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Man confronts vehicle thief and uses drill in defenseMerrillville IN

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Near Dale Dr, Merrillville, IN 46410

A caller reported seeing a person break into his vehicle near Dale Drive. He confronted the suspect and hit him with a drill, causing the suspect to drop his phone.

Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
01:41
Transcript:
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From vehicle report near Dale Dr your vehicle is broken into
00:12
Okay
00:17
go on
00:21
Show me on duty please
00:26
Tom, you want to.
00:32
Good morning. Good morning.
00:33
Satchel extation 15G.
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1.15.
00:41
Can you log me for a little please?
00:44
Good morning. Good morning.
00:53
For Lexington 6-4-3. Goalog me, 4-2.
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Have a good day.
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Okay.
01:07
5261 is clear in vacuum service.
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Copy 5261 clear. Okay.
01:22
Okay.
01:27
720[1]6 Ohio play 7206 Ohio.
01:30
(name withheld) is a caller.
01:32
He walked up on someone breaking into his vehicle.
01:36
He stated that he hit the male subject with a suspect with his drill.
01:40
The suspect dropped his phone.
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20: Location (shorthand for 10-20)

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Near Dale Dr, Merrillville, IN 46410

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