Swatting hoax sparks police rush at Lowrie Street, Pittsburgh PA
FraudPolice rushed to a Pittsburgh home with a call reporting a female shot and tied up, with a ransom demand raising concern of a swatting hoax.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
04:30
Transcript:
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In 1944 Lowry Street, can you start and check, this is for a welfare check? 3,500 received a call at Zone 5 of a possible female that was shot at this address.
00:15
A male was calling in asking for ransom.
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It's a possible swatting call.
00:19
They obtained this address through a history of the phone number.
00:27
61-year-old female with back and abdominal pain.
00:34
So I have to left.
00:38
You have the side door.
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K-23.
00:46
One toe shows clear.
00:52
Copy.
00:59
6.
01:01
1, your district, no first responders.
01:05
Canterbury Place 310 Fisk Street between Arsenal Place and Geneva Street.
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You'll be heading to room 317.
01:13
It's a 72-year-old male altered mental status.
01:16
Some confusion.
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Sydney on our final stop.
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Code 1[1] for now.
01:29
117th and Cindy on send the unit for backup.
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Southside three, we're getting out.
01:45
25A. It's a 711, 1001 Western Avenue.
01:50
Caller said there's a female shoplifter currently in the store.
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It's a white female wearing a blanket,
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stealing food.
02:03
31, I call them.
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25A received, you can show me get them out.
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Double 015.
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2,
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3-3-1-4-2-4-2-2-7.
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Code 4[2] does you...
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Code 1[1], Sunny.
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Copy. Copy.
02:35
Thank you, Senator Phillips.
02:37
We've got an update to the alarm company that a keyholder called them and said it was a pulse alarm requested cancellation.
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44, that looks like a negative.
02:49
I have a 314 and then there's several houses.
02:55
Yeah, that's what we're coming up with.
02:57
I'll try to contact 75 here.
03:06
Forest safety can you go again with that?
03:10
You've just got an update from the alarm company.
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They're saying it was a false alarm and requested cancellation.
03:18
3451 calls them that.
03:19
I can get a hold a key holder and let them know.
03:21
They got a type door on the C building, not login.
03:27
Be all advised.
03:33
Can we set an additional unit to Lowry Street for that welfare slash possible swatting call?
03:42
Copy.
03:43
Base to 3, 142.
03:49
142.
03:51
Can you start for 1944 Lowry Street for possible swatting call on a mail stating that there's a female in the basement tied up shot?
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Copy.
04:06
Double 017.
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125A, I'll be code 4.
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Copy code 4.
04:15
3131A, you can disregard.
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318, show me on it.
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180, I'm in route to Lowry.
04:29
Copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 1: Non-emergency response; proceed routinely without lights or sirens.
[2]
Code 4: No further assistance needed; situation or scene is under control.
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Location mentioned:
Lowrie St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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