Motorcycles and cars flee parking lot causing traffic hazard, Columbus OH


A group of motorcycles and cars fled from a gathering at Lowe's parking lot near Polaris Pkwy in Columbus. They drove recklessly, including going the wrong way on I-71 northbound. Some vehicles had no license plates. Police monitored the situation with aerial support but did not make immediate stops.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 1
04:33
Transcript:
00:00
Six or seven, I'll start for that. Wrong way six. Any other calls on it? Negative, just the one.
00:05
Six or one channel.
00:11
601, 67 just marked, but I've got a 6 runway, 71 northbound on the ramp.
00:17
They're going southbound on I-71 northbound.
00:21
Copy from KS7iswomen.
00:23
Thank you, 182. We're a code one.
00:30
Copy. Copy.
00:37
5 .1. 50.
00:40
581?
00:42
45.
00:47
Yeah, if anyone comes across it, it's a black motorcycle, it's a male white with a red shirt, I just saw him again,
00:56
playing on Polaris, and he took off westbound pass sheets.
01:00
Yeah, Marky.
01:01
20-3.30.
01:03
45.
01:04
Good evening, ma'am. You can show me in service. Badge number (number withheld), walk at 8409.
01:09
I'll be regular equipment out till 7.
01:11
Good evening.
01:16
27, I'm R&B. Do you have 6.3 and 64?
01:27
630.
01:30
7781, does that hand by a baseball check-in, the National Center?
01:35
6.4.
01:39
I mean,
01:40
possibly they keep coming by trying to get attention, so I'm just going to ignore them at this point.
01:46
Not like we're going to catch a bike.
01:49
Another 17B at near Lake Forest Boulevard, Apartment 3, Bravo.
01:54
It's going to be waiting on foot in front of that location.
01:56
I wanted to get things from his father's apartment.
02:00
Three copy.
02:02
Six-four copy. Six-four copy.
02:05
8177. He didn't have a plate on his bike either, so.
02:09
3 to 60 and 61.
02:12
60.
02:13
6.1.
02:19
1718 at near Sunbury, it's New Salem Manor, Apartment 312,
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code one time to 1055.
02:28
60 copy.
02:31
61 copy.
02:33
That's what copies.
02:39
6 or 7. There's chopper on this on channel 6.
02:46
The chopper is on the run, but I think he is on 6.
02:52
Alright, I'll switch over.
02:58
13. 13.
03:06
In public service, you did not need our help or two Victor.
03:09
We are pulling up to Lowe's.
03:14
Chopie the 16 at near Polaris Lowe's or troop drinking and parting in the parking lot. We had a lot of calls on this tonight.
03:22
Yeah, we have. There's a hundred plus in the lot right there.
03:29
The 34-cote-ney-site.
03:31
Copy. Copy.
03:36
So 1-18-4. Good. Good.
03:44
13.
03:46
John George Lincoln, 9331, 270 northbound, South of Hampston.
03:53
13. Copy. Yeah,
03:55
I don't know where the next spot is, but they're fleeing out of here pretty fast.
04:00
Copy.
04:05
636, that's 13.
04:11
6V6-5. Go ahead.
04:15
Are they going towards up, everyone?
04:19
Take no one.
04:23
Yeah, we're going to be motorcycles and most cars.
04:27
A couple trucks, people hanging out of them.
04:30
Okay, appreciate it. We're going to see if shoppers available.
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Near Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43240
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