Police search for vehicle linked to possible abduction, Scottsburg IN

Family Offense

Reported: 08/30/2025 09:15 PM (PDT)

I-65, Scottsburg, IN

Police units are searching within a 5-kilometer radius near the 29-mile marker on I-65 in Scottsburg for a vehicle possibly involved in an abduction. They are also checking restaurants and gas stations in the area and the possibility the vehicle may be traveling southbound on U.S. 31.

Audio|Source: Scott County Public Safety

04:22

Transcript:

00:00

In the straight to 45, 42 units, 5-kilometer radius, update from an address 631, Cedar 56 in Scottsburg. That would be the 29 mile marker, I-65[3], right in the area of the 29. The county unit, see clear on that traffic? 12.

00:26

Negative. What's the traffic? Pagan with a 5-kilometer radius near the 29th. All like generations and restaurants. County, and its information address is coming back to the, I believe, JNCC, just past the Bedstreet Street Department. On 56.

00:55

Affirm. I'll have that way and just look.

01:00

The 12 of them at the bottom of the iron ran.

01:02

It's 65,000.

01:03

He did get off and get some mist to get back on.

01:07

Clear. 45 units reference abduction[1] with the ping[2] being of a radius 5 kilometers.

01:14

Vehicle may also be traveling U.S.

01:15

31 southbound, may not be on U.S.

01:18

I-65[3], may also be traveling U.S.

01:19

31 southbound.

01:20

Wasn't that vehicle could be traveling 31 southbound now?

01:24

Clear.

01:25

They didn't give an updated pain, same pain, same radius.

01:30

Southport, 456.

01:31

Forty-five-six.

01:33

Can you know Scott down in and have the Scottsburg check the gas stations?

01:37

Okay.

01:38

Okay. That's safe requesting units to check restaurants and gas stations in Scottsburg area reference this vehicle.

01:44

I'm clear. My units are already checking.

01:48

Straight place, sir. Clear on that.

01:49

I only gave a partial search for four heading east of town, 16 heading file phone, check again.

01:55

I'm clear. Just advise where you to kind of walk it.

01:58

County are you clear? County and Austin are you clear to check for locations? 456 is requested we do so.

02:04

Can you just call out where you check so we can log it?

02:07

I'll check. I checked. Speedway, the beach store, Sunoco, and Motor Park.

02:11

The Merking, Salt.

02:12

Okay.

02:13

Okay. Click.

02:14

All cases is clear.

02:18

Taco Bell and Popizer clear.

02:20

Click.

02:21

Subway, Hard Eagle Clear.

02:23

Thank you.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

abduction: Possible abduction/kidnapping

[2]

ping: Cell phone ping location tracking

[3]

I-65: Interstate 65 reference

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Police search for vehicle linked to possible abduction, Scottsburg IN

Police units are searching within a 5-kilometer radius near the 29-mile marker on I-65 in Scottsburg for a vehicle possibly involved in an abduction. They are also checking restaurants and gas stations in the area and the possibility the vehicle may be traveling southbound on U.S. 31.

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