Elderly woman sparks concern with bizarre basement claims in Bethany, Bethany WV
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Being called for a welfare check on an elderly woman reporting unusual claims of people in her basement and a stolen car near Church Street in Bethany.
Audio|Heard on: Brooke County Sheriff, Wellsburg and Follansbee Police Dispatch
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02:19
Transcript:
00:00
The welfare checked on near Church Street, Bethany.
00:04
Caller states his grandmother making strange statements about people being in her basement and her car being stolen.
00:13
Female can be (name withheld).
00:17
Church Street.
00:23
10-4[1]. Do it, you're correct.
00:26
Good,
00:30
correct. Robert.
00:31
Good.
00:37
Do you have a call, Bethany?
00:43
Dave Klein wants his grandmother, (name withheld), she's based on strange.
00:50
Remarks about people being in her basement and her car being stolen.
00:55
Tax 4.
00:56
I'll handle.
00:57
County is good disprovered.
01:05
Rescue 20, Brooke.
01:10
Rescue 20.
01:13
Rescue 20 back on station.
01:16
Rescue 20, you're back on station.
01:18
2002. Forty-forward.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:23
I'm out here on Church Street.
01:24
What was the name for the call?
01:29
Caller wanted a welfare check on his grandmother, said she's making striking statements about people in her basement and her car being stolen.
01:38
The car is right here beside her house.
01:44
49-584, 49-5-84, rest of you.
01:49
Ten, four.
01:55
Forty-four.
01:59
Go ahead.
02:01
Just to advise you that car does come back for her.
02:08
44. 44. 44.
02:15
I spoke to everybody involved here on Church Street.
02:18
Everything's in order.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Church St, Bethany, WV 26032
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