Possible swatting call near Pennsylvania Ave, East Chicago IN
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders investigated a possible swatting call near Pennsylvania Avenue in East Chicago. The caller reportedly claimed to have run over a child and expressed suicidal thoughts. Police held EMS response until the situation could be verified. The call appeared to originate from a crisis line and may have been linked to previous similar false reports.
Audio|Heard on: Lake IN Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:25
Transcript:
00:00
Sorry for near Pennsylvania Avenue.
00:06
It's possibly a swatting call.
00:09
The call taker believes, but the RP say they ran over a child due to suicidal thoughts.
00:14
They're requesting EMS and PD.
00:17
I don't know.
00:18
We're copy, holding off on EMS, so we'll make sure everything's done for.
00:21
I think it's the same caller from yesterday.
00:25
I'm not sure. I wasn't here, but there's no call history from this TX.
00:29
It's a 602 area code.
00:31
I asked for an apartment number, but they weren't able to provide one, so I'm not sure if this is real or not.
00:38
I don't know.
00:39
Our copies will advise.
00:42
10-4.
00:43
40 copies also.
00:46
I remember I just looked into the calls from yesterday.
00:49
It looks like the calls from yesterday were called from the crisis line.
00:52
I just asked the call taker and they stated that this was also called in from the crisis line, so it possibly is related.
01:00
Copy.
01:01
Out of my order, we're on scene.
01:04
No one out here has hurt or injured.
01:06
We're going to check the apartments.
01:10
Okay, well I'm trying to get some kind of information for the person that's messaging the crisis line.
01:16
They provided a name of (name withheld), but they said they're using a web-based service with text messages so they don't have a phone number.
01:24
Copy.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Pennsylvania Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312
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