Street light damage reported after loud boom

Heard on: Madison County IL EMS-Tac

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Heard a boom outside ten to 15 s ago.

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It was a four door sedan that left towards East St.

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Louis Avenue.

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Two subjects left on foot with flashlights towards the creek.

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There's a male standing on Broadway and Broadway and Fifth.

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We involved, do not have a clothing description.

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And what is their description of the vehicle much here?

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Well, I gave you just a four door sedan.

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Subject's on the corner of Broadway and Chisholm.

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It's not going to be an electrical issue.

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They said it's going to be a street light.

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If you can copy a call number, power out here.

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Ten four. Is everything sparking? Is that? There's just porcelain on the ground.

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Ten four. I will call you on my way.

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Ten four. You can show you guys safe now.

2026-10-23 02:13 UTC

Other Non-Crime Event

Broadway & 5th St, East Alton, IL 62024

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of a possible street light problem near Broadway and Fifth Street in East Alton. A caller heard a boom and reported porcelain on the ground. Responders determined it was not an electrical issue but a street light problem. A four-door sedan reportedly left toward East St. Louis Avenue, and two people with flashlights were seen walking toward a nearby creek.