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Box Truck Flees Scene After Head-On Crash Near Meridian StIndianapolis IN

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N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN

A white box truck with blue or yellow lettering, labeled 'Boatyard,' crashed head-on with another vehicle near Meridian Street. The driver fled the scene and drove erratically through multiple streets. The suspect is believed to be armed and connected to stolen firearms. The truck has no license plate, and police are searching for it.

Audio|Source: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police
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Transcript:
00:00
Cavan, just east of Meridian Street, had just got into a head-on crash with a vehicle,
00:06
and now is continuing east on... Let me check the road here.
00:13
Back 2.5-8-1.
00:15
One county is in route. We let them know to come to the Massachusetts street side of 555.
00:22
They'll see our cars in us out there.
00:24
Okay.
00:26
Okay, so do we need to get an ambulance or anybody started for the accident, or is anybody out with him?
00:30
I don't think so.
00:31
Let's get some more and more units to this box truck, though.
00:35
Okay, where are you?
00:38
He's south on Delaware heading back towards Meridian Street, looks like.
00:42
Yeah, we're 228 control.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:47
Clear.
00:52
It's advised that there's only one county wagon working right now, and apparently there has to be two, and there's even a wagon supervisor working for them right now.
01:06
Southwesternicke's a vehicle that just fled from an accident. They're going to be in the area of Arizona Meridian.
01:10
It's going to be a box truck. I'm trying to get further. We'll advise when I do.
01:13
It's going to be referenced by 1874.
01:15
Control of these 21.
01:17
Go ahead.
01:19
Okay, any update?
01:21
We'll see if Indigo helps facilitate transportation to say one of their handicapped buses.
01:27
Okay.
01:30
It's circled back around.
01:31
It's heading back towards the original address where this is what hit is at.
01:35
The box truck says boat yard on the side.
01:38
Is it on Meridian?
01:41
It's south of Meridian.
01:44
Maybe on Talbot, I would guess.
01:48
They...
01:49
Meridian to north-south, where he gets across three.
01:54
I believe it's North on Talbot, North on Talbot, near Iowa.
01:59
Florida, K-3.
02:01
24, the medic.
02:04
That car is now,
02:06
he's to Meridian, North on, on Talbot,
02:10
in Iowa.
02:11
Good work.
02:13
Logging on K-9, please.
02:15
Clear at 26.
02:17
Can you advise how many times of vehicles occupied?
02:20
What's Rob Davis? When are you?
02:22
Go ahead.
02:23
I believe just one, the suspect should be (name withheld).
02:27
At 11 or 12.
02:29
Clear. 11.
02:31
21. 21.
02:34
Is he armed?
02:38
214. 2.14.
02:39
That's why it was in reference to stolen firearms, we believe so.
02:44
To you.
02:45
We were just advised that county is not going to be able to accommodate us for Illinois' late shift.
02:50
Is it still an appropriate use of an ambulance facilitates transportation?
02:58
Q2A. Excuse me, let me call for Gap.
03:00
Attention north-west district, 82, 4267, 4267, 4267, 4264-21 Westleand Road.
03:07
At the Blis-pointe end, caller waiting in a blue 2017 for a tourist in the parking lot, needs to go to 93R1, Michigan Road.
03:13
Reference, close cat, 1796, CND for further, 9100 North, 3200 West.
03:19
Okay.
03:21
So you put 287 closer.
03:26
I'm also on the phone with Indigo trying to see if they can help us.
03:32
267. Frank 267 at 20.
03:36
You got a better location.
03:40
228, 27, 2047,
03:43
they spoke to a keyholder who requested dispatch, said nobody should be there, but will not be responding.
03:49
And that, I tried to give him a call, and he did not answer, so I'll try to give him another call once I'm done with this.
03:56
Control is clear. Frank 267, you can't in disregard.
04:00
Negative, I just got a glimpse of it.
04:02
I'm headed north on Meridian, trying to parallel it.
04:07
Clear. David 222 and 237. I did Servants, Reisner Street, and Howard Street, B22.
04:14
What color is it?
04:16
One for you.
04:18
It would be a box truck.
04:21
Julie Boxtruck.
04:22
Julie Boxtruck, I think Rick's Bow Yard on the side, but definitely Bow Yard. It's a big, Dooley Box truck.
04:29
What color is it?
04:31
I was probably blue lettering on the side.
04:34
Look to be blue lettering.
04:35
Part two.
04:38
David 140 and 237, 2047, 222ndi, conditioner guard in the alley between Reisner and Blaine.
