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Authorities pursue vehicle with suspected kidnapping near US-400Butler County KS

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US-400, Kansas

Police are pursuing a vehicle on US-400 highway westbound near Augusta and Leon. The vehicle has two occupants suspected of kidnapping. Authorities believe the suspects may be armed and are coordinating to safely stop the vehicle using spike strips once in a safer area.

Audio|Source: Butler County Area Sheriff, Police, EMS and EMA
05:19
Transcript:
00:00
10. Where are you at with it?
00:05
Westbound 400, I believe I'm coming up on.
00:08
That was...
00:16
I'm coming up on Dickroll.
00:18
I'll get to set up somewhere for spikes.
00:21
I'm not going to attempt to stop until I have somebody with me.
00:29
42, go ahead and back him.
00:30
I'm behind you at this point.
00:32
I'm in Augusta.
00:36
41, I'm almost a Leon.
00:44
Florida, I'm not a scan, my car's not working.
00:50
Confirmed it is the vehicle.
00:51
They're westbound from Alice.
00:52
They've got sure to get into place.
00:57
32, traffic one, sheriff one, all of the traffic you sheriff too.
01:04
Westbound from Pawnee,
01:07
I see two people inside of it.
01:14
Tenforth, westbound from Pawnee, Occupy Place.
01:21
Just verifying, 4696, Adam Franklin.
01:30
That will be the vehicle.
01:39
That will be the vehicle. That four.
01:45
In 42 to Butler County, I am on the highway if he needs me to head that way.
01:53
Negative, they have plenty, thank you.
02:00
Seven on Augusta.
02:04
Go ahead, seven.
02:06
Hey, just make sure you guys, please, are monitoring our traffic.
02:10
We've got that kidnapping suspect, westbound on 400, coming towards Lehan.
02:15
If I could maybe get a couple of your units towards the East City limits, be ready.
02:20
All right, you got them headed that way.
02:27
We're shot 1418.
02:31
Armed it, but they have attempted and kidnapping.
02:36
2.22 ending on 2.
02:45
Go ahead.
02:48
2104-3-107, table check.
02:52
24. 24.
02:56
24 westbound in the land.
03:00
I'm on you.
03:09
T1222.
03:10
Go ahead.
03:13
47-163, 10-7[3]-0-0-10-7-ve-check.
03:16
In-4.
03:21
I'm in beat 1.
03:23
Hazardous vehicle.
03:27
Go for the beat one officer.
03:32
I want to wait to stop them until we get off the section of the highway.
03:43
There is an adult driving on a motor scooter and there's a three to four months old baby trapped in the front.
03:52
This happened about three to five minutes ago.
03:53
Just wanted to make sure someone was advised.
03:59
When we get up here, ways.
04:03
Yeah, ten-four, let me get around a semi.
04:09
26, Sheriff, 108.
04:11
Verbal first outside.
04:15
26, there's 33.
04:19
All right, let me get by.
04:24
56, break. Wichita 7-4, go ahead.
04:30
I'll light them up before we get to Leon.
04:34
Now let's wait until we get on actual fit before.
04:39
I said it's going to be blind spots throughout this little section.
04:45
10-4[1].
04:50
32510-8[2].
04:55
I'm going to be right over Pickerel corner where it's still two lanes.
04:58
If you guys get them lit up before them with spikes.
05:03
10-4[1]. We'll try to stop them once we get to the 4-line.
05:12
Just verify. You're going to wait until we get the 54 in the 4-lane.
05:17
10-4[1]. Wait until we get the 54 in the 4-line.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Message received
[2]
10-8: In service / Available for calls
[3]
10-7: Out of service

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