Suspect breaks into property by kicking in door, South Haven MI
BurglaryA suspect broke into a property by kicking in a door. The owner, who is currently in Lansing, wants to press charges for break and enter and possible property damage. Police officers are searching the area south of the fire department near a sandpit and train tracks and following tracks into a wooded area.
Audio|Source: Van Buren Fire and Police
04:50
Transcript:
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5-1 units to speedback for the door connection for the west seat across the street to the north behind the fire department directly south from 51 here
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lasting south,
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south from the fire department into the wood line.
00:16
I don't know if you guys know who the old fire chief was with (name withheld) property.
00:19
It goes down into a ditch and it's got a sandpit back there.
00:22
Also your workers went back to Decatur Downs at (number withheld).
00:28
That's where (name withheld) will be.
00:30
All right, checks get started.
00:32
Just get the one of them.
00:33
We're headed to the south directly from the fire department.
00:43
30 seconds, I'll hit you on teams.
01:08
And Central (number withheld), I'm just trying to read through these notes now.
01:12
So we have break and enter and is there an MDOP[1] or no?
01:19
Sounds like he kicked a door in, and that's how he made entry.
01:23
So at this time, I'm going to say yes, but that wasn't confirmed.
01:26
The owner is at a different location in Lansing.
01:29
He was just going off what his workers were telling him.
01:33
Okay, so if anyone calls in, we'll eventually get over there and talk to them, but it sounds like the owner is saying he does want to press charges for break and enter and potentially MDOP[1].
01:46
That is correct.
01:48
Clear.
02:05
Track still headed south for approximately 100 feet west of the fire department, straight south, probably 500 yards back at this point.
02:14
Track still south.
02:15
Okay, 100 feet.
02:17
Very far.
02:18
Clay,
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have you had the train tracks yet?
02:26
Go again.
02:28
Have you had the train tracks yet?
02:34
Okay, you're going to be coming up to the Pond slash Lake.
02:43
And then another 4-01 is safe.
02:47
I'm another...
02:49
Okay.
03:28
TrackBud.
03:35
Yeah, anything, 16?
03:40
Nothing yet.
03:48
Morning.
03:54
clear things.
03:56
I just moved so I can't see M501 anymore but I wanted to see these railroad trucks.
04:46
I'm still working through it.
04:47
No obvious tracks at the fence line, but we're still trying to find it.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
MDOP: Malicious Destruction of Property
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Location mentioned:
South Haven, MI 49090
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