Officers respond to loose puppies near I-70, Terre Haute IN

Other Crimes

Reported: 11/9/2025 08:25 AM

Near US-40, Terre Haute, IN 47803

Officers received a call about several puppies walking along the shoulder of I‑70 near mile marker 27 westbound. The animals appeared to belong to a nearby resident with a sheep farm. While handling this, an officer was also asked to tag a deer for someone near U.S. 40 and County Road 500 East, possibly in Clay County.

Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

Signal 27[1],

00:02

Ninth and Edwards,

00:04

Blackford truck.

00:06

(name withheld),

00:07

(number withheld),

00:09

Nora, Queen Lincoln, TK,

00:11

(number withheld), NQL, (number withheld), NQL.

00:14

Clear, Ninth and Edwards.

00:27

Animal complaint, 27 mile markers, 70 westbound.

00:31

Caller advises can be puppies, about 4 to 5 puppies that are in the ditch on the right side of the road.

00:37

They are walking eastbound on that shoulder.

00:42

One more marker?

00:44

27.

00:53

Finalville, (number withheld), I can take care of that.

00:56

It assigned it to me.

00:57

(number withheld).

01:01

I'm cleared dispatch.

01:02

The (number withheld) said he was out there the other day.

01:06

Evidently those puppies belong to one of the residents just near that mile marker.

01:10

Probably the one with the sheep farm.

01:13

(number withheld).

01:19

42 Central.

01:24

Go ahead.

01:26

I'll get you on Tech 1, please.

01:29

(number withheld), punt-novel.

01:33

Affirmative.

01:34

(number withheld).

01:39

Your way to the animal complaint, would you be able to tag a deer for a subject at near U.S. 40 and County Road 500 East?

01:47

Probably, is that?

01:53

Clay County, I think it's passed.

01:56

Off for a minute, it's going to be Clay County Reelsville.

02:04

I see (number withheld). I'll take care of that animal.

02:08

I'm playing on (number withheld).

02:09

I'm going to say from Hillbrae anyway.

02:12

Okay, click.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Signal 27: EMS/Medical call

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