Road closure and evacuation near Chester Rd plaza, Avon OH
Road ClosureThere is a temporary road closure near Chester Rd in front of Walmart. Turn lanes and entrances to the plaza are blocked with cones and barricades to control traffic flow. Businesses within the area have been evacuated. Officers are directing traffic and preventing people from entering the closed area to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Lorain County Police, Fire and EMS
04:23
Transcript:
00:00
They're fighting overwatch cell phone.
00:03
They're going to come down now. They've agreed to separate units to be 33[1].
00:11
Okay.
00:17
Go to 87.
00:19
Over 87.
00:26
As long as all the barricades are up and all the businesses in this perimeter have been evacuated. You got some clear for now. If I need you, I'll call you.
00:35
Copy.
00:38
Copy. Copy. Copy.
00:45
Negative. Negative.
00:53
Forty-six, we have more barrels on here, what are you knew?
00:57
Probably just something to shut down the turn line here from Chester to remind people.
01:03
I don't have phones in my car, either.
01:08
No,
01:09
that's how I'm available. Where yet?
01:13
Chester in front of Walmart to see the turnline shut down. Nobody can turn into the plaza here.
01:22
10 minute.
01:28
Click.
01:31
I have data new.
01:34
One citation speed, 15 or 35.
01:36
I'm 33[1].
01:41
Click.
01:43
2.2.
01:48
228.
01:55
33[1] station at the next street department
02:01
I'm copy
02:04
Radio, do you update the wind, please?
02:10
Thirty-fourth, Worcester Street, Oleria.
02:22
I'm at 9 miles an hour,
02:25
coming from the northeast, headed south-west.
02:49
Just be advised people are still pulling into the parking lots constantly.
02:54
I don't know if you want us to stay to shoot people away or be reassigned somewhere else.
03:03
Kathy, we're going to advise streets and drop some barrels.
03:06
Thank you.
03:18
I got streets here, I'll move them that way.
03:24
There you. Yeah,
03:29
73, not that lane.
03:30
The one over here that's eastbound waiting to turn into the plaza.
03:39
Over here, or just the eastbound?
03:43
No, Walmart is open, so no cone's there.
03:47
I just need eastbound turn lane in here,
03:51
where that black vehicle is right now trying to turn in.
03:55
Yeah, I see it.
03:57
He's been notified. He's going to pick these up and go over there.
04:04
Head your way and block off on our entrances.
04:11
I copy.
04:18
26 is still standing by for cones and barricades between Culvers and Wendy's.
Police codes explained
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[1]
33: Firearm/handgun referenced
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Location mentioned:
Near Chester Rd, Avon, OH 44011
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