Female trapped inside Belk store bathroom rescued, Ashland KY


A female caller was trapped inside the bathroom of the Belk store in Ashland. She called for help but hung up and would not answer further questions. The store was locked, leaving her unable to exit. Police and mall security contacted key holders to unlock the store. The woman was eventually escorted to the main door and rescued.
Audio|Source: Boyd County Public Safety
04:6
Transcript:
00:00
We have a female call in here.
00:02
She advised that she has walked inside of the bathroom at Belk.
00:06
The only thing that she gets screaming into the phone was help. We don't have her name or anything.
00:10
She won't answer any further questions as she hung up the phone.
00:16
7.3 cops from the station.
00:21
7.4, I copy. Blackburn, Winchester.
00:26
7374, correction on that. She was in the bathroom whenever they locked the doors.
00:30
She is now just inside of the store, trying to get out but the doors are locked.
00:37
7.3, copy.
00:41
Four, I copy.
00:47
7.30.
00:50
7.3.
00:55
I'm just going to make you aware. I have several key holders that I can attempt to contact once you get there and figure out if she's actually locked inside.
01:04
The table.
01:06
The 7-1. 7-1.
01:14
7-1.
01:17
77-time, 30 as he knows.
01:20
10-4[2].
01:26
7-1 dispatch.
01:29
Hello.
01:31
Also, I copy that call, that will come pretty close.
01:35
One of the other units can go for.
01:38
I copy, break. Seven-four, you copy Code 4[1].
01:43
7-4, I copy Code 4[1].
01:51
227.
01:53
227.
01:54
If you would, kind of traffic detail, call it off, being out to the area of (number withheld), reference (number withheld), reference (number withheld) on the road with.
02:06
Copy.
02:11
75.
02:14
75.
02:16
80 out of 2.
02:18
Copy 80 Adam 2.
02:24
71 dispatch.
02:27
71.
02:29
The RP5s if they were at the men's or women's belt.
02:35
That's negative.
02:36
I keep trying to call her back. Just keep sending me the voicemail.
02:41
One out of copy, I'll be on three.
02:47
Ten four.
02:53
Seven one.
02:58
Seven one. You get that.
03:01
Ten four. She's inside of Belk Men, Kids & Home.
03:06
One out of Belk Men, Kids & Home.
03:10
7-3 dispatch.
03:14
7-3 dispatch. 7-1.
03:17
On 3.
03:21
713.
03:25
7-3.
03:29
7-3.
03:35
She thought that she started to talk to Mall Security.
03:38
They thought that they don't have a key to the store that they're trying to get a hold of one of the key holders to get her back out.
03:44
You want to copy.
03:46
That's three copy.
03:54
I have her walking out to the main door.
03:57
She just keeps freaking out on me, saying that she can't get out.
04:01
One, I copy, we're on scene with key holder, and she'll come to the main door.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 4: No further assistance needed; units clear from the scene
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Ashland, KY
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