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Suspect flees from disabled vehicle near West StButler OH

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Near West St, Butler, OH 44822

Police and emergency units are searching for a suspect who fled from a disabled vehicle near West St. The suspect was last seen near train tracks by a garage and a building. A drone search is underway but hindered by high winds. The area has debris from the vehicle, and access to a building is blocked by a steel gate.

Audio|Source: Richland County Public Safety
05:41
Transcript:
00:00
Watching the video from the truck driver.
00:02
It's probably the registered owner. He looks white in this video.
00:10
Happy.
00:14
White male, white t-shirt, black black t-shirt, black pants.
00:21
It's his address is near West St.
00:27
24th through inter,
00:31
we'll be slowly working our way towards west here.
00:38
We're still working on the drone.
00:50
245-300.
00:54
Go ahead.
00:58
I'll start me in uncalled 61 for that vehicle it's completely disabled and a lot of debris.
01:08
133 on sync.
01:10
No, it's going to be Shelly Smith.
01:13
Engine 132-133 on scene, 224.
01:19
Is there a unit close in the tracks here on Longview?
01:26
This can be.
01:30
In the video, he's next to this garage.
01:34
Looking down there now, he's got a 42-piece door.
01:42
Copy.
01:46
344 will be around also.
01:51
The building just west of the track.
01:59
323.
02:00
Go ahead. I can be in route.
02:08
Probably wouldn't hurt.
02:21
That's great.
02:24
344 is an area.
02:29
Okay.
02:32
Okay.
02:38
Same.
02:42
Second one Q1 on scene.
02:45
You're just the advice and winds are too high for that.
02:48
Turn to fly.
02:52
Copy.
02:54
You can set me out also.
03:02
Medi-presenter household. 2.223-2002.
03:10
323-9-272.
03:14
Go ahead.
03:16
You want me to come to the building or go to the bridge.
03:20
Unless you're going to throw your partner over the bridge, then get down here. I suppose you probably should go up in the building.
03:28
Yeah.
03:42
It's stuck.
03:51
Three point trees in there.
03:56
306 footprints or something there?
04:03
Negative. 277. I thought you might have saw something move inside the building.
04:06
I don't know if we're going to be able to get in. There's like a steel gate just on the other side of the door here.
04:15
I want to clipside command.
04:18
10 minutes about it check.
04:23
We're okay.
04:27
Copy, okay, 230.
04:29
323. Good.
04:34
I know the weather affects everything and whatnot.
04:37
Is it possible to run one?
04:42
Oh yeah, waterhole.
04:48
Do you want to start from the top of the bridge?
04:53
Yeah, I'll get my parachute.
05:00
282. In the video, what was the last point you could see the suspect?
05:09
front of that 42 door.
05:14
Copy.
05:16
32 was in the grass or was he still in the tracks when you can see him?
05:21
In between the tracks and that building.
05:28
In the video, it doesn't look like he took that fall very well. He's hunched over.
05:34
I don't know if he's tired from that drop or surprised he's alive.
05:41
Copy.

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Near West St, Butler, OH 44822
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