Homeowner armed during suspected burglary at Cleveland residence, Cleveland OH
Police responded to a home near Gates Mills Boulevard after a burglar alarm activation. The homeowner and spouse locked themselves in a bedroom. The homeowner was armed. Officers checked the property and found a side door damaged and ajar. The homeowner did not hear any sounds from inside the house. A dog was inside the house. Police also noted a red vehicle nearby with a person locked inside. No violence or weapons reported other than the homeowner's firearm.
Audio|Source: South Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Richmond Heights, and University Heights Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Can you start responding to near Gates Mills Boulevard? Resident is advising that his home burglar alarm is activated.
00:07
He believes someone might be in his house.
00:14
Thank you, Gavis.
00:16
Thank you, I'm going to have to have a point number.
00:24
Where are you at?
00:26
(number withheld).
00:29
Get them all the doctor on the other, please.
00:33
Okay. Okay.
00:39
3.089, (number withheld).
00:41
3.089. 3.089.
00:43
Okay.
00:50
As the resident is upstairs in the bedroom locked with his wife, he is advising that he is armed.
00:56
He is not hearing anything in the house right now.
01:01
Got.
01:10
Radio to 16-15 and 39.
01:12
I've got the alarm company on the phone right now.
01:14
They're advising the indication is side door.
01:21
What do you have arrived here?
01:24
Transfer.
01:30
Is there a dog inside the house?
01:34
That's affirmative.
01:35
I'm still on the phone with him.
01:40
Okay.
01:42
Where's the dog at? Is it in the room with them?
01:50
He has responded Dorchester, J.
01:53
John Building near Chestnut Lane.
01:56
Going to be outside in the parking lot, unknown on what side of the building.
02:02
There's going to be a red Chevy Equinox occupied by (name withheld) that locked himself in his own vehicle here.
02:09
He has the caller sworn and is refusing to give it back.
02:13
Near Chestnut Lane, Thorchester, J.J.
02:15
John.
02:21
The description again.
02:26
A red Chevy Equinox, red Chevy Equinox,
02:30
caller reports no violence,
02:32
no weapons.
02:38
It's ajar. We'll be checking the interior.
02:43
Somebody from Beachwood, it's come as well.
02:51
7-2-0-A-off.
02:53
7-2, that's affirmative.
02:59
7-2, that's affirmative.
03:04
We're just off the gates and circle.
03:09
We're just off the gates and circle to the cell.
03:14
Copy.
03:22
39 radio.
03:24
39.
03:26
Can you ask the homeowner if the storm door was damaged?
03:31
There isn't a button to open the door.
03:37
Frank, he did advise that that door is damaged and it's hard to open.
03:44
Okay, that's the door, that's ajar.
03:47
Not the strong door, but the door to the interior.
03:53
Should have been locked.
04:02
Okay,
04:04
there's a camera above the door.
04:06
Can they review the footage?
04:13
It doesn't record.
04:17
Is that copy?
04:19
We can't make it as a door.
04:20
We can't go ahead and continue to check back to the exterior.
04:25
Copy.
04:28
Intentate.
04:34
Copy.
04:39
Give me this at the front door or the side door,
04:42
their choice.
04:44
We're on the garage side currently.
04:53
60239, he's coming to the front door.
04:56
I advise him to put his weapon down.
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Location mentioned:
Near Gates Mills Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44124
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