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Caller reports possible phone hack causing emergency calls, Salem IL

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Suspicious Activity

Reported: 12/15/2025 03:29 PM

E Main St, Salem, IL 62881

According to the dispatch call, a caller near East Main Street reported that their phone may have been hacked, causing repeated accidental 911 calls.

Audio|Heard on: Salem Fire and Surrounding Fire, Police & EMS

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Transcript:

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He took a report of a 911 misdial near East Main Street.

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The caller advised that he thinks someone hacked his phone and it keeps on calling 911.

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He spoke to a Howard Leaper.

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Location mentioned:

E Main St, Salem, IL 62881

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