Gift card scam reported near Foster Rd in Ellsworth, Ellsworth KS
FraudPolice responded to a 911 call from a woman with a language barrier near Foster Road. The call involved alerting authorities about a gift card scam near a restaurant or motel. No welfare check was needed.
Audio|Source: Ellsworth City / County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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1414 Foster Road, 1414 Foster Road.
00:03
For a citizen's assist, they've called 911 and I'm just not understanding what they're needing.
00:11
They just said they needed to talk to an officer when I asked them.
00:14
Language barrier was kind of thick.
00:16
10-4[1] is this next to the next-in-up.
00:18
Can you 10-9[2], you went digital? 10-4[1].
00:21
Was this an employee at the Mexican restaurant?
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It was a female.
00:24
I don't know if it's a Mexican restaurant or at the motel.
00:28
But it pinged at 1414 Foster Road.
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She said her name was Sweetie, S-W-I-D-I.
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No, her. 9-62[3].
00:34
55 Ellsworth and I'll be out in the area around the hotel.
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10-4[1]-954.
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277-Elsford.
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277. Get in contact with the RPV-21.
00:44
It's just a scam that he wanted us to be aware of? No book, 1024[4]?
00:49
1024[4], we don't need to check the female party he was talking about as a welfare check?
00:53
Negative. It was a gift card scam.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgement
[2]
10-9: Repeat last transmission
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9-62: Unknown code (possibly area or unit code)
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1024: No further assistance needed
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Location mentioned:
Near Foster Rd, Ellsworth, KS 67439
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