Phone alert mistaken for traffic accident

Heard on: Dekalb and Kane County Fire/EMS

02:26

00:00

County from Hinckley, 1851.

00:02

Do you have an update on this accident?

00:08

That's negative.

00:10

It was just an iPhone location.

00:17

All right, thank you.

00:21

Hinckley, 1801 , in route.

00:27

1801, a round message received.

00:29

We do have two deputies en route.

00:31

They are not on scene yet.

00:38

1805 in the area.

00:45

1811.

00:50

1811.

01:00

Did you get a ping on that phone?

01:07

When you put in the what three words, we're waiting for a response.

01:13

Okay.

01:19

1811 for 1805, can you hear us?

01:23

Okay.

01:30

King Creek Fire, I have the three words when you're ready.

01:39

Okay, stand by 1 s .

01:44

10-4, we actually made contact with the owner of the phone.

01:52

Okay.

01:53

Uh, is our uh, is 1805 approaching them?

02:00

The caller advised that he has no emergency.

02:03

He dropped the phone and ran over it with his vehicle, and he is now home and safe at (number withheld) Grimm Snyder Road.

02:12

No emergency, no help needed.

02:18

Very well, we'll all be returning.

02:24

All units returning, message received.

7/21/2026 07:02 PM

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Rimsnider Rd, Hinckley, IL 60520

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Phone alert mistaken for traffic accident

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