Police pursue reckless side-by-side vehicle in Grinnell, Grinnell IA
Police pursued a turquoise side-by-side vehicle that fled from a bar and drove recklessly through downtown and surrounding rural roads near Grinnell, Iowa. The driver nearly collided head-on with an officer. Multiple officers attempted to locate and stop the vehicle. The driver may be a named suspect, but this is unconfirmed.
Audio|Source: Poweshiek County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
215, is that you trying to make a stop?
00:03
Yeah, I got a request driver on eastbound on first, or westbound trying to catch up for them.
00:13
You got me behind you?
00:16
Well, I don't know where they turn off to, they left the bar, if you want to circle back there, it's going to be a side-by-side.
00:24
That work.
00:29
Now I'm here.
00:37
On the sidewalk, we're going in downtown, now on second.
00:46
I think the pasture might be Jay's Wilson, underneath the open railroad bridge towards east.
00:52
I'm trying to use your rest of traffic.
00:57
We're going to be following.
01:03
Followed. Follow me.
01:10
Let's sound third.
01:13
Say, well, that's on third.
01:16
Especially you sound third.
01:20
Ready.
01:24
So you don't play your car, you make them out before me.
01:29
It's going to be turquoise side by side, turquoise side by side.
01:34
Protect South Island Penrose, trying to hitch up safely.
01:39
So, South Island Penrose.
01:45
I've already determined unless there's a deputy close.
01:51
Over the Garfield, or Davis, excuse me, Davis Avenue.
01:58
Tell us,
01:59
where to Davis Avenue?
02:03
Let's take the break-in up at Garfield.
02:06
I'm on the hill against supertrailer turning.
02:11
Hello.
02:17
They went east of the town, east of the town, I believe it's 390th, cutting it off.
02:25
So, east of town on 390th, 20 minutes.
02:29
It's direct.
02:32
Sorry.
02:36
Someone else speaking with us believe this may have been (name withheld).
02:40
I have no proof of that, but that's who they mentioned.
02:45
Well,
02:46
they almost hit me head on driving reckless lay.
02:50
I couldn't tell the driver was.
02:52
Looks like this one stopped down somewhere on 90th, maybe on 50th, or 390th, maybe on 50th.
03:03
So, 414 is Fred's still living out on 80th?
03:09
Uh,
03:11
I believe they still have that, I'm sure.
03:18
Second. Two fifteen, once you're 20.
03:29
Out here in Barfield and three not yet.
03:37
Two fifteen for me.
03:42
Good.
03:45
Do you guys, you thought they turned south on 50th?
03:52
I went southbound.
03:53
I'm at a farmhouse here.
03:55
I couldn't tell exactly where they went.
03:58
They... away in front of me.
04:03
So...
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Grinnell, IA 50112
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