Man attempts to enter trucks at interstate rest area, Delaware County OH

Disorderly Conduct

Reported: 9/27/2025 03:34 PM

I-71, Ohio

A man at the southbound rest area on interstate 71 was trying to open trucks and looking inside them. He said he was looking for a phone and charger. Later, he began walking on the interstate near the rest area.

Audio|Source: Delaware County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Oh, Count it, if you could start for the southbound rest area for a suspicious person, break.

00:06

Right.

00:07

It's going to be a male, five, six, blue hoodie and skinny jeans with black shoes, break.

00:14

Go ahead.

00:16

Caller advised he was walking back and forth right now. He has been trying to open the caller's truck and looking through other people's truck. He advised the caller that he was looking for a phone and a charger.

00:29

Okay.

00:35

764 Delaware.

00:36

After I look for this road degree, I can hit that way too.

00:39

764 again.

00:45

23, lunchport drive and 23 callers said there's allegedly people out there directing traffic. He's advising it's not any type of police.

00:57

I copy en route.

01:07

Seizures, Medics 6, at 8644, Porter Central Road.

01:12

Seizures, Medics 6 at 8644, Porter Central Road.

01:17

Cross streets are state route 656 and Yumerary Road respond on EMS1.

01:23

Time on 1836.

01:31

Caller just advised Signal 6[1] walked off. He's now heading north down on the southbound side.

01:36

He advised the truck next to him, handed the signal 6 the phone.

01:45

Okay,

01:47

you advise just walking on the interstate? Good.

01:50

Right, he's going to be walking on the interstate. He was down on the southbound side from the truck parking.

01:57

From the rest area.

01:58

Okay.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Signal 6: Agency-specific code (meaning not determinable from context)

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Man attempts to enter trucks at interstate rest area, Delaware County OH

A man at the southbound rest area on interstate 71 was trying to open trucks and looking inside them. He said he was looking for a phone and charger. Later, he began walking on the interstate near the rest area.

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