Suspected occupancy at city-owned abandoned house


Audio of officers reporting a foul odor at an abandoned city-owned house. They say the house may be occupied, a vehicle with California plates is parked outside and people entered the building. Officers request units to check the location.
Audio|Source: Newark Police
02:45
Transcript:
Hey, uh, 511, instead of that, all right? Take a ride by Goldsmith and Park, on a 429[2] code. Um, it's the abandoned black and white house on the corner. There's a foul smell coming from the house. There have been squatters in there in the past. Also, there's a city-owned property. Take a ride and check condition. I receive. I get on the location. That'll be in the corner of Goldsmith and Park New Territ. So... I think it's on Goldsmith, on the property, it's on the corner. It's the abandoned building, abandoned house. 581A[1]. 581A. Can you have a place for me, please? Stand by. Uniform, (name withheld) (name withheld) 415, it's California registration. Nine. Come in, 7-11. 7-Eleven alpha pulling back 9.56. A vehicle forward, that's a felony vehicle. Is I keep on? Do you know where the location is? What shall look? 581, which is located? Give you one, (name withheld). Full one, too, (name withheld). Hello, (name withheld) and (name withheld). All right, you say something? Yeah, they went in the house, so the car is parked outside front. All right, I'm going to send another unit over there with you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
581A: Possibly a local code for a type of call or incident (context suggests a suspicious or priority situation)
[2]
429: Suspicious Condition
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Location mentioned:
Park, 44-64 Mt Prospect Ave, Newark, NJ 07104
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