Light on building misinterpreted as Morse code, New Bedford MA
Disorderly ConductA caller reported seeing a flashlight signaling Morse code from a cemetery near Alex Street. Officers investigated and found it was actually a steady light on a building obscured by waving trees, causing the mistaken impression.
Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Go ahead.
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22, if you just make your way to near Alex Street,
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meeting with (name withheld) sitting inside of a white Chrysler, claims she kept on seeing a flashlight coming out of the cemetery.
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I believe that it's Morse code, want to not start to check it out.
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Yeah, okay, I'll be en route.
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Twenty-four if you say, do you believe it's Morse code?
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That's from here.
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Pro 32.
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Can you backfill, Sierra seven,
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four, four, seven,
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four,
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seven, four, seven, two, four, four,
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two, four, two,
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four, two, to the call.
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Propit.
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Central two, 38, in Route 38. Okay.
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Control, about 38 is well.
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38, round 38. If you can make your way to near Kenton Street to CBS Pharmacy, may all be aggressive towards an employee due to not being able to get a refund. He also threatened staff and is now outside.
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That's all.
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Control to Route 38, did you copy?
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Route 38 on two.
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Control 2-38, 38, be you devised.
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It's going to be a white male with a beard, wearing green sweatshirt and gray khaki pants, now sitting across at the Walgreens.
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Okay.
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Control raising Route 38.
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Route 38. Route 38.
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Route 38. Did you copy the call that I assign to you?
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Rock eight, sir, control.
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Route 32.
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Okay, again, next on my list. Hi.
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Copy.
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Okay.
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Do you read Morse code? Does you know what the message is?
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22, 22. 24.
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Okay.
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Sir, it's a light that's on a building,
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and there's trees waving in front of it, and it was freaking her out.
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You were right on it, so thank you.
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New Bedford, MA
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