Silent alarm investigated at Harvard Shop, Cambridge MA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a silent alarm activation at The Harvard Shop near Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. The dispatcher noted that similar alarms in the past were linked to possible shoplifting incidents. The situation was being investigated as a possible false alarm or minor theft.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex MA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Control the 115, (name withheld).
00:03
What roll?
00:05
The Harvard Shop near Massachusetts Avenue.
00:08
We're receiving a silent panic alarm there.
00:11
Copy.
00:13
Control the Harvard units.
00:14
Just be advised per past calls they've used that silent panic alarm for when they're just shoplifting on it.
00:22
Yeah, we're aware of that.
00:23
Appreciate it. We're responding.
00:26
Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
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