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Alarm sounds continuously at elderly person's home in ChicagoChicago IL

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W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60642

As discussed during the dispatch call, an alarm has been continuously sounding at a home near North Clinton in Chicago for several days. Emergency responders checked on the elderly residents after previous EMS visits. It was confirmed that one resident had passed away several days earlier, and the alarm was left on. Officers ensured the house was secured.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
Listen to dispatch call
04:52
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, it's just an alarm other coming over as near North Clinton to townhome says the alarm has been sounding at the elderly neighbor's house for days.
00:10
No one has seen them, and a management company can't get a hold of them also.
00:15
This has been for two weeks, it says, and says EMS were in their home.
00:20
But let me see about that part.
00:24
Please take it.
00:25
Okay,
00:28
so yeah, on the 6th of December,
00:33
let me see if they made a removal.
00:34
Hold on.
00:38
Can you say that again?
00:41
Oh, this person is deceased.
00:44
So maybe they just never turned off the alarm or something.
00:49
But I see the call for service back on the 6th , and yeah, they didn't make it.
00:55
Not to say it like that, but you go ahead.
00:57
Oh, all she is doing is just making sure the house is secure.
01:01
Sounds good, thanks.
01:02
1215, you was coming in?
01:05
Yes, I was coming in because I believe that was my DOA that I took care of.
01:09
It's a husband and a wife.
01:10
The husband, I believe that well, the husband did pass away.
01:13
I don't know if the wife still live in there or not, but she was there when we were there just for info.
01:18
Okay, thank you so much for that.
01:20
I'll be looking at the history from now on.
01:25
All right, thank you.
01:26
Appreciate that as well.
01:32
This is going for 1214.
01:37
You can five Mary the, it's going to be the correct address is going to be near Superior just off of Halsted.
01:46
You'll five Mary that and I'll ride with 24 on that job since it's in the beat before I head in on this report.
01:54
Okay ma'am, thank you.
02:03
Six two five.
02:07
Twelve 25 .
02:09
Well, I finally sure it's landed a515 on my mileage.
02:13
Five one five on your miles, 1258 on the clock.
02:18
Thank you.
02:23
Twelve 22 .
02:29
Twelve twenty-two.
02:31
Hey, twelve double dudes, check out 1900 West Jackson reassignment of a couple parkers blocking the what is it fire lane?
02:41
I got you for it.
02:42
Thank you.
02:48
Twelve 14 .
02:50
Twelve 14 .
02:53
Oh,
02:56
trying for some lunch.
02:58
Enjoy.
03:02
1413. 1313.
03:04
On a beat 2542 North St.
03:06
Louis, they want you to make contact with Miss Shepherd.
03:09
She's 82 and see why she didn't make the lunch, family lunch.
03:17
Okay.
03:19
If anything's weird with that, I'll send a lay car because it's kind of late to be doing anything extra, but I hope she's okay.
03:28
99, thank you.
03:29
No problem.
03:30
I heard it in your voice.
03:37
12410.
03:41
Is there a unit coming through?
03:44
It says this is a townhome.
03:49
Yeah, there's multiple residents here.
03:53
Okay, we're on scene.
03:56
Hold on, let me ask 1215 because he knows about the location.
03:59
1215 for info?
04:02
Yeah, 1215 squad.
04:04
It's not the 1st building when they pull in.
04:06
You have to go through the gate and then the houses are all numbered with each individual number.
04:11
So there is a 41 just 481.
04:14
If they have to make it through the gate though, and it's going to be on the left side.
04:18
All right, 1214 and 24 , you guys copy? It's not the 1st building.
04:24
He said you have to go through the gate and then the houses are numbered, and it's going to be on the left side.
04:32
Twelve 14 , we got that.
04:34
All right, cool.
04:36
Thanks, 16 .
04:37
No problem.
04:41
1224, just for security.
04:43
Is she related to that? Her line's been going off lately.
04:46
All right, so per security has been going off like that.

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W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60642

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