Report of child heard crying in van on Highway 169

Heard on: Webster County IA Regional Law Dispatch

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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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What does Humboldt County have south on 169?

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Webster advises report of a brown or cream colored Sprinter

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type van observed at the gas station in Humboldt.

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A child saying let me go.

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Last seen southbound on 169.

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10-4, I'm just leaving the post.

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I'll keep an eye out for it.

00:28

10-4.

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Two zero five from 05:19 .

00:34

Yes, sir.

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If you just want to follow him, I'm gonna head north and see if I can't find him.

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Call this came out of Humboldt County.

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Ten four, I'm still with him.

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Cedar Falls, 205 .

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Two zero five.

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Webster County has a deputy at 169 and Highway 7.

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Did they state whether they were aware of that call or not?

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They did say deputy is en route.

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Okay, 10-4, thank you.

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Cedar Falls, 5-1, you can add me to that Humboldt County call too.

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10-4.

2026-10-09 16:55 UTC

Missing Person

16th Ave N, Humboldt, IA 50548

Report of child heard crying in van on Highway 169

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers coordinated a search for a brown or cream-colored Sprinter-type van after a report of a possible child abduction at a gas station in Humboldt. The van was last seen traveling south on Highway 169, and multiple agencies worked to locate it.

Report of child heard crying in van on Highway 169

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