Disturbance reported on COTA bus near Cleveland Ave and E 5th Ave

Heard on: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide

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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.

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On the bus, I don't have a bus number.

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I was going to call COTA here in a 2nd , but any COTA special to channel six, please.

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Two seven four, I just left Cleveland and Fifth.

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A couple unruly teenagers on the bus.

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Is there something different?

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This one says Fifth and Cleveland.

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It's about 20 min old.

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I am not sure if it's the same or not.

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Was a male, (description withheld), (description withheld) on it.

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Said his name was (name withheld).

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Threatened a passenger.

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Okay, I'll get a hold of COTA and see what's going on with that.

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I'll take care of it.

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Copy.

2026-11-12 16:05 UTC

Disturbance

Cleveland Ave & E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch discussed a report of a disturbance on a COTA bus in the Cleveland Ave and E 5th Ave area. The call (about 20 minutes old) involved unruly individuals; a male in dark clothing was reported to have threatened or frightened a passenger. It was unclear if it was the same bus as an earlier report. The individual identified themselves as (name withheld).