Hostage situation reported near East 28th Street, Granite City IL
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Family OffenseA hostage situation was reported near East 28th Street. A female was allegedly held at gunpoint by a male suspect. Police are attempting to contact the female to ensure her safety.
Audio|Heard on: Granite, Pontoon, Madison (City), Mitchell, Long Lake
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Transcript:
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Respond to near East 28th Street.
00:03
I've got the caller on the line for a 911[1], claiming his girlfriend is held hostage in this house.
00:08
The person who has the rural hostage is armed and dangerous.
00:13
For 43, it's going to be (name withheld).
00:18
The caller is (name withheld), or that's the person who supposedly hasn't?
00:26
That's the person who's holding this girl hostage.
00:33
No, I want to be in route.
00:39
She's like to also be in route.
00:41
Armed How,
00:43
and who is this female? Do we have a contact phone number for her? We can try to touch face.
00:54
26. The caller on the phone is a third party, states that (name withheld) is being held hostage, and that
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(name withheld) has a gun.
01:03
Okay,
01:07
right, let's get a phone number for her from this caller, and when we arrive on scene, we can call her phone number, have her step outside the house.
Police codes explained
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[1]
911: Abandoned 911 call
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Location mentioned:
E 28th St, Granite City, IL 62040
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