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Person emerges from cornfield after vehicle found with ammunitionWashburn IL

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Washburn, IL 61570

Police responded to a report of a possibly suicidal person who may be armed near East 8th Street in Washburn, IL. A white Ford F150 with loose ammunition on the front seat was found unoccupied near the location. Officers searched the area using a drone. The individual later emerged from a cornfield and was held at gunpoint by officers.

Audio|Source: Washburn Fire and Ambulance
03:25
Transcript:
00:00
11, we think we got the truck out here at East 8th, north of 7th,
00:08
LaSalle County. I got two LaSalle County guys with me.
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10-4[1]. Located in the vehicle.
00:17
9. I'm on East 8. I'll be en route to their location.
00:22
10 for it.
00:31
place that we were given. That's a white Ford F150, I've got a 28 for you when you're ready.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:43
4104-580 V-Truck.
00:51
Deborah comes back to (name withheld) and (name withheld) of Dana on a light 2013 for pickup.
01:01
It's the right truck and the wrong plate was given out earlier on the call.
01:06
There are rounds loose ammunition on the front seat. The vehicle is not occupied.
01:15
Ten Fort.
01:20
Eleven from nine, do they have a drone?
01:24
Listen to how county guys asking the sergeant right now.
01:34
I'm on north second.
01:38
No problem.
01:41
If you take 7th,
01:44
east, so you hit East 8th turn south, I'm about a half to three-quarters of a mile south, close to the dead end.
01:55
Yeah, that's important.
01:56
I'm on East 8th now.
02:09
28-30-6-964 B-Boy.
02:13
It's a brother to the individual.
02:15
He's going to be up on the 7th and East 8,
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LaSalle County,
02:20
and send anybody else from our cars down us.
02:40
Six. Good.
02:44
Did you copy an 11th traffic?
02:48
Negative. Go ahead of it.
02:50
They're looking for a suicidal possibly armed subject in LaSalle County.
02:56
He's requesting all marked units that come assist them.
03:02
Civil.
03:05
11 to first six.
03:07
Also contact him and we're going to need to drum.
03:15
Say 11, 10.4.
03:18
You just walked out of the cornfield. You got the person at gunpoint.
03:24
104. May I'll have gunpoint.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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