Drone flies over police helicopter near skate park, Columbus OH
TrafficPolice responded to a report of a drone flying dangerously close to a police helicopter near Dodge Skate Park, operating about 1,000 feet above ground and flying over the helicopter, posing a safety risk. Officers tried to find the drone operator near McDow Street by the skate park. Two individuals jumped a fence to flee; one was caught and the other escaped. Officers searched the area and witnesses reported the individuals continued north. A missing blue and black Jordan shoe was also reported.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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Transcript:
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operating just southeast for the Dodge skate park.
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I'm tracking on D-drone now.
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We need somebody to respond.
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We're dealing with a 10-3[1] now.
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I copy.
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Do I have any units that can respond for a 10-3[1] for choppers, Dodge Skate Park?
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We're dealing with the 103 on Channel 3.
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We advise need somebody to make contact with that drone operator.
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They're operating at a thousand feet right now, AGL.
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They just flew over top our helicopter while we're responding to the 103.
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I copy. One six one, I can have that way.
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Good one are you jabbing.
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Get up in there quickly before you land, you got the drone back responding to them and it looks to be grounding if they could respond quickly in there.
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I copy. Rollin a 60.
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Okay,
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24, actually that's up to that.
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I copy.
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That's 16. That's right.
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Copy. What's the location for the operator?
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The location you were seen at.
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I'm right where my light's at behind 99 south central avenue.
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Hey, both two individuals jumped the fence running eastbound and north.
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I saw one continue eastbound south of the building, did not see the second one.
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I guess the one that jumped the fence, one only made it, the other one did not.
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You mean one did fake it over the fence?
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And from the one that did not make it is in custody.
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So if there's another one out, I'm not sure.
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We have two in custom.
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The operator, he's on the McDow Street there that runs south and east just along the water of the Dodge Gate Park.
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You'll probably see a person up there.
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of making the way towards it.
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We already checked those.
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Thank you. Okay, look for the drone.
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It's shown it probably less than a hunt.
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It's directly over top the skate path or the bike path that runs north and south east of the skate park.
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The operator appears to be standing just east to the path.
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There's also some 29 that are involved in the vehicle earlier but doesn't see them now.
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Okay. In the vicinity of that community or whatever that structure is right there,
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we're working a little bit east of that east of central.
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Did you got to be a location or spent off by anything?
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Just look up above you, 481c.
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SimaVatic 3C.
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I have all the details on it, but it should be hovering there.
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14. One was calling for a medic.
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I was talking to fire said he has an autistic client to swap his med than acting out.
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We kept. We're looking on the camera.
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That drone's gone now.
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We can't reach them on our comps.
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Notify them what's going on what we're dealing with, please.
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I copy. The white.
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The one that ran, the one that's in the back one night, two is right now.
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And it's missing a blue and black Jordan shoe.
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Code 4, start for that program.
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Okay. I've made contact with one gentleman down here who's code 4, wearing a blue shirt.
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Robert repeat.
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Witnesses in the area of 288, South Yale said that the two they were running continued north.
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I'm very much.
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Okay,
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if you go in that alley, there's a cruiser in the alley, working northbound.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-3: Stop transmitting
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Location mentioned:
Near Mc Dowell St, Columbus, OH 43215
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