Officers search for suspicious person near Hickory St, Centralia IL
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible suspicious person near South Hickory Street. A male subject reportedly ran from that area toward Womack and Cherry Streets. Witnesses described him as wearing black jeans and no shirt, possibly with a blanket over his head. The subject appeared to be moving through alleys near Twelfth and Cherry. Officers searched nearby properties but did not immediately locate the individual.
Audio|Heard on: Centralia Police, Fire & EMS Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
Four hundred and 80 central, you.
00:04
We go to near South Hickory Street for 10-16[4] caller reports.
00:09
(name withheld) has a ten thirty-two.
00:18
Four hundred and sixty-three Womack, can you head with air with?
00:24
Sorry, sir, en route.
00:30
Yeah, it's just to advise subjects on foot running toward Womack.
00:34
Black jeans, white t-shirt.
00:45
Definitely.
00:51
Think his last location?
00:56
Last location near South Hickory Street where it started, just running towards Womack.
01:12
Sixty. Ten four.
01:18
Sixty.
01:20
Seven.
01:23
He's 10-60[3].
01:25
Seven.
01:27
Caller is advising he went southwest towards Cherry Street.
01:31
Unsure if she still got to 32 or not.
01:38
On South Cherry and Womack.
01:43
Yeah, I was just looking at it.
01:49
She knows something.
01:51
Status.
01:53
Okay,
01:54
so.
02:00
Sixty-three is just for your forty-three.
02:01
I got one call pending.
02:05
Ten four is their priority?
02:09
Someone it's going to be near East 3rd.
02:11
Caller advised her boyfriend's ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend hit her in the face and then left.
02:16
She denied EMS requesting to speak to an officer.
02:18
They're no longer on scene.
02:19
Unknown direction of travel.
02:31
Nineteen ten four.
02:37
Four sixty-seven info.
02:41
Done.
02:43
Spoke with the witness.
02:44
He advised he observed the male run south through the alley just off of Twelfth and Cherry.
02:55
Advised he was in black jeans, no shirt, with a blanket over his head.
03:00
Ten.
03:07
Done.
03:09
10-8[2] from 470, he advised secure and en route to the others.
03:15
10-4[1].
03:20
I'm seeing a couple open outbuildings.
03:24
Might be where he's ducked down at.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
[2]
10-8: In service / Available for calls
[3]
10-60: Suspicious person or vehicle
[4]
10-16: Domestic disturbance/problem
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
S Hickory St, Centralia, IL 62801
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