False emergency call reports killed people in apartment, Columbus OH


A person called 911 near Mt Vernon Ave apartment 2B, claiming their grandmother was sick and then falsely reported that people were killed in the apartment. The caller laughed and hung up. The call is treated as a possible false emergency.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 6 Northeast
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Transcript:
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I have one priority run pending for 34[1] about Vernon, possibly a crank call.
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We were previously out here on a 17[2] earlier.
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Not bad load, no.
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Great, it's 71 and 9070.
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Sub 1.
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97. It's going to be a 34[1], near Mt Vernon Ave apartment 2B.
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Holler saying his grandma was sick, then told CFD that people were killed in the apartment, started laughing, then hung up.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
34: Juvenile/child
[2]
17: Respond to a report of a disturbance or to meet with a complainant.
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Location mentioned:
Near Mt Vernon Ave #2B, Columbus, OH 43203
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