Police search area near railroad tracks after incident, Columbus OH


Police observed two individuals walking away from railroad tracks near a church donation center and a small encampment nearby. Officers, including a police helicopter, searched the area and under a railroad bridge near the skate park and Dodge Park for additional people possibly connected to a near-collision incident but did not find anyone else.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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Transcript:
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They're working their way out to Yale and Capitol from the railroad track area.
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No one around the backside.
00:05
Maybe that's a, I think that's a church donation center.
00:10
They're around the backside of it.
00:12
Here's to be a female and a mail, one of them has a backpack.
00:14
west side of that building.
00:15
We are not seeing anybody else, though.
00:17
There is a small encampment.
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Just south and east of that, I can guide a cruiser to.
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Cruiser northbound, I'll tell you when you're right next to camp, slow down,
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slow down and stop.
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There's a trail on your right.
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The campment is 20 yards to your northeast.
00:34
All right Cove, you probably could afford it.
00:36
That's a long way away with.
00:38
Copy. The last one we're looking for again, please.
00:44
All, Chopper, we're with you now.
00:45
We are recording in the area.
00:47
Update, please. Check all the way down to the railroad bridge.
00:49
We haven't seen anything along this whole pass.
00:52
I don't know if they walked further out towards Gosaire Wally, we can all over and check out there.
00:56
Guarantee he knows he had a near collision with us, so he's probably hiding.
01:00
They're trying to get as far away as we can really quick.
01:02
Can we have light where you saw them last?
01:04
We were essentially 140 miles an hour going west directly over top of you and he flew above us.
01:12
Less than 100 feet probably.
01:14
Strader mode on D drone, but these records can be pulled later to show his location.
01:22
When the officer's walking, there's a dog, guy walking a dog.
01:25
That's pretty much where that guy was at.
01:28
He was running right off of that little corner where the path dead in.
01:30
Hey, so I see him.
01:31
I don't think that dog's on at least.
01:33
Just for the other officer's walking up.
01:34
6. 21.
01:35
Good answer. A Qmart with a 5-to-to-the-sheets off the Tussain price.
01:38
Copy your sheets on testing.
01:40
14. You can send in the 24.
01:41
A copy.
01:43
People a hand on an ear.
01:44
I'm sorry the one that 91 has has here I just wasn't sure if there's anybody else who is injured so right now we only have one
01:52
yes that is what it sounds like if the injuries were on the same person
01:56
Good evening sir I'll be in service 51440 can you put me at 18 precincts for a call please
02:01
around and we haven't found anybody that could have been flying a drone.
02:05
You really do appreciate it.
02:07
You guys check up under the bridge right there that the train tracks come across to the southwest,
02:15
just south of the skate park.
02:18
I told the chopper I checked all underneath there.
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I walked directly underneath it.
02:22
Okay, excellent.
02:23
Thank you again.
02:24
We do appreciate. We're clear for now for Victor.
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Location mentioned:
Near Westridge St, Columbus, OH 43228
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