Man waving down cars on highway shoulder

Heard on: Woodford IL Law Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

857, my partner called back.

00:02

The reporting party advised a blue sedan with a male Hispanic is outside the vehicle trying to wave other motorists down.

00:09

They now don't know if it was a knife or a stick.

00:13

The reporting party has left the scene.

00:16

857, 10-4.

00:19

85, go ahead.

00:21

Probably around the area from Columbia.

00:25

Is that 255 northbound to the exit nine, route three, or exit ten, route 3?

00:33

85, we're unsure.

00:36

I believe it would be 255 northbound closer to the 10, but we're trying to check and advise.

00:46

10-4.

00:48

Calling for 850.

00:49

So I'm still on the phone with the reporting party.

00:52

857 negative.

00:54

857, the reporting party left.

00:57

Call 857, 10-4.

00:59

Did they just see something in his hand or was there a disturbance when Arkansas prior?

01:03

857, I don't believe there was a disturbance.

01:06

The person that is needing assistance was on the shoulder trying to wave people down and the reporting party pulled over and advised something was in his hand.

9/9/2026 07:41 PM

Suspicious Activity

I-255, Columbia, IL

Man waving down cars on highway shoulder

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a possible suspicious situation on northbound I-255 near Columbia, where a man was outside a blue sedan on the shoulder trying to wave down passing motorists. The reporting party was unsure if the man had a knife or a stick and left the scene before officers arrived.

Man waving down cars on highway shoulder

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