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Suspicious digging sparks concern at Pittsfield yard, Pittsfield IL
Responding officers investigated reports of a suspicious individual digging with a metal detector near a deceased owner's estate; no person was found on arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Pike County Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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476. I received a phone call reporting a suspicious person digging with a metal detector in the yard near West Fayette Street.
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The RP is the,
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the protector of the estate.
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The house owner is deceased.
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Nobody is supposed to be there.
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Ten more hike.
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Four-six ten twenty-three.
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Four, seven, six, ten twenty-three.
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Seven-six, good.
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Pike, I'm 10-23[1].
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I'm not seeing anyone out here with the metal detector.
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10-23: Arrived at scene
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Location mentioned:
W Fayette St, Pittsfield, IL 62363
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