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Police pursue vehicle with expired tag in CharlotteCharlotte NC

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I-277, Charlotte, NC

According to the dispatch call, officers followed a vehicle inbound on Independence Boulevard toward I-277 in Charlotte for potential traffic violations, including an expired tag and suspected reckless or impaired driving. The vehicle continued onto I-277 before officers lost sight of it.

Audio|Heard on: Mecklenburg NC Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:12
Transcript:
00:00
Passing Exit 245, East 20th Street.
00:02
I'm going inbound on Independence Boulevard.
00:06
Still going inbound on Independence.
00:09
Call us, you guys.
00:12
K9, what's our ground?
00:15
Internet.
00:17
Can I have belief he only has Chapter 20?
00:21
K9, it's only Chapter 40 at this time.
00:26
Devil.
00:27
Vehicle still traveling inbound towards 277, still being checked off.
00:33
Traveling inbound passing Charlotte.
00:37
Vehicle heading on 277 entrance.
00:42
Just passed that new two-way.
00:46
It's 55, my lights and equipment are off.
00:48
How they're driving now.
00:50
What's your speed?
00:52
59, sir.
00:55
Can I get it at 1B?
00:58
And is it 18?
01:00
Speed of 48.
01:02
Call this in, approaching Bryant Park.
01:06
Passing West Morehead.
01:09
K9 to headquarters, will you let surrounding districts know they're following this car?
01:14
Passing remote.
01:17
Passing Ashley.
01:20
What's the chat between you had on him reckless DWI? What do we got?
01:25
He might have been to the house at the address that confirmed, besides the expired tag.
01:37
Dispatch, send me a unit out to the house that tag comes back to.
01:43
Ten four. We lost sight of the vehicle.
01:45
We're turning around.
01:50
Unit (number withheld), you can get a priority if you have to.
01:54
Wait for me on that priority, please.
01:57
K9, the unit was following the vehicle.
02:03
Unless we've got more than an expired tag, I will not be deploying.
02:07
If we have a jump or run, we need more mitigating circumstances besides an expired tag.

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I-277, Charlotte, NC

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Incident Timeline

  1. Pursuit continues onto Highway 277
  2. Vehicle continues through multiple intersections
  3. Vehicle accelerates and fails to stop
  4. Vehicle maneuvers through local streets
  5. Pursuit begins and vehicle continues moving
  6. Vehicle spotted heading east on Independence Boulevard
  7. Initial sighting of suspect vehicle

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