Officers investigate odor report near Yost Hall, Cleveland OH
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers investigated a report of a possible gasoline odor near Yost Hall and the ISEB building on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Cleveland. The caller stated the smell was strong while driving by, but officers were unable to detect any odor upon arrival. They checked the area, including near the East Quad Gate, and secured an open gate at the construction site. No hazards were found, and the area was secured.
Audio|Heard on: Cuyahoga OH Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:47
Transcript:
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Respond to the area of the ISEB building,
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near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,
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for a report of a gasoline odor,
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caller advised she was driving by the area,
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and stated she could smell a strong odor of gasoline, even with her car windows up.
00:22
Can you check the area and see if the odor is still present?
00:30
Thomas, you can put me en route.
00:31
What was that address again?
00:33
That address is near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
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Drive.
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Copy, how do you know?
00:45
107, it's a new building being built.
00:49
1711, can you repeat that traffic? It broke up a little bit.
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It's the new building being built on the quad.
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I'm okay.
01:01
Copy.
01:04
I apologize.
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That was in the basement of the new building.
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It's the new building being built on the quad.
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Caller is calling it in from the MLK side.
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Copy.
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115 radio.
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Go ahead.
01:24
To be clear, other than that one parking violation in that area, is there any issue?
01:30
1924.
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Once I'm ready, I'll come in the area.
01:37
Thank you, 26.
01:38
107 radio.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:45
Traveled through, I'm okay and clear.
01:47
I didn’t detect that odor.
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I am going to check the premises near the quad to see if it’s still apparent.
01:57
Radio copies, 1927.
02:01
107, radio.
02:04
Go ahead.
02:07
I checked also near the East Quad Gate at ISEB and there’s no detection of gasoline odor.
02:18
Radio copies at 1930.
02:22
111 right, yeah.
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Go ahead. Go ahead.
02:29
The gate here,
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near MLK by the construction site, is wide open; I’m going to secure it.
02:37
There’s a lock on it, but I don’t know if it’ll secure; the code’s not right, but I’ll be reinforcing it.
02:45
Radio copies, 1931.
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Location mentioned:
Yost Hall, 2049 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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