Police pursue suspect at high speed on Onyx Avenue, Klamath Falls OR
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TrafficPolice pursued a suspect with an active warrant who fled a traffic stop on foot and then by vehicle. The suspect reached speeds up to 70 miles per hour on Onyx Avenue. Officers deployed spike strips to deflate the vehicle's tires, causing the suspect to slow down.
Audio|Heard on: Klamath County Public Safety
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07:1
Transcript:
00:00
6.5, I'll be out with the vehicle, Maywood, and Onyx.
00:07
Go out the plate.
00:09
Oregon 121, Queen John Paul.
00:17
If you could just start me a second, Code one.
00:21
Copy unit tobacco, Maywood, Onyx, Code 1[1].
00:24
5-3-enro.
00:26
Kevin.
00:32
2611 and 12-2 County.
00:36
2201.
00:38
25 is taken.
00:44
Northbound in Maywood.
00:47
Copy, Northbound on Maywood.
00:49
He's got a warrant.
00:51
Kirk Colt.
00:57
3618 outside you see us.
01:03
Go ahead.
01:05
Maywood and Onyx backing city on an individual that's eluding on foot with a warrant.
01:14
Copy that.
01:18
Marshman.
01:19
We're in the red light.
01:25
Continue, what's the warrant for?
01:31
I think it's a FTA[2] for DWS[3], he's also a DWS.
01:37
DWS[3]. Guy.
01:41
Underwall in the room.
01:44
Clear in the air.
01:45
Northbound Lodgeburn, O-year speed are at 70, increasing traffic flight.
01:51
64, I'm going to be number two, I'll be calling it.
01:58
Copy.
02:02
We'll be northbound, approaching Washburn.
02:06
Traffic flight,
02:07
speeds 40. Sloan for the light.
02:13
Trevor, I'm going to take number two.
02:17
Got it.
02:20
6'4, still northbound.
02:23
Traffic flight speeds 39, traffic fielding.
02:28
He's also digging for something just a plan.
02:34
6-4 to the other end, so if we can maybe get some stock sticks staged near the CLPL, let you know which way we end up going.
02:44
5-3 copy. I'll be a neat minute.
02:50
6'4. Speed 70, traffic still light.
02:52
Only one car on the road.
02:54
Fielding, approaching CLP now.
02:57
Wait, now what direction are we go?
03:03
54, we're slowing.
03:05
The signal, looks like we're going to be maybe going northbound CLP.
03:10
Stand by.
03:13
We'll be on northbound CLT.
03:16
We'll be in the inside lane.
03:18
Speed 50.
03:22
6.
03:23
At CLP and S.
03:24
When I got hardcover of a rock wall barrier.
03:29
I copy that.
03:33
We give them some room once we get to minutes.
03:38
Copy CLP in Maine.
03:40
Just want to back off just a little bit, give them some space.
03:45
Where are the sticks at him?
03:49
It's 56. He's going to be inside lane.
03:51
We're going around the S-curve down.
03:53
Speed, 63. Give them some more space.
04:01
We're at the intersection now, speeds, 40s, long down to the light.
04:09
All right,
04:11
pass in Portland now.
04:13
He's in the outside line CLP continuing northbound.
04:17
Speed 69 and do we have confirmation if he hit the strips or not?
04:24
3629 on Michigan Hormone.
04:26
It's all four and I could hear him deflating.
04:29
Copy.
04:30
We're slowing down.
04:32
We can maybe get someone to parallel on El Dorado if he tries to bail into the park.
04:42
5-3 will be in Alderota.
04:47
Gotty. 6-4.
04:52
We're still northbound CLP.
04:54
He is slowing down significantly.
04:57
We're 40 now.
04:59
Outside line approaching campus.
05:02
If 14's okay with it, I can probably get a hit.
05:09
No, no approval on the pit.
05:13
Copy.
05:16
29 just for no good spikes at CLP and Earl,
05:20
and I'm not in it.
05:23
Copy that.
05:27
I'm going to start chatting here.
05:31
6-4. Traffic still light.
05:33
Looks like there's two cars ahead approaching campus now.
05:38
And looks like we might be signaling to go on to campus.
05:41
Stand by?
05:43
Negative. We're continuing northbound CLP past campus.
05:46
Speed's 42.
05:52
64 looks like the back-rate tire is probably deflated pretty good, smoking.
05:58
We're CLP between campus and approaching Dan O'Brien.
06:02
No traffic.
06:08
64, what's the warrant for again?
06:14
FTA[2] and DWS[3], he's missed a meaner as well.
06:18
Joppy.
06:22
64. We're CLP.
06:25
Speeds 43, approaching Dan O'Brien, one vehicle in the road and then fielding.
06:35
6.4. Stoll, northbound, no traffic.
06:38
Speed, 38,
06:40
almost to the scales.
06:46
He's shedding tires.
06:53
6-4, we're still northbound, I'm passing the scales.
06:57
He has hazards on now, speeds only 42, there's absolute no traffic.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 1: Routine, non-emergency response (no lights or siren)
[2]
FTA: Failure to Appear
[3]
DWS: Driving While Suspended
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Onyx Ave, Oregon 97603
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