Object on roadside found to be memorial cross, Lucas County OH
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to Telegraph Road and US-24 in Ohio for a possible roadside hazard. A caller reported suspicious objects near a fast-food area. Upon inspection, officers found a memorial cross with a reflective vest and hat placed on it, which they removed to prevent confusion or hazard. No further issues were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Lucas OH Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:55
Transcript:
00:00
One (number withheld) caller thinks it was getting on 24 by the McDonald's or the Taco Bell, or near Exit 608A.
00:15
Okay.
00:17
Twenty participants.
00:20
Twenty four.
00:21
I checked Farnsworth and I wasn't able to locate any vehicle.
00:25
Probably (name withheld).
00:27
Probably that (name withheld).
00:29
99 dispatch.
00:32
99.
00:34
I'm eastbound 24, right at the overpass.
00:38
What I'm guessing the caller saw was a cross with a reflective vest and a white hat on top. I'm unable to locate anything other than that.
00:52
Copy that. Possibly a reflective vest and a white hat.
01:03
Ninety-nine, dispatch.
01:06
That was accidental.
01:08
Have a look.
01:09
Two thirty-six, two twenty-two.
01:11
If you could start for this check safety with medical near Navarre, at the Kroger.
01:15
We have a female caller who states a man fell on his scooter.
01:22
A man, about five six, possibly intoxicated.
01:25
He got up and drove behind the Goodwill.
01:29
Caller is not near him.
01:31
Two thirty-six.
01:33
That's clear.
01:36
Two twenty-two.
01:38
Two thirty-seven, I'll have that there for two twenty-two at the barn light.
01:42
Copy that, two twenty-two, you are right off.
01:44
Anyway,
01:47
Dispatch, I removed the reflective vest from the metal cross.
01:52
I am unable to reach the hat, but that should take care of the problem.
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Location mentioned:
Telegraph Rd, Ohio
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