Child approached by van at school bus stop

Heard on: Simpson County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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SO units, can I have en route to (number withheld) Larry Gardner Drive?

00:06

(number withheld) Larry Gardner Drive.

00:08

RP advises her son is out waiting for the school bus and there's a white van that's out there trying to get him in the van.

00:16

14 cop. 18 cop.

00:18

She advised she needed her son now.

00:22

What?

00:28

Well, he's actually heading to her right now to pick him up before the rain gets him.

00:36

Hold on, got something tonight.

00:37

What was the address again?

00:44

(number withheld) Larry Gardner Drive.

00:47

(number withheld) Larry Gardner Drive.

00:54

I'm still 11 miles out there, so you got the update.

01:01

Caller advised her daughter lives there by the bus stop.

01:05

She saw it.

01:06

She went out hollering, but the RP called us.

01:09

She just hung up with us to call the daughter back.

01:13

And when she gets off the phone with her, she's going to call us back and let us know more.

2026-10-12 11:46 UTC

Suspicious Activity

Larry Gardner Rd, Pinola, MS 39149

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a suspicious white van near a school bus stop on Larry Gardner Drive. A caller said her child was waiting for the bus and the van was trying to get the child inside. A family member at the home by the bus stop reportedly saw the van and yelled, and the caller planned to call back with more information.