank you.
00:22
That's fine.
00:24
That's probably the individual West Lafayette's going to look for.
00:27
So let them know that as well.
00:30
Clear.
00:31
138, 141, just 43M, heading from the north.
00:36
10.
00:39
3.111. Yeah.
00:42
You can clear any of us from the North Stadium call, off the Portairies.
00:46
Okay.
00:47
Well, I'm going to hang out until they actually leave.
00:51
Awesome.
00:52
Units for that speak to subject.
00:54
Purdue said that they have a male at the ETS box west of Lambertus Hall that is disoriented and doesn't know where he's located,
01:04
possibly our subject.
01:07
Tony, I'm in the area.
01:10
480.
01:11
20.
01:13
We asked West Lafayette what this guy's name is supposed to be.
01:18
If your caller's still on the line,
01:21
ask the missing man's name and see if we can get that confirmed in the meantime.
01:27
Can I clear you all this crash? We're working on confirming a name with them now.
01:32
Offer.
01:33
I'll be turning with the crash only.
01:36
What box was it dispatched?
01:39
6459.
01:41
It says west of Lambertus.
01:43
Well, so they have left.
01:45
Okay.
01:51
Officers responding to Lambertus.
01:53
It looks like he has left the first box and he has clicked the second one.
01:57
He is keyed up at both 6451 and at 6459.
02:02
Where's this?
02:04
6451 at. They both say west of Lambertus.
02:13
311 in the area with 20.
02:18
I'm here at 6451.
02:20
He's not over here.
02:27
There's pole cameras look in that area.
02:29
See if you can find anybody walking.
02:32
There's not many people out right now.
02:34
Claire, we are searching.
02:35
He is for the speak-to-subject.
02:37
I did get a name.
02:39
The individual that Purdue has is unable to tell them anything wearing that or what his name is at this time.
02:46
But we're looking for a John or a Johnny.
02:48
He's wearing a black parka with a red flannel underneath, jeans, and light brown boots.
02:53
Clear.
02:55
138, I'm out of areas.
02:57
Hi.
03:03
138 for 2nd.
03:05
Go ahead.
03:11
You just find out what he was wearing.
03:14
We're driving around looking for him now too.
03:18
It's black parka, red flannel, jeans, and light brown boots.
03:24
Copy, thank you.
03:32
Get on those call, where you guys clear what he was wearing?
03:40
Yeah,
03:41
I'm clear. I'm going to duck in a dead lane and see if you're walking to wandered in there.
03:50
101, chuckle being on South Force.
03:56
479.
03:58
409. 40, all over you in row as well.
04:01
Clear.
04:06
We're doing a 4.
04:07
4.
04:14
I got flagged down by one of the guys plowing campus and he said that he saw somebody that looks like the individual walking west past Dudley towards Grant Street.
04:27
Clear.
04:28
He was walking where?
04:30
Walk towards Grant Street.
04:33
In between Dudley and Brown.
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Location mentioned:
Grant St, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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