Suspicious interaction monitored between vehicles in parking lot, Columbus OH


Officers monitored a suspicious interaction between two vehicles in a U-Haul parking lot near Maplewood and Barnett in Columbus. A man without a shirt ran from a red car to a black sedan and communicated with the driver. The red sedan then pulled onto the main street. Police kept watch on both vehicles.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
02:59
Transcript:
00:00
Hey Chopper, looking at a car turning up into, I think Maplewood,
00:06
correction.
00:07
Uh,
00:09
north of Barnett turning in just east of the Sherwin-Williams into the U-Haul.
00:14
Kind of matches that image on that 300.
00:18
Say cars close to give a look-see at it.
00:26
That word.
00:29
I copy. Two or three, we'll head that one.
00:32
Copy.
00:37
Five-four. Fly-four.
00:40
Five-four. One, Victor.
00:45
You can send me that 49-8 complaint on pale-de-hale.
00:53
I just checked that it's going to be good for I got you everybody clear
01:02
the uh CSD yet you can have to step up a little bit these planes are getting real close with this building yeah it looks like engine 20 is coming northbound woodland getting ready to turn right on off now perfect thank you you're welcome
01:25
Already friends on the board.
01:31
Red car is backing out now.
01:34
Mail subject was in the passenger seat.
01:37
He ran over to this black sedan, communicated with the driver.
01:42
Red sedan is pulling out on the main street now.
01:49
S-20 run those cars in, Trevor keeping eye on it.
01:54
Copy right now.
01:57
Stop looking like southbound on the Barnett in traffic here.
02:08
He was probably a medium bill, 510, 511, he had a short haircut, black male, black pants, no shirt.
02:28
Chopper do you say it was a black charger?
02:31
Yeah, you ran up to the driver window of a black charger that pulled into the lot.
02:36
Again, we're not even sure.
02:38
It can't confirm to make on this car, but just happened to pick it up right here in the area and watch the behavior in his vehicle is still stationary on the U-Haul lot that he communicated with.
02:50
And the vehicle stopped in traffic at westbound Maine to turn south on Barnett.
02:56
Number two, behind a red hole-sized pickup truck.
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