Kids playing in woods near high school cause alarm, North Reading MA
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Suspicious ActivityA caller reported hearing a person screaming near the woods behind the water tower by Tower Hill Road. Officers investigated and found it was likely a group of children playing hide and seek near the high school.
Audio|Heard on: North Reading Police Dispatch
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03:58
Transcript:
00:00
Sure, caller on Tower Hill Road,
00:03
near number nine,
00:06
can hear a person screaming in the woods.
00:09
I believe you hear the whistle in the woods, behind the water tower.
00:14
Are you see? Who's the caller?
00:28
Call is off to the officer by Tim Heinstrom.
00:34
You see, you might have missed, what's the house number for him? I'll stop there.
00:53
The location is coming from behind the water tower across from number nine.
00:58
So I believe the call is at nine and it's across the street behind the water tower.
01:02
It's where you can hear it coming from.
01:07
Okay.
01:15
Regional, you can show 47 assisting on Tower Hill Road.
01:24
You received.
01:26
USB revised,
01:28
Darpy and his neighbor are heading back there now to investigate on the four-wheelers.
01:34
I think it might be talking from the high school parking lot or the area of the high school, they're not sure.
01:54
41. I'll go up through the rear of the high school.
02:01
There's a path halfway up the hill on the right that I'm familiar with if you want.
02:06
If you don't know, I can stop there.
02:13
I receive. Why don't you stop there, then?
02:18
Received. I'll yell in a minute.
02:19
I'll walk in.
02:27
You know that it's, um...
02:28
Are you guys not far away, Lisa? Sounds like it's going to be a group of kids screaming and yelling.
02:36
The call is not really answering our questions.
02:45
41's in the area, high school side.
02:52
I receive, 41.
02:57
47 will be out on Tower Hill Road.
03:02
There is it.
03:11
41 to 47.
03:16
47, go ahead.
03:20
There's an advantage of a sports thing going on at the high school.
03:23
There's a lot of cars up here.
03:32
I received.
03:33
I know the play may have just ended.
03:35
I know the play may have just ended.
03:45
41 disconnected from the RP.
03:47
He said it's kids who are playing hide and seek in the woods.
03:51
Mapping has them the back lot of the high school.
03:56
We said you're in the area, they're going to try to contact with you.
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Location mentioned:
Park St, North Reading, MA 01864
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