Police find unsecured, unsafe abandoned building at Jefferson, Garfield Heights OH


Police responded to an unsecured, possibly abandoned building near Jefferson. Doors on two sides were open. The interior had no copper or walls and was structurally unsafe. Officers could not re-secure the building or check the second floor due to safety concerns. They requested the building department to assess the property. Vehicles on site will be cited as abandoned.
Audio|Source: Garfield and Maple Heights Police - Digital
03:17
Transcript:
00:00
EMW and the Volvo both are near Jefferson.
00:05
The other one is out of Cleveland Heights.
00:09
Okay. 537 radio, the door on the east side and then the south side are both open.
00:16
Let me check the interior.
00:17
33.
00:18
It's the 7. Radio.
00:19
All the line is going to be Union Bow.
00:21
Union Boy 215-091.
00:24
Union Boy, 215, 091.
00:25
Union Boy, 215, 091.91.
00:29
Sean Smith 142 in a city of Belmont.
00:31
Jobby.
00:32
537 radio.
00:33
We are not able to re-secure this place.
00:40
Can you have a building department slide by? It does not look like it is structurally sound.
00:43
We did not clear the second floor due to that reason.
00:46
There's also no copper, no walls, it's down to the studs and flats.
00:56
57 radio.
00:58
What? My driver was advised on speed.
01:00
We'll be back in.
01:01
Okay. What's the name of the owners?
01:04
A Mercedes on the VMW, hey, Kenneth Gibbs on the Volvo.
01:14
Okay, thank you.
01:16
...bring on the Chevy.
01:17
Okay, thank you.
01:24
D7 radio, traffic.
01:26
Go ahead.
01:30
7, can I close out, Jefferson? Are you guys still on it?
01:33
We're still on it.
01:34
We're going to site call for these vehicles for being abandoned.
01:38
Okay.
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Garfield Heights, OH
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