Possible road rage and tire slashing near Michigan Rd, Indianapolis IN
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As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded to a possible road rage incident near Michigan Road where one driver reportedly slashed another vehicle's tires with a knife. The suspect fled southbound, and officers attempted to locate the involved vehicles. The scene later shifted closer to East 71st Street in Indianapolis. No injuries were confirmed, and it appears the suspect left the area before police arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:34
Transcript:
00:00
Attention units, respond to the disturbance with a weapon near Michigan Road.
00:04
Passerby witness advised a dark gray sedan and a black truck involved.
00:09
License plate (number withheld).
00:14
Road rage incident ending in a chase where the person in the black truck used a knife to slash the other vehicle's tires, then fled southbound on Michigan.
00:23
Information indicates a vehicle pursuit northbound on Emerson approaching Raymond.
00:28
Two five, do you know answer?
00:31
The address for that disturbance earlier comes back to a house near 64th and Michigan.
00:47
Information.
00:49
We're clear, Frank 252.
00:51
Advise that I've tried callbacks, they won't answer.
00:54
Ten four, my bad.
00:57
Out of County Patrol, can you call the witness back and see if they can give us a better location where they saw this happen?
01:05
Clear.
01:08
I'm not locating anything nearby, even at the tire shop.
01:15
I've got the caller on the line who is trying to figure out where it happened as well.
01:20
It's clear.
01:21
I'm going to drive south on Michigan to look around the 6000 block.
01:29
I have the person here on 71st and Michigan.
01:35
Unless it's just somebody else waving.
01:41
Is this in reference to the road rage incident on Michigan?
01:49
You can disregard that.
01:52
Clear, and the caller didn't have much to add.
01:54
It was near Cooper and Township Lawn.
01:56
They weren’t really sure where they were.
02:00
Okay, I found them.
02:01
We're going to be near East 71st Street.
02:07
Near East 71st Street.
02:10
Head north that way.
02:13
I'm going to roll by the address for the reported suspect vehicle.
02:21
Okay.
02:23
Over at Rural Route, Michigan Road.
02:28
You don't have to go by any house.
02:30
It was at the intersection and the person had to leave to pick up food.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
E 71st St, Indianapolis, IN 46220
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