Swatting hoax triggers welfare check on Lowrie Street, Pittsburgh PA
FraudAuthorities responded to a welfare check at near Lowrie Street following a call of a female shooting victim. They quickly identified the incident as a swatting hoax and canceled the response.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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In near Lowrie Street,
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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.
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A male was calling in asking for ransom to possible swatting call.
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They obtained this address through a history of the phone number.
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Cut.
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Tragal. Side door.
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2.23.
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One tow, your show's clear.
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Three two, traffic.
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Two break.
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176.
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Silver Nissan,
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Lima, Lima, Echo,
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(number withheld).
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Unknown inside,
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we're going to be on Sydney on our final stop.
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Code 1 for now.
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117th and Cindy on send the unit back up.
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Southside three we're getting out.
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31 in.
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25.
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It's a 711, 1001 Western Avenue.
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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.
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31 echo.
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25A received, you can show me getting out.
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Double 015.
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3-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-4-2-4-2-2.
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10 points, 20.
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Beginning on, Phil.
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Copy.
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Thank you, gentlemen, so it's advising.
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We've got an update to be a warm company that a Ceeble recall them instead of it was a cold to be on the question cancellation.
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344, that looks like a negative.
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I was 314 and then it's there's no more houses.
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Yeah, that's what we're coming up with.
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I'll try to contact them to talk to you.
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450, can you go again with that?
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450, we should cut in that takes me an alarm company they're saying this is a false alarm and requested cancellation.
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3451 copy that.
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I can get a hold a key holder and let them know this.
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I got a separate side door on the next to be building, not logging, so.
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Copy all advice.
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Can you set an additional unit to Lowry Street for that welfare slash possible swatting call?
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Copy.
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BASTA 342.
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142. 142.
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Can you start for near Lowry Street for a possible swatting call on a mail stating that there's a female in the basement tied up shot?
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Copy.
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Double 017.
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125A, I'll be code 4.
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Copy code 4.
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3131A, able, you can disregard.
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31A, show me on it.
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180, show me on it.
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I'm en route to Lowry.
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Copy.
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1.23, everything secure with that.
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Proceed.
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Lowrie St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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