Male damages car and hits caller in Columbus area


A caller reported a man damaged her car and struck her. A witness saw another man in blue shorts running away, followed by a car.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Zone 5
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Transcript:
I'll get you started for that 38[1]. It was at Ellsworth and Weir. A caller is saying that a male (name withheld) was dressed in a white shirt and damaged her car. Also, he hit her under and didn't get too much more information from her. And we got a second call-in from a citizen saying that they saw on the citizen map and then saw a male (name withheld) in blue shorts running southbound on Ellsworth with a car following in. I'm going to try to give the caller a call back to see where she's at exactly. She's really happy. Thank you. 91[2] said. Go ahead. We'll be clear code to, you can send us at 16 on Whittier. 23 East Whittier in the rear and the rear and the alley.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
38: Vandalism/Damage
[2]
91: Unit Clear Code 2 (Routine clearance, but not a crime code)
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Location mentioned:
Near East Side, Columbus, OH
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