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LISTEN: The 911 call that includes Carlee Russell's description of toddler she reported along interstate
911. Where is your hi, I am on interstate 4 59. And there is *** kid just walking by their cell. Hold on, hold on. Where, where on 4 59 are you? Um, um, I'm right next to the exit. Exit 10 by the Hoover. Like to get off by the Hoover. Ok. So you're before that exit? Yes. Ok. And were you, you headed southbound or northbound? Like to close to 2 80 for Tuscaloosa? Ok. And was the child on the left or right side on the right side? Were they walking north or south town? Um, they're walking towards Tuscaloosa walking or how old do they look, um, like *** toddler? Like maybe like three or four. Did you pull over with them? Are you still with them? Yes. Ok. You're, are you with the child right now? No, I'm not. I didn't get out of the car. I'm just, I, I can see them though. Can you, do you mind staying and keeping an eye on them until we get there? Yeah. Yeah. Sure. Yeah. Ok. What kind of car are you in? I'm in *** red Mercedes Benz. Is that *** sedan or S CV. SUV? I mean, it's ***, uh, *** sedan, sorry. Can you put your hazards on for me? Yeah, they're on. Ok. Did you talk to the child at all or did you say anything to them? Ok. Do they look like they're injured? No, they don't. Are they like Hispanic or Asian? They're white? Ok. Is *** male or female? I think it's *** boy, *** little boy right now. Ok. So is he wearing clothes? Yes. Ok. What is he wearing? Um, it's *** white T shirt and it doesn't look like he has any pants on. It looks like *** diaper. You don't see any cars anywhere? No, no cars anywhere. Ok. All right. What's your name? My name is Carly Russell. And you don't see any injuries on the child from where you're at, correct? No. No, but I can't really see them that good. Ok. Try to keep an eye on them for the best they can because I don't want you to lose track of them. Um, all right. And do they have shoes on? No, not that I can see. I can't really see that. What? Ok. All right, I've got them on the way. Ok, just try to say, keep an eye on them but officers are on the way. Ok. Ok, thanks. Thank you. Ok, bye.
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LISTEN: The 911 call that includes Carlee Russell's description of toddler she reported along interstate
The Hoover Police Department released the 911 call from Carlee Russell that includes her voice from the night she went missing after reporting a toddler along Interstate 459."I am on Interstate 459, and there's just a kid just walking by theirselves," Russell said in the call to dispatchers.When asked if she was with the child, she responded, "I didn't get out of the car. I'm just I can see them though."While allegedly following the child on the road, data tracked her driving 600 yards while along the interstate, according to Hoover police Chief Nick Derzis. That is the distance of six football fields.Previous Coverage: What 911 calls from the day of, while she was missing and the night she returned reveal about the disappearance of Carlee RussellTraffic camera footage has been sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for enhancement and has not yet been returned.The dispatcher asked Russell to keep an eye on the child until police could reach them. Russell told the person that the child didn't look injured but that they hadn't spoken."(The toddler's wearing) a white T-shirt, and it doesn't look like he has any pants on," Russell said in the 911 call. "It looks like a diaper."No child has been reported missing at this time in Hoover, Derzis said.Despite the steady stream of traffic at the time of the incident, police say they never received any additional calls regarding a toddler walking down the interstate and, at this time, have obtained no evidence of a toddler near the scene. After she hung up with 911, she called a family member, according to police. The family told investigators that they lost contact with her, but the phone line remained open.When police arrived, they found Carlee Russell's car and belongings, but there was no sign of her or a toddler.
HOOVER, Ala. —
The Hoover Police Department released the 911 call from Carlee Russell that includes her voice from the night she went missing after reporting a toddler along Interstate 459.
"I am on Interstate 459, and there's just a kid just walking by theirselves," Russell said in the call to dispatchers.
When asked if she was with the child, she responded, "I didn't get out of the car. I'm just I can see them though."
While allegedly following the child on the road, data tracked her driving 600 yards while along the interstate, according to Hoover police Chief Nick Derzis. That is the distance of six football fields.
Previous Coverage: What 911 calls from the day of, while she was missing and the night she returned reveal about the disappearance of Carlee Russell
Traffic camera footage has been sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for enhancement and has not yet been returned.
The dispatcher asked Russell to keep an eye on the child until police could reach them. Russell told the person that the child didn't look injured but that they hadn't spoken.
"(The toddler's wearing) a white T-shirt, and it doesn't look like he has any pants on," Russell said in the 911 call. "It looks like a diaper."
No child has been reported missing at this time in Hoover, Derzis said.
Despite the steady stream of traffic at the time of the incident, police say they never received any additional calls regarding a toddler walking down the interstate and, at this time, have obtained no evidence of a toddler near the scene.
After she hung up with 911, she called a family member, according to police. The family told investigators that they lost contact with her, but the phone line remained open.
When police arrived, they found Carlee Russell's car and belongings, but there was no sign of her or a toddler.
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