Gold jeep with flat tire and possibly unstable driver on I-35, Ridgeway MO

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/5/2025 09:09 AM

I-35, United States

A gold Jeep with a flat tire is stopped on I-35 near Ridgeway. The driver appears to be mentally unstable and reportedly tried to break into a friend's house in Oklahoma before leaving the state. A dog is inside the vehicle. Authorities are monitoring the situation and staying near the vehicle in case the driver returns.

Audio|Source: Ray County Public Safety

02:36

Transcript:

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On I-35,

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the exit ramps to Ridgeway.

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This will be a gold jeep with a flat tire.

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The reporting party is a friend of the driver who lives in Oklahoma.

00:14

She advised the driver is mentally unstable and left Oklahoma last night after trying to break into a friend's house.

00:22

The driver will be (name withheld) and she does have a dog in the car.

00:30

Tip, one out.

00:35

I've been told where his things are and he's welcome to get them.

00:41

Copy that, Tenate, and we'll notate, been told where everything is. 1110.

00:47

One five three, he's negative 29.

00:55

Timor, thank you.

01:01

At 1046, you still show me around?

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Dispatch, Met3.

01:09

Met3, go ahead.

01:12

Mergent, Liberty, and trauma alert.

01:19

It's probably one, a merchant, trauma alert, 1116.

01:27

All right, one's in service with one personnel.

01:30

Pass, here, passengers.

01:33

Copy that 116.

01:39

245 to make case.

01:45

Okay. Should be clear?

01:56

225, we have a pending 105 J3 from Crawford County to Caldwell County.

02:02

They're just now out of the jail.

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To porch be.

02:18

Over here in traffic, Harrison County advised that the subject is not in the vehicle up there in the area on the parallel gravels.

02:29

I'm looking for in case she's walking somewhere. I'm going to stay with the vehicle in case she returns to it. I'll be on scene in about five minutes.

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