Loaded guns found; father fired inside; children on dog beds
Family OffenseDispatch audio reporting CPS response to a home where children aged 16, 14, 13 and 10 are forced to sleep on dog beds in the basement. The caller reports the father has fired a gun inside the house, thrown beer cans at the children, and that there are both legal and illegal loaded firearms in the home. Units coordinate response and note training and backup availability.
Audio|Source: Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw County Police/Fire/EMS Dispatches
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Transcript:
856. Copy, thank you. 8508, Arthur Avenue, off of Margaret. CPS[1] has a 22-minute ETA and a blue Chevy Equinox. Receive complaints that there are loaded guns, some legal and illegal, in the home. A father of the children has been shooting inside the home. The children are 16, 14, 13, and 10, and they are made to sleep on dog beds in the basement, and the father throws beer cans at them. Father's name is (name withheld), (name withheld), unknown male. I have no age at this time, and no recent history at this address. Clear it. Eighty-one six, you still need it, scramble. 12-63, getting right to head over to Lansing for training. 16 can back up when he's finished with his...
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CPS: Child Protective Services involvement
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Location mentioned:
Arthur Ave, Augusta Township, MI 48197
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