Police pursue man fleeing near Underwood St residence, Baxter WV

Disorderly Conduct

Reported: 10/31/2025 11:04 AM

Underwood St, Baxter, WV 26560

Police are pursuing a man who fled on foot and is believed to be hiding in or near a residence near Underwood St, Baxter. The suspect dropped his backpack during the pursuit. Officers are coordinating efforts, possibly involving a K-9 unit, to locate him.

Audio|Source: Fairmont Police and Fire and Marion County Sheriff and EMS

02:8

Transcript:

00:00

1642. I think it's (name withheld) if you're familiar with him.

00:11

531. Mary.

00:13

There's everyone.

00:15

(name withheld) took off on foot from me. I think we got him in a residence.

00:19

I'll be just beside near Underwood St.

00:23

Okay.

00:26

Forty-two-five-three-one. I'm on 17 now.

00:32

10.4, I've got these backpacks located up in behind his house. I'm just trying to make sure he went to direction of the other house.

00:43

20, which location?

00:53

531, you want me to bring K-9 to you?

00:58

I think 527 is in Ralph.

01:08

531, are you aware of his 29[3]?

01:11

10-4[1], he should be entered NCIC[2].

01:14

Yes.

01:21

South 3-1.

01:23

Black sweatshirt, blue jeans, hooded off of the backpack, but he dropped the backpack up around his ground.

01:30

I call the black sweatshirt, blue jeans, dropped his backpack. 1430.

01:37

20, Mayor.

01:39

20.

01:41

What's her location again?

01:43

We're near Underwood St, Baxter.

01:47

Okay.

01:50

531, I'm coming across Baxter Street now from Woods around. Anybody else coming in this train, stop there? Woods around, how long is it going to be stopped this?

02:02

Trying to get footage to see if he went in this residence right now, it's near an outside, the house that caught on fire.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

[2]

NCIC: National Crime Information Center query

[3]

29: Wants/warrants check

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Underwood St, Baxter, WV 26560

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