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Officers investigate hit-and-run with damaged Kia ForteTopeka KS

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SW Westport Dr, Topeka, KS

Officers investigated a hit-and-run traffic accident where a vehicle's front bumper was heavily damaged. They later found a blue 2024 Kia Forte with heavy front-end damage parked at an apartment complex near Westport Dr in Topeka, Kansas.

Audio|Source: Topeka Police Dispatch - East and West
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Transcript:
00:00
Lloyd, I'm in the area searching.
00:01
If you get any sort of description, let me know.
00:05
All I know is that the front bumper is completely destroyed, and it's a dark color vehicle.
00:10
I don't know what kind of vehicle at this moment.
00:12
There's no footage of the accident.
00:17
I came into the area from the west here, so I'm going to check this apartment complex.
00:26
20 minutes ago? It's basically that happened like maybe 20 minutes ago, so I think the vehicle was already long gone.
00:33
But thanks.
00:36
All right.
00:40
Traffic stop and I choose from watch.
00:42
Good.
00:45
White Newsome, Kansas, 28,
00:48
643, Robert Victor Zebra.
00:51
All of us.
00:56
643, Robert Victor Zebra, came back negative active, so it's 2016 White Neuson-Altsma to Devon, Versia, and
01:05
another one lasting Lucas out of Spica.
01:10
45 dispatch.
01:11
I'll be out at the apartments here at 20 person Westport with a blue Kia Forte, Kansas tag, King Robert 8.
01:23
I think maybe a veteran tag.
01:27
Heavy front and damage looks like it's still locked.
01:33
Tower, 48.
01:36
Direct contact there from 2.5 and Wanamagena.
01:44
2024 Kia Forte to Tyson, Winningham out of Bel Air, Kansas, November 2025.
01:55
23, 1023.
01:57
2 o'clock.
01:59
2.9. Engage, 23.
02:03
Correct.
02:09
Sports 13C myself and 14C will be about to the other few people down to email.
02:15
Lloyd, this ain't it, it's still got its front bumper, barely.
02:19
Ten four.
02:21
Ten four, thanks.
02:23
Where are you at right now?
02:29
Get over at the Canel Tree apartment.
02:31
The northwest of you in this apartment complex.
02:38
The vehicle that we're looking for is the front end got to be completely destroyed because this is like a heavy duty trailer and they move it from the yard from the roadway all the way into the yard so airbags we have to deploy.
02:54
I'll keep looking.
03:00
48 I'm in the area and I will be checking the area with 45.

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SW Westport Dr, Topeka, KS

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Incident Timeline

  1. Further Apartment Complex Search
  2. Traffic Stops and Vehicle Checks
  3. Search for Suspect Vehicle Intensifies
  4. Additional Locations and Individuals Checked
  5. Vehicle Registered to Local Residents
  6. Vehicle and Owner Information Checked
  7. Officers Arrive and Begin Investigation
  8. Initial Hit-and-Run Reported

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