Child left inside semi-truck at truck stop, Lake Station IN


A woman called 911 from the Flying J truck stop near Ripley Street, upset that her eight-year-old son was left inside a semi-truck. Multiple calls reported the child inside the vehicle. Police responded to the area around the truck stop and the Dollar Tree near Ridge Road to check on the situation.
Audio|Source: Hobart Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Go ahead. We've got a 911[2] hangout from the Flying J, near Ripley Street.
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The female crying saying her son was in a car on that incident.
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I call 6407 tonight.
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18-wheeler[1], freight liner.
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Therefore, there's a lot of those.
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You just try to deal over.
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Just contrary, we are getting another call about a truck being sold off an eight-year-old inside this caller mentioning the dollar tree on Ridge Road.
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On twenty-nine drops of plant check.
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Copy. One sixty is clear on the dollars call and out to that area on that.
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Copy. One twenty-nine have a lot if you guys need another car.
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One twenty-two-six.
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One-twenty-six. Last, you're going.
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Lake County, Eagle One.
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Did you advise there is a flush someone with an eight-year-old pilot?
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Affirmative, we're trying to get further to meet a semi.
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Copy, we're a monitor.
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I had to meet with no record.
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Send for.
00:53
This is the first place for it.
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1832 you're coming over at Humbles.
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32 is clear from P-stringate 25.
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Okay, sir. ...old is an eight-year-old inside.
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...direction at left at...
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...direction at... That's right.
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Nice location account insurance.
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One second in Berkeley.
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The 121, where is in the area from?
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Copy. This color for Dollar Tree is being northbound Ripley.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
18-wheeler: Large Truck Involved
[2]
911: Emergency Call
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Location mentioned:
Near Ripley St, Lake Station, IN 46405
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