Raccoon mistaken for intruder in garage, Belding MI
A woman reported hearing noises in her garage near Fish Road and thought someone might be inside. Her father, who may have been armed, came to the house. When officers arrived, they found that the noise was caused by a raccoon stuck in a bin inside the garage. No police action was needed as there was no actual intruder.
Audio|Source: Ionia County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Check that near Fish Road.
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Near Fish Road crosses a white street road.
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Caller states that she believes she can hear someone in her garage.
00:12
Her father has been contacted and is in the residence as well. Unit serves home.
00:19
Pretty Corr's on station.
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Your location?
00:29
Detachron.
00:31
I'm clear, 64, 65 if you could start that way and available 34-6-5, if you could start that way and available 34-unit.
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46-5, room central.
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Good.
00:49
Received a report of quite a bit of debris, westbound I-96, in the 7-7. We've got one caller out there in a 2016 Chevy Crews, blackened collar that hit it and did some damage to his vehicle.
01:02
Are you able to respond to that area to take the report for him?
01:08
Yeah, if 22 is good with it, that if it's just those seven said he else go hanged a little.
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422.
01:21
Yeah, we're heard of that. We're pointing up there, Belie 2.
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I'm clear. 46-5, are you clear?
01:30
Yeah, I'll go to the head out there.
01:33
Thank you, Sir Mothrey.
01:36
And for 34 emails, I've got 15 and 22 on the board. Can you advise any other emails put around and cart sign them?
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Sound for 14, car 14, 402.
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18,
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24, car set and going by 18.
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Signed from 19, car 15 to 9b being car 4.
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Be in car 4.
02:06
Thank you. Hi, I'm Claire. Thank you.
02:10
And for you just to you know, just be advised, the caller's father has a 10-minute EPA.
02:17
She believes he's driving either a white pickup truck or a red pickup truck. She also says that he does have a TGW and may have grabbed a firearm on his way out of the house.
02:26
The caller thinks that it could possibly be a raccoon in her garage, but she's really not sure. She did say that the side door of the garage is gaining wide open.
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6.5, clear.
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Central 6-2-7.
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627. What a 34-1 plug me to point out there until I get out there.
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64-65 far, Mariana. 6-4-6-5-4-Mary on.
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6-5. Do you outbuilding Mr. Taylor?
03:01
Hey, sir. Okay.
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Clear six, you total, clear.
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I'm quick, great.
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Thanks, sir. 7-1-7.
03:16
So all units responding to Fish Road.
03:19
You can officially disregard.
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Father is on scene.
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Stuck in a bin in a garage. No need for a police presence.
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6-2-7-E-quick.
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Location mentioned:
Near 7 Mile Rd, Belding, MI 48809
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