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Caller reports kidnap scam via threatening textFulton County IN

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E Sycamore Dr, Rochester Township, IN 46975

A caller received a text claiming her daughter was kidnapped and would be killed if she did not send money. Police responded near Canal and Sycamore street area and contacted the caller. The caller doubted the claim but was very upset.

Audio|Source: Fulton County Public Safety - Digital
02:14
Transcript:
00:00
Being a type request for an officer southeast at the intersection of Canal and Sycamore.
00:06
My safety is advising near apartment 32, however that's not boxeting in our system.
00:13
By her paddy lights on, she received a text from somebody saying they have her daughter.
00:18
If she does not wire a certain amount of money, they will kill her.
00:22
Caller does not believe it sounds like her daughter, however she is hysterical.
00:29
I'm 125.
00:36
I'm going to have her come outside.
00:46
I believe she's going to be further south on Sycamore Trail,
00:51
almost where it starts to turn.
01:03
31.
01:05
31. 31 is in-count and you can show us out of service for the night.
01:11
30.
01:16
County, 2513, 1023.
01:19
2530.
01:24
So when she advised you went past her, she's near the large dumpsters.
01:32
Clear.
01:37
You know if she'd be attempted to make contact with her daughter yet?
01:43
Negative, she did not.
01:48
Clear is the number commented in the call card for daughters.
01:54
She advised it was, she said that's also the same number that the original call came from.
02:04
She also did advise she somehow lost her daughter's phone number and had to call her friend to get that phone number.
02:14
Clear.

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E Sycamore Dr, Rochester Township, IN 46975

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