Suspicious vehicles seen tampering with fire hydrant

Heard on: Jefferson County OH Law Dispatch

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00:00

You're headed up near the Walmart distribution center.

00:03

There's a suspicious vehicle.

00:06

Nothing with a fire hydrant there.

00:08

Attempting to possibly fill up a bucket.

00:13

Can you give that again? I just heard suspicious vehicle, fire hydrant, bucket.

00:17

So I'm not sure what that was.

00:21

JCOM advised they received a call

00:25

stating there was two suspicious vehicles near the fire hydrant outside of the Walmart distribution center.

00:32

Looked like they were messing with the fire hydrant, attempting to fill up a bucket.

00:40

Okay, I'll be en route.

00:42

(number withheld), clear on time check.

00:51

2641, can you attempt to contact the county water department, see if they're flushing hydrants or anything? I saw them doing it not that long ago.

2026-11-03 22:00 UTC

Suspicious Activity

OH-43, Richmond, OH 43944

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of two suspicious vehicles near a fire hydrant outside a Walmart distribution center, with people reportedly trying to fill a bucket from the hydrant. Units were sent to check the situation and contact the county water department about possible hydrant flushing.