Suspicious bag found near history museum on I-71 southbound, Columbus OH


Police responded to a report of a suspicious item on the right side of southbound I-71 near the history museum in Columbus. Initially thought to be a body, on inspection it appeared to be a bag of trash or debris.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 6 Northeast
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Transcript:
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Also getting another call on that at 71 Southbound in Cleveland.
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G9.
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Go ahead, G9.
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48 at Hudson,
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White Toyota camera.
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8 and 10 are with me.
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I copy.
00:27
8.8, if you’re back here, I got on at 11th and went south and didn’t see it down to the Spring Street exit, so it’s got to be before 11th.
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Thank you, Andy.
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We went all the way up to Hudson.
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There’s like a bag of trash that’s off to the right side.
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I wonder if it was out of that accident from earlier,
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right in front of the history museum, but it’s off to the right, and it’s, I mean, without actually getting out and looking, I don’t think of the body, it looks like just a tarp or a bag.
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