Power outage affects Decatur shopping area, Decatur AL
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Other Non-Crime EventAs discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers and responders discussed multiple alarm activations at a retail store in the Decatur shopping center, later determined to be caused by a widespread power outage. The outage appears to have affected several businesses, including Old Navy and Target, as well as nearby neighborhoods extending from Country Club to Cedar Lake and areas east of US 31.
Audio|Heard on: Decatur and Morgan County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
01:32
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, well I am also getting an alarm call at Old Navy that's got about ten or more different activations on it.
00:08
I am sure it's reference to the power outage you want us to respond.
00:12
Negative, it's in reference to this outage.
00:14
That whole shopping center appears to be out.
00:18
Temple.
00:31
Five, if you'll attach the registered owner of the vehicle.
00:36
Temple.
00:42
That's awesome.
00:43
Yeah, you'd attach current Delta Mary negative.
00:46
Therefore.
00:52
Hold on for him.
00:56
Four hundred and four.
00:58
That alarm is power related. Target's generators have come on, but that's the only thing operable in this whole shopping complex.
01:07
Temple.
01:12
Four hundred and four Country Club has also been blacked out all the way to Fairway Circle.
01:21
Temple.
01:22
For an extent south, all the way to Cedar Lake.
01:25
So the entire neighborhood on the east side of US 31 is also affected.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Point Mallard Pkwy, Decatur, AL 35601
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