Burglar alarm triggered by workers at liquor store, Fairmont WV

Burglary

Reported: 11/15/2025 08:45 PM

Merchant St, Fairmont, WV 26554

Police responded to a burglar alarm at the Liquor Outlet on Merchant Street in Fairmont. Officers found the alarm was triggered by workers having trouble with the front door.

Audio|Source: Marion County Police, Fire, and EMS

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Transcript:

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To a burglar alarm, 307, merchant street at the liquor outlet,

00:04

negative contact with keyholder,

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the alarm at the front door.

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10-4[1].

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9 o'clock.

00:13

205, 2.32, I can respond to that.

00:18

10.4.9.

00:24

Zero-five, Fairmont.

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I can see somebody outside.

00:28

Temporu-2-025-20-47.

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1420, command 14.

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20. 205, fair amount of the units, you can slow your response.

00:42

Looks like it's going to be workers.

00:43

I do. Go ahead.

00:48

We're going to open that southbound lane up.

00:53

Go ahead, two, five.

00:54

Go ahead.

00:56

3.27 through West Virginia, break.

01:01

Go ahead.

01:05

First one, (name withheld), 9-00-829.

01:09

(name withheld), 9-0-829.

01:12

Break to the second.

01:13

Go ahead.

01:16

George 314-174, George 314-174.

01:23

Great for the third.

01:25

Go ahead.

01:29

George 176-712.

01:32

George 176-712.

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104-20-7-12.

01:36

104-202349.

01:44

Chris County 101 returning 249.

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Paramount 205.

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Go ahead. 2.7 comes back to see we've cast in the Fairmont Valid and Clear Break.

02:11

Go ahead.

02:12

Second, (name withheld), Oregon Town, Validdle and Clear Break.

02:17

Go ahead.

02:20

There is (name withheld), the Fairmont Valid and Clear.

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Ten, Four.

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T05 Fairmont.

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Go ahead, 2.05.

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14.2212.

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24. Those three workers I ran are having an issue with the front door there.

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We're going to continue to try and work on it.

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You may get another alarm there.

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I'll be 10.8.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

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Merchant St, Fairmont, WV 26554

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