Intruder assaults man, roams agitated inside Newton home, Newton IA
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A man was assaulted by an intruder who entered a home near South Fifth Avenue West, causing alarm as the agitated suspect stayed inside and moved upstairs before police arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Jasper County Law Enforcement
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02:17
Transcript:
00:00
near South Fitz Avenue, 1.1.1.
00:03
(name withheld) said a man walked into his house, an intruder and punched him in the face.
00:15
539 are you good here?
00:18
639 are you good here?
00:21
639 are you good here?
00:25
I'm okay.
00:30
Is that guy still in this house or is he taken off?
00:39
The weapons are aware of, not intoxicated maybe on drugs.
00:47
They still there and they leave.
00:50
Nope, he's still now, so it's pretty agitated on the phone.
00:56
I'm coming.
01:01
They say it's escalated or escalating.
01:08
3703.
01:11
Cappy?
01:14
near South Avenue.
01:17
Cabby, near South Fifth Avenue West.
01:20
He says he's by the back door.
01:27
Copy. 601.
01:29
How close are you?
01:38
East 2nd Street, so...
01:40
Then he's coming to the front door.
01:47
He's walking upstairs in the house.
01:50
Suspect is walking upstairs in the house.
01:53
Six of the ones here.
02:01
And I need to...
02:04
I'm going to drive into a bus at the quickstar gas station.
02:08
Andy Miles 86, 849, 108.
02:14
On the house, this piece on the mail upstairs.
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Location mentioned:
South 5th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
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