Employee removes unauthorized bikes at Valentine Hall bike room, Bloomington IN
A man in his 60s was seen using an angle grinder in the bike room at Valentine Hall. He was suspected of cutting off bike locks without authorization. After reviewing security footage, it was confirmed he was a parking operations employee removing bikes as instructed, and no crime occurred.
Audio|Source: Monroe and Brown Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Can you be in route to Valentine Hall,
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1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, meet the RP at the main entrance? He's advising that he saw an older gentleman in his 60s at the bike hub inside Valentine with an angle grinder.
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When the subject saw him, he said the subject left the area, but he thought it was a little weird and wanted to show officers where the subject was.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Just for information. He wasn't sure if he was a maintenance person I did contact for a quarter control and they weren't aware of anybody being over there cutting off the bike lots.
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1548, 1583 information.
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Callers advising the father just showed up and took the child.
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Advising they live at (number withheld) South Ryan and they walked home.
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15802, you can signal 9.
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15183.
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1326, you can signal line.
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1326 this regard.
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26 square.
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He was inside the bike room at Valentine if somebody could pull up the cameras, get a description?
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29-90. It's your office.
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I've got the camera up now.
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It's a white male, 60 vault head, wearing a black jacket.
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He's still in the room by Cub North.
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No, don't.
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He's got a clipboard.
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He appears to be a possible employee.
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4883 do you guys need anything reference your call?
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I don't think so.
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I'll use 732.
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I'll be on duty.
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Okay.
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I just wait too.
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Levi's the EV 20 minutes out, stroke alert.
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Okay, affirmative.
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1583, I'm behind 48 if you want to dig your guard.
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If you're not close.
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I'm on Brian now.
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Zero lady, almost here.
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Trimitive.
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U211, call on duty.
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Still out of mine.
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Now you 14,
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should be 1042.
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Clear.
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Are you 29?
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29.
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29.
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It's parking ops.
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They're tagging and removing bikes that are not supposed to be in here.
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Their boss sent them out.
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They just didn't communicate that clearly to the individual to talk to him.
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There's no issue. You can show units in service.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405
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