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Burglary alarm triggers police response at Columbia business, Columbia MD

Burglary

Reported: 11/25/2025 08:53 PM

Benson Dr, Columbia, MD 21045

Police respond to a commercial burglary alarm at a business on Benson Drive after motion is detected on the patio late at night.

Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS

00:36

Transcript:

00:00

Charlie 3-1, Charlie 5-1 for a business alarm? I checked the area.

00:05

I don't get any music coming from the location.

00:08

I spoke to a couple of pedestrians who said the sound was coming from 2016 area.

00:14

I'll go check the state that's on 10-10[1] a year.

00:17

That's one.

00:19

That one.

00:22

Dave, when you pull me out, can you try to contact caller in both means?

00:27

8335 Benson Drive at Royal Taj for commercial burglary alarm motion, second point of activation motion 3 at the patio, at 2353.

00:35

That's why 353.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-10: Fight in progress (Ten-code)

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Benson Dr, Columbia, MD 21045

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