Police check report of false stove incident

Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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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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Five three, on Greenwood Street.

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We use a ladder to break in a window on the 2nd floor.

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Apartment room is a rooming house.

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The individual is not native English speaking.

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The ID that she has does not match the address.

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However, we found IDs hanging in her room with her picture on.

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The false claim, assumed false claim.

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Of the stove was noted to her, and that I'm assuming the police are probably making this look small to pay it.

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So I'm going to clear.

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They're interested. She's on the 2nd floor front.

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Copy, ladder, broken window on the 2nd floor.

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The apartment room individual does not speak English.

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Her ID didn't match the address.

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However, you did find ID in a room with her picture.

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Thank you, available 1730.

8/13/2026 02:02 PM

Fire

Greenwood St, Hamburg, PA 19526

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and police responded to a possible stove-related issue at a rooming house on Greenwood Street. Crews used a ladder to enter a second-floor front room by breaking a window to check on an occupant. The person in the room reportedly did not speak English, and there was some uncertainty about the identification documents and address, but other IDs with the same photo were found. Units later cleared the scene after the stove concern appeared to be unfounded.