Man and woman rob elderly woman at gunpoint on Bratton Ave, Princeton WV


An elderly woman was robbed at gunpoint near Bratton Ave. A man and a woman threatened her with a firearm and stole her purse. The suspects fled in a black truck heading toward BP.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety and WV State Police
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Transcript:
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Show us in route to near Bratton Ave for a report of an armed robbery.
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Copy.
00:07
Trouble's actually going to be some dust from the construction going on up there that's set it off.
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Everything stands for as they're ventilating now. Get y'all parking square.
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We're out of that gridwood.
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Copy, 1327.
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Copy, 7.13, 24. Copy,
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7,
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13, 24. 2, 5, 8, 60, Moines on scene.
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Here, ma'am.
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1327.
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3-8-4 patrol
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We're in route now. What's the description on the suspect?
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Stama.
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Rush pod control.
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Hi, go ahead.
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Control Brush 5V player 507 will be remaining on scene.
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1330.
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From what I'm seeing on the cat, all I see is that she was in a white car.
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She be... A white car.
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Control 507.
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Five by seven.
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A girl and guy came up to her and took her purse and left in a direction of BP in a black truck. Sorry, a black truck.
01:44
She was in a white car, a white Ford car.
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Go ahead.
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Okay, and four.
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Control, just an update, AP is cut power to the whole area.
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Department of Highway is currently waiting on a loader or a piece of machinery to come out here and move a pile of gravel that's currently in the middle of the road.
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As of now, the road's still blocked.
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We're just waiting on them to move it.
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Dr. 1331.
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One of the suspects,
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white male and female or something.
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I'm being advised. There was a bystander there that finally had to get on the phone and give us the information that we have. We have no further information. The female was unable to give us anything further.
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104. Just blow that for me, please.
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Control A04 is clear for you.
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1332.
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control all units all units per state police they are going out to a call at near Bratton Ave for a girl and a guy that had came up to the caller took her purse and left in the direction of BP in a black truck again black truck we have nothing further 1332
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First of Control 2, all, for instance, units.
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Please be advised. We've got county respond in the area of Bratton Avenue.
03:14
There was an elderly lady who was robbed at gunpoint.
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Her purse was stolen.
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The subjects left in a black truck.
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Very vague details right now, but it's a black truck. They left in the direction of BP.
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Nothing further at this moment, but please keep it out for a black truck.
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The notification phone is going to be 1334.
03:39
Where's the copy?
03:41
Control.
03:42
What was the location?
03:46
It happened on near Bratton Ave, sir.
03:54
Control 384667 officer safety.
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Also be advised that when this occurred there was a firearm involved.
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Evidently, she was held at gunpoint to take this purse.
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Copy.
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Control, for instance, and be advised there was a firearm involved in the robbery.
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3.4, patrol, we'll be out here.
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Copy, 1335.
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Location mentioned:
Near Bratton Ave, Princeton, WV 24740
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