intoxicated man causes disturbance and victim injured with hatchet, Centralia IL

Assault

Reported: 11/12/2025 12:33 PM

Near N Pleasant Ave, Centralia, IL 62801

Officers responded to a disturbance involving a heavily intoxicated man causing problems near Pleasant Avenue. Later, a man was treated at St. Mary's Hospital for a head injury caused by a hatchet, possibly connected to the same event.

Audio|Source: Centralia Police, Fire & EMS Dispatch

02:29

Transcript:

00:00

It'll be 108 conda.

00:01

108 conda. Complaint and 911 advising (name withheld) Voices heavily intoxicated causing an issue.

00:06

Crossmate officers speak to them.

00:12

Here.

00:19

Zero 43 that mails, 209 is clear.

00:23

Time for.

00:31

Alright, well, I'm actually going to look in the system.

00:34

My victim's going to be (name withheld).

00:37

To inform.

00:43

Clear.

00:48

Eighty-one's twenty-three.

00:57

I'm still.

01:03

I can't be advised the EMS as I'm not allowed it up.

01:06

I'm going to relocate directly west of my location here and speak with a mill-lit outside and see if he's seen anything.

01:17

Two-five, twenty-three, unconnaught.

01:21

Two-five.

01:23

Four-eight-one, your status?

01:29

I'm secure.

01:33

Bill.

01:35

Very well. D-5.

01:41

Five.

01:42

Long night, good.

01:46

Flash charm first.

01:53

455, good.

01:55

The term going 10-8[1]-481 secure, nails and one ground.

01:59

10-4[2]-a-1-6-year. 10-4[2]-Walmat, good.

02:06

I spoke to a couple witnesses in the alley.

02:09

They said to this incident took place 20 to 30 minutes ago.

02:14

I got another call from St.

02:17

Mary's Hospital.

02:18

A mill is already out there,

02:20

saying he got a hit in the head with a hatchet,

02:23

possibly recurring from the same incident.

02:26

So I will be relocating to St.

02:28

Mary's Hospital.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-8: In service / Available for calls

[2]

10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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