Man hands out cash near Corner Tavern then speeds off, Irwin PA
TrafficA man was distributing large sums of cash to people near Corner Tavern. He claimed to have a warrant and said he was giving away money before being arrested. Witnesses noted he may have been under the influence and left quickly in a white BMW driving erratically on Wendell Road.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Two minutes ago there was an individual's corner tavern Was handing out 20 people saying he had a warrant
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And he was giving away $30,000 he had more in his car
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He was handing out to people at the bar and also people on the street.
00:17
Then he took off in a white BMW on near Hontown Wendell Road at a high rate of speed.
00:26
I'll see.
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I'll be out here.
00:32
Can I copy that right? He was handing out money.
00:39
Next one, did I copy that right? This guy was handing out money.
00:46
Affirmative, but he also mentioned that he had warrant, I guess, to explain why he was doing this,
00:52
and then left on a high rate of speed on near Wendell Road.
00:58
Okay, but I'll see if anybody down there knows him.
01:04
Yeah, sorry, I'm talking to (name withheld), the owner.
01:07
He has no idea who the guy is,
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and he, like say, he was giving out money and he checked the money through their UV scanner. It looks real.
01:17
Several.
01:22
You have cameras on there, you can get a plate.
01:27
You can get a plate.
01:29
Do you have for South 6th Street and 300 blocks?
01:35
Hey.
01:37
Hey,
01:39
I'm calling from a wireless, caught it back at the voicemail,
01:42
was in the area between 306 and 307 South 6th Street in the roadway.
01:53
Sure.
01:56
He was saying something about having a federal warrant, and he was just giving all his money away before the feds took it, and he's not sure if he was drunk or high or what.
02:07
There's a lot of happy people down there.
02:16
Yeah, I guess so. I mean, if at this point it's not really anything illegal about it, so.
02:25
So... Hey, Jent, no calls when he comes back.
02:39
Go ahead.
02:41
I'll be clear the corner tavern. I'm just going to head up on no window and make sure we don't have him crashed up here somewhere.
02:49
He's faster 1451.
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They were saying he's possibly drunk or high and not 100% sure what, but he was driving really erratic.
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Near Main St, Irwin, PA 15642
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