False alarm at middle school caused by cooking popcorn, Garfield NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, an arrest alarm was triggered near Highland Avenue at a middle school. It was determined the alarm was set off when a classroom was cooking popcorn on a hot plate. No emergency was found.
Audio|Heard on: Bergen NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:11
Transcript:
00:00
September squad, we got the arrest alarm, near Highland Avenue, Keypad activation.
00:07
Yep.
00:11
Communications 448.
00:18
Go ahead.
00:20
494-8. You need a break from here to help.
00:24
Negative, I got the fire one.
00:27
9-4-4.
00:31
Communications 489 is at the middle school.
00:35
Not-fault. 4-8 times in the middle school.
00:39
Hey, race, you.
00:41
Five-podge out of near Highland.
00:45
4-8, what's the room number again?
00:50
136 12
00:49
Four-eight communications.
00:56
Four-eighths.
00:59
Just be advised, one of the classrooms was cooking popcorn in their classroom on hot plates, which seems to be the colors of us heading off the alarm.
01:10
Receive will update FAA.
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Location mentioned:
Highland Ave, Garfield, NJ 07026
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