Possible child safety concern at Wheeling library, Wheeling WV
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to the Wheeling Public Library for a possible safety concern involving a juvenile and an adult who may be homeless. The library's security contacted dispatch, noting that the two were inside the building and that security was holding keys belonging to the juvenile until officers arrived. Multiple units responded to the scene to check their welfare.
Audio|Heard on: Ohio WV Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:59
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch to 31.
00:04
Good.
00:06
31, I am on the phone with security for the library.
00:11
He states there's a suspicious situation.
00:14
There is a 13-year-old believed to be with an adult who may be homeless.
00:19
Overheard discussion where the juvenile said they don't know the person but are spending time with them.
00:26
They're inside the library at this time trying to get more information.
00:32
Okay.
00:34
Okay, 31. He states that they have keys to boxes in the library.
00:39
Security is holding the keys for the 13-year-old to prevent them from leaving with the adult.
00:44
But he's afraid the juvenile may go with the adult.
00:46
He doesn't know what situation it is.
00:51
10-4, coming around.
00:54
Dispatch to 14, can you start to head that way?
00:59
11, I'm also en route to that location.
01:03
Okay, security states they're in the back of the library at this time.
01:10
Fourteen to eleven, do you still want me to respond?
01:19
If you're close, that'd be great.
01:22
I'm not far away.
01:24
Dispatch unit, advise if the adult is supposed to be wearing a green jacket.
01:30
Three one copy.
01:32
If the 13-year-old is supposed to be wearing a gray hoodie.
01:37
The juvenile is wearing a gray hoodie.
01:42
The adult is supposed to be tall and slender with a beard.
01:46
Description includes a beard and average build.
01:49
Three one, I'm on scene.
01:51
Three one on scene.
01:55
Eleven, full on scene.
01:58
Eleven on scene.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Wheeling, WV 26003
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