Male takes phone from female caller during vehicle incident, El Campo TX

Family Offense

Reported: 10/25/2025 09:07 PM

US-59, El Campo, TX

A female caller inside a vehicle reported a male took her phone after she called for help. Police are trying to get her to call 911 again to locate them. The incident occurred near 8 Business 59, just north of Funtown RV in El Campo, TX. The male was present with the female at the time.

Audio|Source: Wharton County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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If you were probably going to try to get the female to call 911 so I can get a better location. All they know is they just got on 59 north down, no further.

00:11

That's quick.

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All right here traffic by being Division Railway 1-02.

00:21

That's good.

00:26

Toll 23, he is clear,

00:28

name (name withheld), and we're back to the city.

00:32

Claire, it's 12.303.

00:38

She was the caller saw a visual.

00:41

He never had visual. It was a phone call from the female that was in the vehicle.

00:45

We're trying to get her to call on 911 so I can get a location.

00:49

That's clear. I'm going to try and catch him by Buntown.

00:51

So I'm in the area.

00:56

Next question.

00:59

I'm in the area.

01:05

If I shut up in the hospital.

01:06

Thank you. Talk to me.

01:15

Thanks you.

01:20

Want to?

01:22

Check 15 out northbound or later Canada Road, 212. UTL[1] notified.

01:27

Warton County has some informant.

01:28

Enjoy inspect in UTO.

01:31

Thank you.

01:36

through 105 they're possibly going to be at near 8 Business 59 it's going to be just north of Funtown RV

01:45

he's got a registered address at that location he just called the caller back or she just called the call her back and the male subject took the phone away from her break

01:56

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Police codes explained

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[1]

UTL: Unable to locate

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US-59, El Campo, TX

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