04:46
Complaint is trying to get his mother's blue 2009 Chevy Impala back that was loaned to a friend.
04:55
49 Iowa and Talbot going north town. I'll try to pick it up.
04:59
Delayed resident...
05:03
Burglar who you have a residence in northwest near Ashley Lane.
05:07
130, it's been at Orange and Talbot for a minute and I have not seen it come by.
05:13
1330.
05:15
2048 apartment asks.
05:17
Wait a play.
05:19
No plate. You'll know it as soon as you see it. It's peeled off lettering that says boatyard, white. The box truck is actual, box truck, part of it is white.
05:30
And control front, 23, you do a call back and maybe get a better location.
05:35
There's some more information for this.
05:38
Speaker 245, copy on her affront report, beat 62 pending our enrollment.
05:42
Is it?
05:43
2048.
05:46
Tech 64, you're not coming through.
05:49
I'm good, sorry, disregardful.
05:52
2.23 voice mail call back. Time's true.
05:56
Okay, thank you.
05:58
Let's feel, Peneyton on where it was last seen and direction of travel.
06:03
A person, near South Harding Street, Motel 6.
06:07
Email passed out in White Dodge Caravan. Engine is running in the back of the parking lot. Unknown at Breeding, EMS and Ralph, 4700 South, 1500 West.
06:16
Northbound on Talbot from Iowa Street.
06:22
251.
06:23
221, 214, can give me a call.
06:25
Okay,
06:26
sorry.
06:28
Did he too hollow.
06:30
David 251, David 222, 2050.
06:34
If you go north of Palmer, it can't go west on Arizona, so probably has it gone east out to Madison on Terrace there would be my guess.
06:43
Circle 44 itself.
06:45
Circle 44.
06:47
Can we get a record for a black crash the van?
06:52
Cycle 4, if I send somebody's house, can they,
06:55
can we get them through to get them down to the Crown Plaza where they need to go over to Marine?
06:59
All right. Only want to give it a second. We're starting to wrap things up here, so just give it a few seconds. Controls, 6148.
07:07
Can you start fire for a washdown over here? Okay.
07:16
Accidental.
07:17
Number two, control.
07:20
Number two.
07:21
See you.
07:23
Anybody looking for this thing is clock yet, so you need to play?
07:27
I'll call you.
07:30
Clear.
07:32
258, last time I checked, which is like yesterday, there's no plate on it.
07:37
It's bright yellow and blue.
07:41
I'm clear, thank you.
07:43
Run again.
07:45
No, affirmative, go ahead.
07:47
Attention, our district 23, 1808, 1808, personal injury hit and run accident, near east 30th.
07:54
Female pedestrian struck by unknown vehicle that left the scene, FEMA, is awake and breathing EMS in route.
08:02
8.083.
08:04
1808 at 2052.
08:07
It will be the Gold Clock 19 serial number Charles Charles Charles Adam 394.
08:15
No luck on Madsen down to Pleasant Run. Two-five, they took the train bridge on Palmer over to east and I'm not seeing anything over here yet.
08:25
He could have doubled back,
08:27
part of an alley or something.
08:30
2025.
08:32
At 1888, there's a pinning axe of 1801 South Meridian, a blackshaded cruiser's the box truck, and the person driving the box truck fled.
08:40
Yeah, we're 225, it's for control.
08:42
268, it's showing negative. I'll make sure the information's on your run.
08:46
Please.
08:48
All right, so you can keep the record company in the CAD, please.
08:53
Now, see a second.
08:55
Near East Michigan Street, North Eucca Avenue. It was a maroon minivan, plate number (number withheld). Hit the call his vehicle and sped off hitting curbs and running license signs.
09:04
Plain and advised there was a driver in the front seat.
09:07
Plainable callback waiter to make a report. He's no longer following and does not need to speak to officers.
09:14
Information only at 253.
09:16
Yeah, you know, one meridian, it hit a black-shaded cruiser, hit a parked vehicle and fled location.
09:22
I'm not sure if he's still on the truck and all the notes don't really specify.
09:27
That's going to be our suspect. I witnessed that.
09:31
Central 140.
09:32
Okay.
09:34
He'd even call back. I'm not seeing anyone in the alleyway.
09:37
The box truck is still there? Is it mobile?
09:42
2.25, 221.
09:43
Go ahead.
09:45
Well, that was the accident that the Westville unit witnessed.
09:49
He fled in the vehicle.
09:52
Info, I accidentally pulled a supplement in your case for the FBI.
09:55
You can just ignore it. I can close it out in a report.
09:59
Okay.
10:00
Okay.
10:02
Let's pull up where we got the... I'll talk to the driver and see if you're in your direction of travel on it.

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