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Tow truck operator accused of road rage threatNorthampton County PA

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audio iconAssault
I-78, Pennsylvania

As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a road rage incident on I-78 in Pennsylvania where a tow truck operator reportedly threatened another person with a tire iron. A trooper observed the tow truck at the scene, and the caller was advised to coordinate further through the barracks.

Audio|Heard on: Northampton PA Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
00:36
Transcript:
00:00
All right, apparently there was a road rage incident in which a tow company operator allegedly threatened somebody with a tire iron while getting further now from county.
00:11
Three times out 17 over 4 westbound.
00:15
That could be.
00:16
They said 15-2, and they said it was a gray Jeep Patriot.
00:21
Did you get a call in the barracks?
00:24
That's going to be 17-4.
00:26
We had a trooper driving into work.
00:28
He saw the tow truck there.
00:32
All right, received. I'll talk to the caller and see if he can go to the barracks and sort it out from there.

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Location mentioned:
I-78, Pennsylvania
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