Suspicious person with crossbow at Burlington store

Heard on: Mineral County Public Safety and Amateur Repeaters

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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.

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Mineral County, any available county or state unit for a suspicious subject, Dollar General, Burlington.

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Five hundred and nine county.

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Five hundred and nine.

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One of the employees is on the line advising a person's car broke down down the road.

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However,

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they keep coming back to the store.

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They do have a crossbow.

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Has a known drug user, but isn't sure of their name.

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It's a white male in his forties, wearing a (description withheld) and (description withheld).

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Ten four.

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Five 09:16 , can I have a 1017 ? They say how tall he was.

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Sixteen, I copy you.

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Five zero nine, stand by, we're asking.

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They advised maybe 6 ft or a couple inches shorter.

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Ten four.

2026-10-17 00:08 UTC

Suspicious Activity

Northwestern Turnpike, Burlington, WV 26710

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of a suspicious man with a crossbow repeatedly returning to a Dollar General store in Burlington after his car reportedly broke down nearby. The man was described as a white male in his 40s wearing a white shirt and (description withheld).