Suspicious package found near dumpster at local McDonald's, Terre Haute IN


A suspicious package with wires and a device on top was found near a dumpster at McDonald's on East Jessica Drive. Authorities are responding and assessing the potential threat.
Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire
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Transcript:
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You start for near East Jessica Drive at the McDonald's for a suspicious package.
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There's a box by the dumpster has the wires leading out of it and a device sitting on top of it.
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It justifies when you start fire, it doesn't call for the fire department for some reason.
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Near East Jessica Drive McDonald's.
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Twice in.
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Central 8470.
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Go ahead.
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Do you show me in route?
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104. Those are the RFU of one of the employees.
00:28
That's for me if she's a manager.
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8417. 337, 237, 241.
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Go ahead.
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Is there gonna be a 55 down there?
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And negative.
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He was trying to turn into Dunkin' Donuts and turned on the tracks instead of the drive.
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And more.
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307, 241. I'm 3rd and Holman now.
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Where do you want me to set up?
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If you just want to come down here and meet me, the record driver's pulling in, he'd call up to one before I pulled over.
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Oh, sir.
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Central, 8417, 2.1023.
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8417.
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307 Central, from I-43, are the tracks closed down now if you contacted CSX or whatever rail line on these tracks?
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Talk from you, sir.
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Copy, thank you.
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And 770. Good.
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I'm not entirely sure what we got here.
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I don't know that it's an explosive, but it's definitely odd.
01:12
It does have some kind of, you said on top of a box taped to it.
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Some other smaller objects taped to the top of the box.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Jessica Dr, Terre Haute, IN 47802
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