Utility poles damaged during attempted line theft

Heard on: Parke and Vermillion County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Can you just create a CAD and then close it out for criminal mischief here in Universal on Wood Avenue?

00:10

Someone has snapped three of the utility poles off again by trying to steal the line.

00:21

Claire, I do recall seeing an email come out, I believe, last night or yesterday.

00:29

Claire, can you advise who sent the email out? We didn't get anything from the deputies.

00:36

Stand by, I'll advise.

00:42

Five, it may have been that Facebook post.

00:44

I don't believe it was an email.

00:47

I was just recalling seeing something in reference to that.

00:52

Yeah, I saw that post as well.

00:55

However, it was not relayed to AT&T.

00:58

We've contacted Mr.

01:01

(name withheld). He was unaware.

01:06

Claire, I'll create a post.

01:10

Yeah, he's a kid.

01:21

Five, the advice to go ahead and close it out once I put all that in.

9/7/2026 04:58 AM

Property Damage

E Wood Ave, Universal, IN

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers discussed a reported vandalism incident on Wood Avenue in Universal, where someone reportedly snapped three utility poles while trying to steal the line. The case was to be entered into the system and then closed out, with a note that the utility company had not been notified and a local contact was unaware of the damage.