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Dispatch reports festive sleigh sighting over Hardin CountyMorris Chapel TN

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TN-69, Morris Chapel, TN

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch humorously issued a lighthearted message reporting a festive sleigh and reindeer seen flying over Hardin County. The description matched a popular holiday figure, indicating the transmission was made in celebration and posed no actual emergency or criminal concern.

Audio|Heard on: Hardin County Sheriff and Fire, Savannah Police / Fire
Listen to dispatch call
03:15
Transcript:
00:00
Have you guys gotten any reports on anything flying in the sky?
00:07
Negative, not yet, but I do have something coming in.
00:10
Please stand by for a bolo.
00:14
Copy.
00:19
Central dispatch to all radio units.
00:22
Central dispatch to all radio units.
00:29
Norad and North Pole PD have advised that they are tracking a vehicle traveling towards Hardin County, including the areas of Savannah Crump, Morris Chapel, Saltillo, Pickwick, and Walnut Grove.
00:40
The driver is described to be an older male, unknown age with a white beard, rosy cheeks, and has a large belly described as shaking like a bowl full of jelly.
00:55
Subject was last seen wearing red and white coat, red and white pants, black boots, black belt, a red and white floppy hat with a white ball.
01:06
Subject goes by the name of (name withheld) with aliases of (name withheld), (name withheld), and (name withheld).
01:17
Subject has been making entry into numerous residents, probably through chimneys.
01:22
Primary subject is traveling with eight other figures described as tiny reindeer with brown fur, four legs, antlers, and wearing harnesses with bells.
01:36
One animal is said to have a glowing nose.
01:40
Vehicle described as a large, open sleigh with a personalized tag (number withheld).
01:48
Repeat tag (number withheld).
01:50
Subjects were seen going from rooftop to rooftop carrying a large sack with unknown contents.
01:59
Subject has been heard leaving each location shouting 'ho ho ho'.
02:03
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
02:06
If located per North Pole PD, do not detain.
02:10
He is spreading Christmas cheer, peace, and goodwill to all.
02:15
From all of us at Hardin County 911, Hardin County Sheriff's Department, Hardin County.
02:22
Hardin County Emergency Communications,
02:25
Savannah PD, Hardin County Fire, Savannah Fire, Merry Christmas.
02:34
Radio units, do you copy? Lolo timeout is (number withheld).
02:42
567, I copy.
02:43
Five sixty-seven to central.
02:50
The five sixty-seven.
02:54
I spotted that subject above Highway sixty-nine north in Morris Chapel,
03:00
headed towards Savannah.
03:04
Copy sixty-seven (number withheld).
03:13
Call me (number withheld).

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TN-69, Morris Chapel, TN

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