Welfare check requested for passenger in blue Subaru, Portage County WI
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Welfare CheckAs discussed during the dispatch call, deputies were dispatched to check the welfare of a passenger in a blue Subaru hatchback near Highway 66 and County Road PP. A caller reported the passenger signaled a distress light. The vehicle traveled into Rudolph and later Wisconsin Rapids, where the caller stopped following but requested the welfare check continue.
Audio|Heard on: Wood County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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County 407.
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407, go ahead.
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407, I had a female driver call.
00:10
It started near County Road PP and Highway 66.
00:15
They have now turned at the food trade going into Rudolph's.
00:19
She wants a welfare check[1] done on the vehicle.
00:22
It's going to be a blue hatchback.
00:24
Subaru.
00:26
She advised that the passenger was shining what she believed to be a distress light at her and wanted it checked on.
00:34
She's no longer following them.
00:36
They turned off to come into Rapids.
00:38
Do you want me to see if I have a Rapids officer close?
00:44
The vehicle in question turned to Rapids or they went into Rudolph?
00:49
The vehicle in question turned towards Rapids.
00:52
The RP turned back around.
00:54
She lived the other way.
00:55
She just felt bad not following it.
00:59
Yeah, we'll be out of position if Rapids wants to keep an eye out for us.
01:04
Step one.
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Rapids 841.
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Rapids 841.
01:18
Good. 21, can I get you to head towards 66? The call started in the county.
01:25
It started near 66 and PP then Rudolph.
01:29
They've since turned at the food tree coming into Rapids.
01:32
It's going to be a blue hatchback Subaru with a (number withheld), (number withheld).
01:42
But they are coming into Rapids now.
01:44
But the RP is no longer following them.
01:46
They want a welfare check[1] on the passenger.
01:48
Said that they believed that they were throwing some kind of a distress light to them when they were passing them.
01:55
Then the driver of this vehicle slowed down, had the RP get in front of him and shine his brights for her the whole way back into Rapids.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
welfare check: Request to check the well-being of an individual at a specified location
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Location mentioned:
WI-66 & County Rd PP, Linwood, WI 54481
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