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Attempted armed vehicle theft near East Livingston AvenueColumbus OH

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Near E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH 43205

An attempt to steal a red Hyundai Elantra near East Livingston Avenue was reported. The suspect had stripped the steering column. The caller and the caller’s brother, both armed with handguns, were searching for the suspect and made threats to shoot if they found who broke into the vehicle.

Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Zone 5
01:40
Transcript:
00:00
Sorry, we're going through this guard your sheets up here, and this is probably about 7, 8 minutes old now.
00:05
1656 East Livingston cross of Fairwood Avenue, Crime Center, if you're listening.
00:09
There should be a camera right there.
00:11
On a mail block, there was no clothing description.
00:14
He was trying to steal the caller's, I think, vehicle,
00:18
and the caller's brother went out to confront him, had a 33[1] in his hand, the 33 handgun.
00:23
Brother is wearing a black coat.
00:27
The suspect was trying to steal a red Hyundai Elantra, said they stripped the steering column.
00:34
Caller is threatening to shoot someone if he sees who broke into his vehicle.
00:43
It sounds like we had a caller that's got a gun in his hand and a caller's brother that has a gun in his hand looking for the suspect.
00:54
14 copy.
00:56
I'm looking at this point, we'll get in.
00:59
All right, so 110, it sounds like 114 is about it, you can clear?
01:06
I'm clearing.
01:07
Okay,
01:12
totally so.
01:17
That's 11, I copy it to rerun.
01:19
Who's calling in on this?
01:21
(name withheld), the one that said he's also got a 33[1] in his hand, him and his brother both outside looking for the suspect that ripped out the steering column of a red Hyundai Elantra.
01:33
Hi, copy. Can we call them back and come to put up the 33[1] and we're responding if they need a report?
01:40
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
33: Emergency radio traffic only; restricts non-essential communication due to a critical or dangerous situation.

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Near E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH 43205

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