Male suspect discards backpack near basketball court, Morgantown WV


In this incident, a male suspect was observed throwing a black backpack into a trash can located near a children's basketball hoop outside a residence. Police detained two males at the site to identify the individual who discarded the backpack. K-9 assistance and a search warrant were requested as part of the investigation.
Audio|Source: Monongalia County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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State 574 Mecca. Staying at 574 Mecca. 3.07. Drive straight up Threat Road. See if you can look for him. He's going to be an African-American male shorter hair. Sounds like a thinner building. State 446 Mecca.
00:26
3.07, 5 foot 8, African-American male fit, small and size afro for hair. Correct. 991[1]. 10[3]. One[2] female detain.
00:53
158. Mac 122. Yeah. What unit do you have working at North Elementary today? 122, 10[3]0. That's 161, but you may be at north. Yeah, if you wish.
01:18
this time can you have that unit give me a call my phone number or correction my phone I can receive calls but I can't call out at this time. Okay, bye. I'm back one ninety-one. Go ahead. Email and custody and route the station break from knowledge. Go ahead. One, two, two, six. 647. Three. Three.
01:48
Good. 159. Show me all special detail. 121. We received a additional call from the dentist 574 Mecca. Go ahead. We received a additional call from the dentist office. They stated they seen a mail throw a backpack into a trash bag.
02:17
Covered it with trash break. Town four did they see where? It's the trash can closest to the basketball court.
02:26
I go, where's that basketball court? Is it closer towards the road? Stand by. We'll try to find out on them. Be advised we've got Mr. Moore's here detained. Mr. Seating.
02:45
8446-134. Good. You start heading over here. We're going to need you to do an article sniff outside the house. Just a backpack over here in this trash can. Devil. It'll be a few minutes. I'm on the search warrant.
03:12
141, 122. Yeah, sir. Hey, if you would, start towards community drive, if you can assist me with the protection order. Also, bring property receipts, please. 10[3].44. 41, disregard the property receipts. I've got some here. Receipts, then, Rob. Back for 122.
03:42
Go ahead and clear me out of this welfare check for now and put me on a protection order community drive. I'll get you the details momentarily. Copy. State 446 mega. Yes.
04:10
in front of their house. There's two trash cans next to it. It's in the trash can closest to the kids basketball hoop. Tim, four, said as you guys told us, that I'll look down and see it. It's a black backpack. Did they advise which mail put it in there? Is it the one that fled or one of the ones that we had here the entire time? They buy is a black male. Ten, we got two of them here. We're trying to figure out which one.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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991: One female detained
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10. One: One female detained
[3]
10: Acknowledgement (OK)
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Morgantown, WV
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