Silver SUV flees police during traffic stop in Columbus, Columbus OH


A silver Volkswagen SUV fled from police during a traffic stop in Columbus. The vehicle was chased through several streets including Williams, Parsons, Champion, Allison, and Ohio Ave. The suspects were described as a male driver with short hair wearing a red shirt, and a male passenger. The SUV was last seen heading southbound, with citizens directing officers.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Zone 5
03:29
Transcript:
00:00
Eastbound on Williams from Parsons. We've got a silver Volkswagen SUV take off if choppers off.
00:08
Chopper's up.
00:11
Chopper 5, Topper 5.
00:13
Anybody else in the area, Williams and Parsons?
00:21
131, we're close, near Parsons, North Village.
00:26
Cutting South, I'll give you a street here in a second.
00:31
That's a little bit copy.
00:32
It's just traffic and I'm not going to chase, but everyone else can get in the area.
00:36
I'm 31, south, we're right here, near Parsons to North Village.
00:41
South on Champion, they're cutting back west on whatever's the dead ends into.
00:52
Allison.
00:55
Cover 5.
00:58
Chopper 6-515 had a vehicle takeoff.
01:01
It is southbound Champion from William.
01:08
Southbound Ohio from Allison.
01:11
Copy, Ohio, from Allison.
01:15
That's at 50 seconds, Southbound.
01:18
Copy Southbound Ohio from Allison.
01:26
continued west on Parkfield possibly north on Abney that can come out to Parsons but I don't know if they went north or south from here
01:50
The Silver Volkswagen SUV,
01:55
Sunnidarktown.
01:57
Thank you.
02:04
31 local in north.
02:08
132, Code 4[1] from Williams, Southbound Parsons.
02:14
Male driver with short hair and red shirt, there was a male passenger.
02:24
What was the driver's hair?
02:30
Short hair, the driver?
02:32
Copy, thank you.
02:38
We know if they for sure made it off Parsons from Ashwood.
02:43
We believe so. There was plenty of citizens pointing us in that direction.
02:51
Sir, if North and or Southbound right?
02:55
Okay, sir, we're headed south, but there's plenty of places they could have turned off.
03:04
I got... I've got... ...toid area now, we'll be looking for...
03:11
Copy.
03:15
6515, of cars want to keep circulating, we should be able to get you tagged here in a minute or two.
03:23
It should be like the dark or gray or the light or silver.
03:28
Light silver.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 4: No further assistance needed; situation is under control.
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Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH
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