Welfare check for child screaming in parked car, Newark NJ
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Police responded to a welfare check near Ferry Street after a passerby reported hearing a child screaming in a black car that was running and parked partially in an alley and yard, but no one was found around the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Phillipsburg / Easton Public Safety
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Transcript:
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At six, just advising I'm holding a welfare check near Ferry Street.
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Called in by a passer by reporting that he possibly heard a child screaming in a black car.
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It was parked partially in the alley and in the yard and running.
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No one around the vehicle.
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No longer in the area and doesn't want to speak to PD.
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Location mentioned:
Ferry St, Newark, NJ 07105
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