Man caught trying to take scrap metal, Chapmanville WV
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a male on a side-by-side vehicle trying to take scrap metal from property near Crawley Creek Drive in Chapmanville. The caller’s wife confronted the man, but he refused to leave. The man later admitted attempting to steal metal. The caller could not provide a full description, but his wife reported the suspect was in a dark-colored side-by-side with a wooden rear section.
Audio|Heard on: Logan County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
I got a caller.
00:03
About damaged property near Crawley Creek Drive, break.
00:11
Good.
00:16
(Name withheld)'s wife just drove by there.
00:18
There was a male there on a side-by-side.
00:22
Looked like he was trying to load up some metal and take it.
00:26
(Name withheld)'s wife advised the male that he needed to leave, and then she left.
00:31
She went, picked up the kids, drove back by.
00:33
The man’s still there.
00:42
He’s advising he doesn’t know the male.
00:44
He’s advising he recently had a house that burned down on this property.
00:48
Advising, yeah, I was trying to steal all his scrap metal.
00:55
He’s advising but he’s unable to leave his residence.
00:58
He’s in Logan at this time.
01:27
He doesn’t have a description of the male or the side-by-side.
01:30
He’s going to try to make contact with his wife to get more information.
02:03
I just got off the phone with that caller’s wife.
02:06
She’s advising that he’s driving a dark-colored side-by-side with a wooden back end.
02:11
She said that she told him to leave the property, but he’s refusing.
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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:
Crawley Creek Rd, Chapmanville, WV 25508
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