Officer Runs Out of Gas – at a Closed Gas Station
Fri Oct 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
A police officer ran out of gas – right by a gas station that isn’t open anymore. Dispatch audio captured the call Friday afternoon near West 15th Street and Frankford Avenue in Panama City. The bad luck was noted on air: the station is a dark structure, so no help there.
It happens to everyone.
What we know
- Reported: Fri Oct 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM CT
- Location: W 15th St & Frankford Ave, Panama City
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | A police officer ran out of gas – right by a gas station that isn’t open anymore. Dispatch audio captured the call Friday afternoon near West 15th Street and Frankford Avenue in Panama City. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Cause, outcome and any agency follow-up. |
Dispatch timeline
Call heard on Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch.
No further radio traffic about this call is in the clip we have. This page is updated if an agency releases more.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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