Vehicle backfires mistaken for gunshots in Mansfield, Mansfield OH


Police responded to reports of suspicious noises near Gray Street in Mansfield, which were mistaken for gunshots. Officers confirmed the sounds were vehicle backfires from someone tuning a car. No criminal activity was found after speaking with witnesses and checking the area.
Audio|Source: Richland County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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341 turn around. I'll be in route to Liberty Park for the other kind of others. Okay.
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Act 21.
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Okay.
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We are at the hospital.
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Section 3.
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2423. There we are yet.
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1243,
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good.
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2017, I'm pretty westbound at the one,
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Nebraska, 10 X-ray,
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2181.
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1243. 1243.
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27[1] is in the area.
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327[1] I'm gonna circle up top appears there's some city workers up there else if they heard anything
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yeah 290 24 yeah yeah that's good yeah that's good
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41-3
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2nd.
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2.30, we're 24.
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41-300.
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Go ahead.
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I spoke to the residents at near Gray Street. They advised their tuning their vehicle and it backfired a few times.
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Fantastic.
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22 to 327[1].
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849, sir, I'll be too. Advice where that car is parked right there off a crate, they saw a mail, heard it, and then he ran across the street.
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Captives?
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That's going to be the vehicle they were tuning.
Police codes explained
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27: Driver's license information check
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