Officers check on hitchhiker along Highway 19

Heard on: Renville MN 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.

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Seven seven five to 06:18 .

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What was Redwood looking for?

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They had a hitchhiker that was dropped off in their county.

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The person that dropped him off advised him to go north up to the Franklin and then east on Highway 19 because they wanted to go eastbound.

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They were sending some units over to check it out.

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They're just going to advise us just in case he already went northbound.

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Copy.

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Dispatch, 366 to dispatch.

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Redwood County, left.

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Possible destination of Mystic Lake.

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Hat, short and thin.

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Wearing a black jacket, no shoes, carrying a white bag.

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Reported was asking for alcohol.

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Again.

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Information only, 1850.

4/26/2026 04:43 PM

Suspicious Activity

MN-19, Franklin, MN

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies investigated a report of a hitchhiker traveling along Highway 19 near Franklin. The person was described as short and thin, wearing a black jacket with no shoes, and carrying a white bag. Units checked the area after a report that the hitchhiker was asking for alcohol and might be headed toward Mystic Lake.