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False alarm at Entertainment Cinemas, Sturbridge MA

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Burglary

Reported: 12/26/2025 11:21 PM

Charlton Rd, Sturbridge, MA 01566

As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a burglar alarm at Entertainment Cinemas near Charlton Rd in Sturbridge. Officers found no one inside and observed older footprints in the snow, possibly from cleaning staff. All doors were confirmed secure, and the alarm was determined to be a false activation.

Audio|Heard on: Sturbridge Police Dispatch

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02:36

Transcript:

00:00

Okay, you guys head over to Entertainment Cinemas commercial burglar alarm side entry hallway.

00:12

307 copy.

00:14

(name withheld), (name withheld), I'll be there in a few seconds.

00:22

I'm over by the wreck right now.

00:29

Possibly the cleaner.

00:34

I think.

00:40

Code four.

00:54

Central, this.

00:55

Nobody on site at the cinema.

01:00

No tracks or footprints in the snow.

01:06

Probably a pump.

01:08

You said it was a side door?

01:12

It's a hallway to the front side hallway.

01:22

I do have footprints coming out that are not that new.

01:28

Possibly one of the cleaners was here, ma'am.

01:33

Hello, sir.

01:41

You can cancel now.

01:47

All right, girl.

01:48

I'll be standing by.

01:51

Since all the side doors are secure again,

02:01

the prints here are probably a couple hours old coming up to this now.

02:26

Code five.

02:32

There is a fresh foul run right by the front of the cinema that maybe triggered it.

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Location mentioned:

Charlton Rd, Sturbridge, MA 01566

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