Phone triggers crash alert but no crash found on US 24, Converse IN

Other Crimes

Reported: 10/24/2025 08:24 AM

Near E Wabash St, Converse, IN 46919

Police and medics responded to an iPhone crash alert on US 24 near Wabash St. A dropped phone was found on the roadside but no crash or distress was seen. The phone was identified as belonging to (name withheld). Authorities made efforts to notify the owner and planned to return the phone.

Audio|Source: Wabash, Huntington, Miami and Grant Counties Public Safety

02:36

Transcript:

00:00

County city units.

00:02

I'm getting an iPhone crash detection.

00:05

It's gonna be US 24.

00:07

It'll be east of Wabash Street.

00:11

You won't miss in medics just in case.

00:15

It doesn't. There's no sound of distress. It sounds like a phone's just dropped.

00:28

124-127. 129 is clear.

00:30

I just came through there.

00:32

You can see anything.

00:33

And I can see the area and I don't see anything either.

00:36

But I'll head that way.

00:39

K-129 Central is clear.

00:47

He still has a schedule on that area and there's nothing there.

00:52

3520.

00:54

You might as the area.

01:00

129th area.

01:02

We're advising right at that intersection?

01:08

It's going to be east of the intersection.

01:12

Clear.

01:14

I'll check east.

01:15

I believe I just passed the cell phone on the side of the roadway.

01:22

C-129 central is clear.

01:25

1043, the number comes in a check. The phone number comes back to a (name withheld).

01:33

Clear.

01:35

What's his address?

01:41

27 addresses showing near West 100 South.

01:49

Clear.

01:50

In that case, I'll probably put it at the PD and they lost in town.

01:59

Central's clear.

02:04

1.290. He works at Shepherd, Chevrolet, this 1043 here locally.

02:12

Hey, Knife.

02:18

129, okay.

02:20

Okay, 129. Central, go ahead.

02:23

This was the phone that says crash detected on it, also his wife called.

02:31

So, made her aware.

02:33

I'm going to run it down to Shepard's now.

02:36

Central's clear.

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Near E Wabash St, Converse, IN 46919

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