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Homeowner armed during burglary at residence near south Spencer AvenueIndianapolis IN

audio iconBurglary
Near S Spencer Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219

Officers responded to a burglary in progress at a residence near South Spencer Avenue. The homeowner was armed with a firearm and confronted suspects who had broken in through the front door. The homeowner was persuaded to holster the weapon. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Source: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
East District 42, burglary over residence, near South Spencer Avenue, Waterfollow.
00:06
We have to get a read from the alarm.
00:09
I'm not sure, I'll find out.
00:11
East District 42 are there...
00:13
Three-four.
00:14
Three-four. They haven't called back with robbery info yet.
00:17
Picker 144, 546, burglary of residence, near South Spencer Avenue, front door.
00:27
148.
00:29
546.
00:35
127, 127,
00:37
125,
00:38
Frank, 125.
00:39
Good, sir.
00:44
Baker 124 looks like it's just north of the Keystone on-ramp on 65 southbound.
00:53
Unit is our Berkeley residence.
00:54
The homeowner is armed with a firearm.
00:56
I'm trying to tell him to put it down, but he's arguing with the suspects.
01:01
Clear.
01:02
Yeah, this was the person with the braids and a kind of a letterman-type jacket.
01:10
There was a passenger in the car and neither one of them are injured.
01:14
Just a suspect already held to him.
01:18
Okay.
01:19
Thank you.
01:21
I'll have a 3.28.
01:22
Go ahead.
01:25
Can you put out to all the districts that people are stuck in the 65-style traffic, let them know that I got the car moved out of one lane, we're going to open up the right lane, starting cars through here?
01:39
Unit 4-667, South Spencer Avenue.
01:41
The caller has a hoodie on and says Swift on it.
01:43
He's still armed with a firearm.
01:44
It sounds like he came to the location to check on it, and they have broken in through the front door.
01:50
328? Sorry,
01:52
I just got here.
01:53
Is this referencing the accident that 127's on?
01:58
I get Edward 312 accident on 65 shelf.
02:02
I know there's a lot of officers stuck in that.
02:04
Let them know that right lane's open up.
02:06
We're going to serve on cars, sir.
02:07
Send for.
02:12
It's on near South Spencer Avenue.
02:15
The caller has holstered his gun.

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Near S Spencer Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219

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