Spray paint odor sparks neighbor dispute

Heard on: Fauquier County Sheriff and Fire, Warrenton Police

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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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Investigated the structure.

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One of the residents was spray painting today.

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Only smell of spray paint in the lobby.

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We're ventilating.

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I'll hear you.

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Walk here from Engine One.

00:27

Building's been ventilated.

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Odor dissipated.

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This is more of a dispute between two neighbors than probably a town code issue.

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Engine 1's ready.

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Right.

00:48

The problem with it.

00:55

It becomes an issue later.

00:58

No, one eight.

01:04

Enough. Might not be a one.

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I think it's (name withheld).

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I have a civil situation (number withheld) Winchester Street.

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Initially, the fire department went out for a smell in the structure.

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And fire glass is possibly a civil situation.

2026-10-23 01:20 UTC

Fire

Winchester St, Warrenton, VA 20186

Spray paint odor sparks neighbor dispute

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported odor in a building near Winchester Street. The smell was identified as spray paint from a resident painting in the lobby, and the building was ventilated. Radio traffic suggested the situation was more likely a civil dispute between neighbors than a fire or code violation.

Spray paint odor sparks neighbor dispute

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