Rifle found in car of elderly couple stopped on highway


Dispatch reports an elderly couple stopped on the highway shoulder at mile marker 161. A rifle was found buried under items in the rear seat. The female passenger was recently diagnosed with dementia. The vehicle is not blocking traffic and has only minor prior damage; officers are exchanging information and clearing the scene.
Audio|Source: Oklahoma Highway Patrol - Troop A
01:54
Transcript:
Oklahoma City on 583[1], there's a rifle in the rear seat buried under a whole bunch of stuff. And they're both elderly. Driver license is the Union 081-639753. Step back. Quarter 644. 43[4] can be a lot of capacity, lasting, hard-to-field support perspective. Oklahoma City (name withheld), 583. (name withheld). Okay, this ain't that big of an ordeal. Female passenger has just been diagnosed with dementia, so they're still on the shoulder waiting. So they're stopped on the shoulder at the 161, correct? Yes, sir. Okay, I'll get to do that. You can go ahead and clear out that secondary, stop by; minor damage, instructed them doing information exchange. Okay. Okay, so the LB 97[2] on this, the blocking. It's going to be an A1 block[3] in the inside lane, outside lane is still open.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Oklahoma City on 583: Unit/vehicle designation
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LB 97: unknown code; possibly related to vehicle blocking
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A1 block: inside lane blocked
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43: can be a lot of capacity, lasting, hard-to-field support perspective
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Location mentioned:
Near SW 51st St, Oklahoma City, OK 73109
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