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False alarm at Nordstrom Rack in Amherst, Erie County NY

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Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228

According to the dispatch call, a hold-up alarm at Nordstrom Rack was caused by a malfunctioning panic alarm switch and was not an emergency.

Audio|Heard on: Amherst Police Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
00:36
Transcript:
00:00
I got a hold-up alarm coming from Nordstrom Rack.
00:17
7 will strike that way?
00:20
What is your...
00:21
Number 9 you were calling?
00:24
Yeah,
00:28
just for 68.
00:29
It was the same alarm yesterday that I went to.
00:31
They have a broken panic arm switch that keeps giving us this problem.

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Location mentioned:
Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228

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Incident Timeline

  1. Manager to resolve alarm issue
  2. Faulty panic arm switch identified
  3. Officer recalls previous false alarm
  4. Hold-up alarm reported at Nordstrom Rack

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