Hit-and-run tractor trailer strikes car at Portage barrier, Portage IN
TrafficA tractor trailer backed into a silver Dodge Charger in the Easy Pass lane at the Portage Barrier eastbound and left the scene without stopping. Police are searching for the tractor trailer. Additionally, units are looking for a person seen trying to hide in concrete sewer drains and around dumpsters in the area near South 7th Street.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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At Portage Barrier Eastbound, Port-Och Barrier eastbound side,
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there's a silver Dodge Charger in the Easy Pass lane that was backed into by a vehicle in them left.
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They could not advise vehicle description.
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Turn around at Willow Creek.
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Also, I've updated the CAD.
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If you can tag that, BV for two hours.
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That's what I once in all.
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Go ahead.
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Additional caller from (number withheld) animal support advised that they witnessed that bail,
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walked out and that cold was back in that area, approximately 10 minutes ago.
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Copy that.
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Grounded, that's from all people want.
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There's got a guy over here trying to, he's looking inside these concrete sewer drains, white cleave, black pants,
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black shirt, he's across from the dewplex that you guys are just at.
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That's probably, um, we search those and there was nobody in there, it's probably um.
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It's on Grant,
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uh, next to the, uh, in the south side,
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next to the tree line. The unit that's coming up is giving me out of your left.
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High 133, tall road.
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So on 233, 333, correct.
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21, 333. 233. 23 Grant.
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On the south side of the road, come there.
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11.
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PMC has those vehicles on camera, they're going to be in the floor area between the ramp and the main line, how you met.
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Good point, though.
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This is the guy you saw.
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If it is, it's not him.
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From, after the guy we saw, he climbed on the concrete sewer, couldn't get a visual on his face, so...
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We're going to confirm ID, but it's...
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good call.
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We'll keep looking.
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Jeff can one dispatch.
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Joe.
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May have turned off his phone, updated ping shows zero and zero for Latin law.
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Copy that, thank you.
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If I'm not free from my duty here, I can take a position for need up there.
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The last place we had a ping was up by the sewer plant.
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Everybody probably started just checking garbage cans behind houses and dumpsters in the area and clear it in until we get something new.
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Trashron 52. Can I get a second unit to help me check these dumpsters at Republic right here at the track today?
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13.
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Check, I need to you for dispatch.
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Clearing a route.
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Oh, near Main St.
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Near Main St.
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I have a 1028 on a main trailer plate.
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This is going to be vehicle one that backed into the solar charger.
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Continue.
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Maine, (number withheld), repeating,
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(number withheld).
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If there's any units, these of this, Portage Bear, if they are able to find that vehicle to stop it.
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Do you have a time frame?
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Stand by.
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13263k 1041 107k maintenance 1323k 13263k 13261 10401 13 261 13 261 1321 21 oh leicester no one information
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Another caller is advising that at 1537 hours her ring camera picked up someone that appeared to match that description in the area of near South 7th Street.
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Copy. Someone identified who can check that.
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Thank you, sir.
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Is this basketball at the Hedress again?
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Near South 7th Street.
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The image is just to the lower portion of the trailer.
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He also advised that after the tractor trailer backed up, pushed his vehicle backwards, and then changed lanes.
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Portage, IN
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