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Stolen red van with armed occupants stalls chaos on IA-122, Mason City IA

audio iconMotor Vehicle Theft
IA-122, Mason City, IA

A stolen red van with armed occupants is stuck facing the wrong way on Highway 122. Officers request backup and medical aid as the driver is unresponsive and doors remain locked.

Audio|Source: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
309. I got a van, looks like a town and country,
00:05
red in color,
00:06
stuck in the wrong way,
00:10
on 122 in the row.
00:15
104. All right, x-ray, x-ray 153.
00:28
Send me another car,
00:29
please.
00:31
10-4[1], 2735, can you start heading his way?
00:35
No.
00:41
35, 75.
00:43
10.
00:49
I know you might be busy, but I'm 10-8[2] from here.
00:50
I can hit to that for you if you need me too.
00:53
That's all right.
00:54
Thank you, though.
00:57
Good luck.
01:03
It's possible 55 for sure.
01:10
This is a 39.
01:12
39.
01:14
This letting you know his doors are locked, the radio is up really loud.
01:19
He's closing his eyes, opening him.
01:22
I might want to have medics come this way.
01:32
1088? Go ahead.
01:37
Is that a red Dodge Caravan?
01:40
It sure is.
01:42
Therefore, it's entered as stolen and there is an alert on the stolen record saying armed occupants.
01:51
Where is that?
01:52
Okay,
01:54
um,
01:55
I'm gonna switch tactics here.
02:03
Have a...
02:05
Somebody you could stop sticks in front of it, too, in case you try to speak off from you.
02:11
He's in drive, facing the wrong way, on the highway.
02:20
We're going.
02:23
Iowa 471 Adam Sam 714.
02:27
Repeating IWO 471, AAS 7144
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
[2]
10-8: In service / available for calls

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IA-122, Mason City, IA

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