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Suspects flee from vehicle; bag of drugs tossedCharleston WV

audio iconDrugs Violation
Virginia St, Charleston, WV 25302

Audio of officers pursuing a black GMC that stopped on Virginia Street. Occupants ran on foot; one person was detained and a passenger held. Officers report the driver ran holding a large bag of suspected narcotics and said it was thrown into a trash can near Charleston Surgical Hospital. Units request help searching the nearby parking lot and deploying a dog.

Audio|Source: Kanawha County Public Safety
03:36
Transcript:
I'm going to try to stay out of it, but I'll be in the area right here. Table. Warm Metro. Long day, sir. (name withheld), it's Ohio 28. We're still rolling. It's a black GMC. Warmly, (name withheld), sir. I believe they're about to take off right here. South Boulevard Morris, they still have these down. We're here at, we're pointing to Virginia Street. We're going to Virginia Street. Copy bail out. We're only Northale. I get some people over towards Washington and Corrier. Black male, cornrows, basketball shorts, I think they're black in color. He was running north. He's probably running east now on courier. He's running east now on courier. He's running east on courier. Black male, cornrows, like basketball shorts, kind of go that way, whoever's closest? I'm at corner, Morris, where do you guys? Hey, need go up there. I got right here. Hey, 13-18. You don't know, who's with the passenger? Same location. Hey, if someone can go to the car, there was a passenger. Okay, man. I'm pulling down the Morse right now. The car at. Virginia, Morris. We're at 13-19-quarters. We have one to say. I copy one detained, 13-19-4, 1514. 42 all units, you can back it down. Myself and 18-half, the passenger detained brake. Good. The driver that 01 and 10-5[2] had had a large bag of narcotics in his right hand when he ran across Virginia Street. if we could get units to help backtrack to the parking lot by the Charleston Surgical Hospital. He still had it when he crossed a fence towards courier. 26 to O. I'm almost going here with the dog. 10-4[1]. There's several people that's ran trying to help catch him, but I can show you my last point of sight, and I believe their last point of sight before they caught him. Alright, 104, I'm gonna come to the vehicle first. Talk from that. (name withheld), 42. He just said that he threw it in a trash can. I have a last point of sight.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
[2]
10-5: Relay (information or item)

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Virginia St, Charleston, WV 25302

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