Child reported strangling a cat alone at home, Oxford MA
Suspicious ActivityPolice received a report from a teenager in another state who said she saw a 12-year-old boy strangling a cat on a video chat while he was home alone. The boy's parents were not home. Police responded to near Ballard Street to investigate. No names were known for the boy.
Audio|Source: South Worcester County Law Dispatch, Oxford, Charlton, Webster, Dudley
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Transcript:
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611. Can I have you head over to near Ballard Street? I'm on the phone with a child who witnessed another child,
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strangle his cat,
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on a video chat, parents are not home.
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Receives in Route 10, Ballard.
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Richie.
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610 out, that weighs well.
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Receive 610.
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Receive 610.
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610.
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610. Is any history here?
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Waiting for the rest to populate as of right now, no.
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And be advised, this caller is another teenager from Arizona.
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This was a chat room video thing.
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All right, so the caller is alleging that someone at this location choked a cat on a video.
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Correct. It was a video website and she called the police in Arizona who transferred her through to us.
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All right,
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then we have a description or a name or anything like that of they're alleging? Of the person that alleging, did it?
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She did not know his name.
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It's a randomized video chat, but she did say it's a 12-year-old boy.
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He's home alone.
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He said his parents were at a bar,
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and he was crying and scared because he thought the cat was deceased.
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All right. And did they advise how they got the address?
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Last question.
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He gave it to her.
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All right, very good.
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611-0, I'll be out, into driveway, Maseret 7777, Tango-R-7, 7777.
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Received and owed a 611, that's gonna see, or 612, it's gonna be a negative on the history for this address.
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611 station off.
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611. 611.
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Do we have any in-house numbers for this address? The inside looks like it's under construction.
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Inhabited.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ballard St, Oxford, MA 01540
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