Fireworks cause smoke in apartment laundry room, Maple Heights OH
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Fire & ArsonPolice responded to reports of multiple gunshots heard inside a building near Lee Road South. Upon entry, smoke was found in the laundry room. Fireworks were discovered in apartment 101, leading to a request for the fire department to address the smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Garfield and Maple Heights Police - Digital
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03:49
Transcript:
00:00
Radio to Maple Units, we start heading over to near Lee Rd S.
00:05
Near Lee Rd S.
00:07
That report of multiple shots heard inside the building sounded possibly downstairs.
00:16
All we copy.
00:18
I just want to copy.
00:25
We go and copies.
00:29
Okay.
00:36
...sponding to Lee Rd S.
00:38
Our original caller's advising that earlier they saw a white male, skinny, possibly green jacket and something in his hand.
00:53
Take that. Okay.
01:02
Radio, is there just one carlo on us?
01:05
Right now we've had two so far.
01:08
They're advising they heard about five or six shots.
01:16
They're advising they saw a white male.
01:22
A white ball cap and a navy blue jacket and pants.
01:26
No one actually saw anyone shooting, though.
01:31
Thank you, without waiting for other units.
01:35
I got.
01:36
48,000.
01:38
I got me. A2, same.
01:41
104.
01:49
Hey,
01:51
call this car at the far end of the parking lot, south side.
01:57
Brito 28, T,
01:59
Frank, Frank, 8117.
02:01
Hey, Frank, 817.
02:08
The 2020, 24,
02:10
Honda, black and color.
02:14
Anilandra, Stervident, H-66,
02:17
she is Validnaissance out of Cleveland.
02:38
All right, we're all on the rear of the apartment complex.
02:41
We get someone staged up top.
02:42
We just made entry.
02:43
All right, we got smoke inside the laundry room area.
02:52
Let's get fire out here, where you?
02:54
Okay.
03:00
There appears to be firecrackers.
03:03
There's a box of fireworks at apartment 101.
03:14
Did you still want fire department on?
03:18
Due to the amount of smoke inside the building.
03:27
45-12 radio.
03:31
Go ahead.
03:34
See if you call landlord night file or anything.
03:40
See if you get a name of who lives in,
03:42
apartment.
03:44
101.
03:46
101.
03:48
I got me.
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Location mentioned:
Lee Rd S, Maple Heights, OH 44137
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