Fraudulent purchase reported at Ashland supply store

Heard on: Ashland Bayfield Counties Public Safety

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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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Ashland 148, fraud complaint.

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Go ahead.

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48, just got a call from (name withheld) with Carlson Building Supplies.

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Reports they just had a significant fraud purchase that was done.

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Subject involved was a (name withheld).

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Subject could come in using a business card for a business out of Florida.

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Is he still there?

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Security footage, they're going over now.

00:41

10-4, when does this happen?

00:48

There's nothing in it with a description of what the dogs were that were lost.

00:58

Receiving this info.

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10-4.

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225, that report is about a black cat.

01:20

Go ahead.

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Suspect vehicle is going to be a older model 2001 Chevy Silverado.

01:30

It's going to be rusty.

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Caller reports that it had gone past the fire department and the sheriff's office around 1318 and also 43.

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That subject is currently messaging with the store.

2026-10-28 19:23 UTC

Fraud Report

3rd Ave E, Ashland, WI 54806

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported fraud at a building supply store in Ashland. A caller reported a significant fraudulent purchase made with a business card from a Florida company. The reported suspect was described as driving an older rusty 2001 Chevy Silverado, and security footage was being reviewed.