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False alarm at Target store caused by sanitation workerCambridge MA

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Near Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Dispatch audio about an alarm at a Target store. Staff reported a flashing light in a back office. A sanitation worker said they accidentally tripped and reset the alarm. No one was hurt and the situation was cleared.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Police
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Transcript:
C-10. C-10 5-R, you just check in the back of the Target store, 564 Massachusetts Ave. RP is stating that they see some kind of a light flashing in an office in the back; it may be an alarm. All right, it still is open to the tent. Copy. I'm already control. Yes, sir. Plenty of people inside. No one seems in distress. Clear. Good copy. I'll hear this clear, thank you. On the control? Yes, sir. One of the sanitation engineers over there at the K-W said he tripped the alarm and reset it. Alarm[1] was tripped by sanitation engineer. I'll show you clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Alarm: Alarm activation (potential false alarm)

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Near Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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