Deputies check on suspicious person near Old Bluefield Rd, Mercer County WV
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a possible suspicious activity near Old Bluefield Road after a caller reported being followed by a man on foot. The caller, who was walking toward a nearby hotel, described wearing an orange jacket and gray pants. The man’s location was unknown at the time of the call, and officers were dispatched to check the area.
Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
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03:21
Transcript:
00:00
Mercer control to any available unit,
00:02
we got a call for suspicious on Old Bluefield Road.
00:07
Caller states that (name withheld) believes there's a male following her.
00:11
Three 23. Patrol, is she driving in a vehicle?
00:20
She's on foot.
00:24
Ten four.
00:26
Myself and seven, I'll be around.
00:32
Three 23.
00:44
Six six control.
00:53
Go ahead.
00:54
Charge of Bluefield PD tonight.
01:03
It's 208 angle.
01:06
You got an angle?
01:08
Yes.
01:13
Control 160.
01:16
Go ahead.
01:21
Your caller on Old Bluefield, it's going to be (name withheld) wearing an orange jacket and gray pants.
01:26
She's got her flashlight on right now.
01:29
So (name withheld) said this male was acting very suspicious.
01:31
He's on foot as well.
01:33
She doesn't know where he is currently.
01:37
Okay, we're leaving midway now or headed that way.
01:41
Go.
01:46
Control, if you just want to notate that we do have video footage of a vehicle, unknown make, unknown model.
01:54
Firing rounds at that house at exactly two forty-five.
01:59
Just take that in the cab and it gets cleared out.
02:03
Copy three twenty-seven.
02:06
And the direction of travel was toward Rushford.
02:13
No.
02:20
Six six, the caller's disconnected on Old Bluefield.
02:23
It's a911 only.
02:30
Any history on the number?
02:39
There is one, but it just shows there was a medical call in Bluefield.
02:48
Where did she give you her name?
02:53
(name withheld).
03:01
She advised which way she was walking.
03:09
Inform the call taker she's headed towards the Holiday Inn Express.
03:20
On Old Bluefield Road.
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Location mentioned:
Old Bluefield Rd, West Virginia
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