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Dead dog blocks traffic near East Marginal Way SouthSeattle WA

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E Marginal Wy S, Seattle, WA 98134

According to the dispatch call, a dead dog was reported blocking traffic near East Marginal Way South. Animal control was unavailable and officers declined to move the animal. The dog remained in the lane of travel until animal control became available in two hours.

Audio|Heard on: Seattle Fire / Seattle Police East / South Precincts
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02:9
Transcript:
00:00
Ocean 3 for a hazard.
00:04
Ocean 3. 4200 block East Marginal Way South.
00:09
It's a dead dog laying in the road north of the stop-laze.
00:12
Animal control is not in service.
00:14
4,200 blocks.
00:16
What,
00:20
ocean 3, copy the call.
00:23
Yeah,
00:26
I copy.
00:30
Her ocean freeze call is the dog blocking traffic.
00:40
According to the call notes, it's in the road.
00:44
I mean,
00:45
technically a car could drive over it, so it's not really blocking, but it's technically in the lane of travel.
00:52
We've got to put a call in to ask us to see if you're willing to move it off to the side of the road.
00:56
I've had a call previous to this, and none of our contracted events will take a deceased dog.
01:03
Receive.
01:08
Actually, that just got to cancel.
01:11
They released the suspect currently.
01:15
Coffee.
01:16
Can't put me back at 3-2-4?
01:26
Hey, from.
01:31
Motion. Motion.
01:37
Best decline to respond.
01:39
If you're comfortable with it, the holding as is animal control comes in service in two hours, there just seem to be put in someone's handled, probably.
01:50
Yeah, that's fine.
01:51
I just know nobody will take it, so there's nothing for us to do with it.
01:55
Research.
01:56
Ocean 3D copy that.
02:00
Copy. Is that we're clearing then?
02:04
Okay, for a meekness threat and one ocean is handled for right now and I'll give animal control the call here in two hours.

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E Marginal Wy S, Seattle, WA 98134

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