Man flees near railroad tracks; held at gunpoint


In Council Bluffs, police search for a man who ran on foot near railroad tracks and under the interstate after a dispute over a lost phone. Officers set up a perimeter and at one point held the suspect at gunpoint.
Audio|Source: Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00in the area.00:01I believe the mail is going to be at 21st and west side drive, but he does say he sees the mail on the railroad tracks.00:14Yeah, it's going to look the direction of travel.00:17It is, if he's going to Walmart or not.00:23Okay, just one.00:27One of the other units.00:28I'm going to locate up to the Nash in the railroad tracks.00:32If somebody just wants to probably take 16th street side of the railroad tracks and somebody hang out on the left side and let's just kind of set up a little bit of a perimeter.00:46Okay, I'll be able to call our 2 on the north side.00:50We're clear, and the suspect is heading towards Nash.00:58I'm just about to turn on to Nash from 16th.01:02Clear, 1702.01:041, I'm at the tracks at Nash.01:081705.01:101.01:15Looking at the location, that mail probably took that trail north from the interstate.01:19He's probably underneath the interstate right now.01:25Clear.01:26I'll get your position now.01:27start?01:33One to six, is that you approaching 25th?01:38Yeah, check forward.01:41You want to look back around and come out with me?01:46Check forward.01:49I'm going to need somebody go to 2.5 in Qqqueen by the plant.01:53He's probably going to be heading westbound from there towards the trail.
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in the area.
00:01
I believe the mail is going to be at 21st and west side drive, but he does say he sees the mail on the railroad tracks.
00:14
Yeah, it's going to look the direction of travel.
00:17
It is, if he's going to Walmart or not.
00:23
Okay, just one.
00:27
One of the other units.
00:28
I'm going to locate up to the Nash in the railroad tracks.
00:32
If somebody just wants to probably take 16th street side of the railroad tracks and somebody hang out on the left side and let's just kind of set up a little bit of a perimeter.
00:46
Okay, I'll be able to call our 2 on the north side.
00:50
We're clear, and the suspect is heading towards Nash.
00:58
I'm just about to turn on to Nash from 16th.
01:02
Clear, 1702.
01:04
1, I'm at the tracks at Nash.
01:08
1705.
01:10
1.
01:15
Looking at the location, that mail probably took that trail north from the interstate.
01:19
He's probably underneath the interstate right now.
01:25
Clear.
01:26
I'll get your position now.
01:27
start?
01:33
One to six, is that you approaching 25th?
01:38
Yeah, check forward.
01:41
You want to look back around and come out with me?
01:46
Check forward.
01:49
I'm going to need somebody go to 2.5 in Qqqueen by the plant.
01:53
He's probably going to be heading westbound from there towards the trail.
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Location mentioned:
N 25th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
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