False burglary alarm caused by maintenance entry, Elkridge MD
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BurglaryAccording to the dispatch call, a panic burglary alarm activated at an apartment near Hornbeam Drive was found to be a false alarm caused by maintenance personnel entering without the proper code.
Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
03:8
Transcript:
00:00
10, 10. It's going to be near Hornbeam Drive, Unit 138.
00:05
Called him by the alarm company, reference a burglary from the front door.
00:09
They're advising someone pressed the button and said they need police immediately.
00:13
Direct.
00:15
Possibly heading towards Mary Old Rest Road, looks like they're moving.
00:23
We're calling on BRIC.
00:26
Copy.
00:31
Number 4-1 in the area.
00:35
Copy the area.
00:40
Engine 101.3895 respond to Brighton-Garden-10-9-5, respond to Brighton-Garden-Garden-Garden-10-10-Minstrel Way.
00:46
PRISIC subject.
00:48
Halfer 2, 10-11.
00:54
Goal in 4-1, any history here?
01:01
Nothing.
01:02
I'm going to call the resident back and just confirm the apartment number with her.
01:06
I do it's history for a 238.
01:08
Ginger 111 respond, 10,051, Skaigsville Road.
01:14
For neighbor burning leaves, alpha 2, 1012.
01:18
Reference to the assault, per rapid as well as to join them on Mary West.
01:23
Mary rests towards Kilimanjaro, and that.
01:25
In general one would have hired.
01:27
He's her back at the school.
01:29
I'm following right.
01:30
Definitely, thanks.
01:32
One, one. Got me.
01:34
Can you try and contact the alarm company, see if they get an active signal,
01:38
already updated location from the original dispatch area?
01:42
That's right.
01:43
145 APS.
01:45
145, I have your APS.
01:47
Which back to Alford 2.
01:48
All right, 1-1.
01:52
AJ 1-1.
01:55
Part rapid as well as it's showing that they're actually right outside Oakland Mills High School.
02:03
How are on to that?
02:05
They're advising they had two activations.
02:07
The first one was when the first call came in at 956.
02:10
The second one was at 10 o'clock exactly.
02:14
No contact was made with either.
02:16
Okay,
02:18
can they advise the location area the same?
02:22
They're advising they had the GPS court and engineer the tennis courts, and then the other one was at the subscriber address.
02:30
Okay, our evil device before first.
02:33
Say bye.
02:35
After 1-1, the subscriber location was first, the tennis sports was second.
02:42
Angel 1 was okay.
02:43
Thank you.
02:47
Charlene, it's responding for the panic alarm.
02:49
I just spoke with the resident.
02:51
She's advising she talked to the leasing office.
02:54
They're telling her it was them who entered the apartment for maintenance and forgot to put the correct code in.
02:59
She was unable to advise on why anyone would have advised that police is muted.
03:04
10-4[1]. Myself, then,
03:07
31, or 61. We'll check it out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment received; message understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
Hornbeam Dr, Elkridge, MD 21075
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