Police conduct welfare check due to strong odor


A utility company reported a bad smell from a home. Police checked on the homeowner's safety, who was later found to be okay.
Audio|Source: Garfield and Maple Heights Police - Digital
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Transcript:
81. 5413-Ele, 5413-Ele for Welfare Tech. The Illuminating Company was at this residence earlier and was concerned about a smell that was coming from the home, stated it smells like a decaying smell. We did make contact with the homeowner. At the time of call, (name withheld) was not home. (Name withheld) was at the grocery store. (Name withheld) advised that no one answered the door for the Illuminating Company because (name withheld) lives alone. (Name withheld) stated that (name withheld) was okay. So as you could still check out because of the... Okay.
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Garfield Heights, OH
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