Dead animal odor mistaken for gas leak near East Dr, Walkerton IN
Other Non-Crime EventA caller reported a strong gas smell near East Dr, but responders found the odor came from a dead animal in a nearby ditch. No gas leak was detected and no further action was taken.
Audio|Source: LaPorte County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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coming a year-round 390-800-east caller drove by notice a smell of gas you also think
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nothing
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link and asking
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543221, County Square, 1841.
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Megan, go ahead.
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Can you give us the address again? Is it 3980 is what we have?
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Affirmative 3980-0 shop.
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I'm at the location and no one is home.
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Clear.
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Driving by, it's not a gas leak coming from that residence.
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Please, he smelled a strong odor in the area.
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Please feel it's from there.
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That's a smell.
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We got like a dead smell of fish out here or a dead animal and stuff.
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If there's no gas leak, the meter's not moving.
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We're going to be clear of the scene.
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Time 4. We add PD and Rao in case of any 10-0 subjects.
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There's no chance of that, is it?
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Negative. Disregard.
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Disregard. 59 County.
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59. No how to signal 9.
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No how to signal 9.
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No. County 50
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I'll append this call for now I'll be in round two prairie middle park reference a suspicious person call Okay
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Port County Lincoln Township
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Go ahead
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Up on this house, we have a dead gear laying right across the street in the ditch in front of this house.
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That's where the smell is coming from.
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So we're disregarding this call.
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Near East Dr, Walkerton, IN 46574
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