Two vehicles involved in reckless driving and pursuit in Cortez, Cortez CO
TrafficTwo vehicles were involved in a dispute on Empire Street in Cortez. Reckless driving and pursuit occurred as one driver chased the other. The incident moved around local areas including Walmart, Safeway, McDonald's, and Taco Bell. Police units were tracking the vehicles and attempting to de-escalate the situation.
Audio|Source: Montezuma County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Hortez level 17.
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Two.
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Both vehicles had damage and the sort kind of lined up. I was either going to issue both drivers of citation or neither.
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I tried to explain that to any RFP.
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He became uncooperative and left and show all units ten A.
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1632.
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Lobo 2, Lobo 17.
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Go ahead.
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Are you to contact that?
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Negative.
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I'm in the area of the city market looking for them right now, wearing a black hoodie with a hoodie up.
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I'm going to try and keep working on reports.
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I can need me come out, so let me know.
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Quetz.
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That individual from the traffic stop you just cleared from from the reckless is now chasing down the suspect vehicle eastbound on Empire.
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104, is the original RP reporting that?
01:19
This is the suspect vehicle, Astor Shah, that's reporting, and I'm on the phone with him.
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Stamphor.
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1634.
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Cortez, level 2, copy, I'll be a route from Maine and Harrison.
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Super.
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Cortez, level 17.
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Go ahead.
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You have a location on that by chance.
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He says he's on Maine now headed towards the hotels.
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I've got him pretty close to days in.
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He is also, sir, 1635.
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30-county-unty-county units on the east-and-down by since.
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We'll try and find out. He says he's westbound.
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He also stated that he got ahead of the other driver a little bit. He's not directly behind him anymore, but he's panicking.
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They're currently at the Walmart stoplight.
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Cortez, I'm almost at home. Can you get him to pull over in the area of Safeway?
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He's pulling over next to Walmart, is what he told me.
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Ken for which side?
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U.S.A.
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He says he's over by McDonald's near Safeway.
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Be clear, verbal.
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1637.
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10307. Low of 303.
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Go ahead.
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He's yelling at me. He's behind this Taco Bell,
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and the other vehicle is right next to him right now.
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He's getting out of the truck.
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Just behind Taco Bell?
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Okay, from caller is advising he's leaving again.
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I'll be in contact with Elton.
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1638.
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Cortez, a six.
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That's six.
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One of them, 41, I'll be out of talk about.
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Good morning, 1638.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Main St, Cortez, CO 81321
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