Child's play triggers open 911 line chase in Gillette, Gillette WY
Non-Crime EventAn open 911 call from a disconnected phone traced along Highway 50 in Gillette led to officers searching the area, prompting concern before discovering an 8-year-old was playing with the phone, confirming no emergency.
Audio|Source: Gillette Police, Campbell County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, WHP
04:30
Transcript:
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I have an open 911 line.
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It's from a disconnected cell phone, so I'm not able to get a good phone number off of it.
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It's currently traveling southbound on Highway 50,
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just going past Moon Dancer.
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Sounds like music in the background.
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I'm not able to get a response from anyone.
00:18
Ten-four, I'll be 76 that way.
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Ten-four.
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Special 16 on Northern Express.
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I'll play that way.
00:38
Ten-four.
00:39
I'm still not getting a response.
00:41
They are just coming up onto Windy Trail Wayne right now.
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Special 135, do you want to see if HB's got anybody in that direction? That's for me.
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135, 116, it looks like the vehicle's coming up on, or the call is coming up onto Lewis Road now.
01:10
B49. What is the SO got going?
01:17
Unknown problem is just an open 911 line.
01:24
Copy.
01:25
Copy. Just be by myself.
01:34
Go ahead.
01:36
Highway Patrol is then not a fight.
01:39
Copy, thanks.
01:41
135, 116, it looks like the call is now turning on to Bell Road off of Highway 50.
01:51
16 copies. I'm just passing our note.
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10-4[1].
02:02
Go ahead. Go ahead.
02:05
Do you want one of us to go check out 37?
02:10
Yeah, that's a fair myth.
02:12
Well, she wants a call either way, but she's hoping that it's parked okay for the next two hours.
02:18
Copy, I can go check it out.
02:21
Copy, she may also be calling back with a DOP report on that vehicle.
02:25
She's stating that the recent broke down, there's some bolts that are missing,
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but she'll let us know later on that.
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Okay.
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I'm just coming up to Bell Road now.
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One four.
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Just like still up.
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At the 7 on Wyoming 50, there's an open 911 call dispatcher only hears music coming from the disconnected phone.
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They're coming up on Lewis Road between Mar-market 8 and 9.
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104 thank you, 1522.
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409, 463.
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Go ahead.
03:23
What's your location?
03:26
I'm just coming up skyline right now.
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Copy, I'm at 4th and 159, I'm heading that way.
03:41
Okay, yeah, they can reassign it to you, you can go check it out, thank you.
03:48
Okay.
03:51
It sounds like PD has somebody on 50 now looking for it.
03:56
Yes, I heard, thank you.
04:02
Go ahead.
04:05
I've got a female on the phone.
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Sounds like it was her 8-year-old son on a disconnected phone.
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It connected to Wi-Fi and called us.
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There is no emergency.
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She's at near Bell Road.
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Do you want to talk to her?
04:18
Negative. There's no emergency.
04:19
You can go.
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Go ahead. That's nice. I can close it out.
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10-4[1].
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Over her county.
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It was an 8-year-old playing with a phone.
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We can clear.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Bell Rd, Gillette, WY 82718
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