False alarm at Morganton skeet range rec room, Morganton NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 10:51 AM

Near Causby Quarry Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

An alarm was triggered at the rear recreation room of the Morganton skeet range. The security company reported a motion alarm but later confirmed it was a false alarm after verifying with the keyholder using the correct code.

Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety

02:4

Transcript:

00:00

151 Causby Quarry Road, Morganton Skeet Range reference, 1046.

00:07

Several.

00:12

1241, 105, Manoa.

00:17

10-4[1], this was called in by the security company.

00:20

It's the rear rec room door, interior rec room motion.

00:24

I'm attempting contact with the order.

00:31

Okay.

00:33

Black Ford Ranger, no 28 display.

00:36

18-straouts to the four-way group.

00:41

Looking forward, that was 96.

00:44

Invert cars, Verk's top of cars, 1080, I 40 East Mountain 118.

00:49

It'd be a great tractor trailer.

00:50

A great tractor trailer.

00:51

Color of eyes, looks like the tire's about to fall off.

00:54

O'Refo.

00:58

Great reference, PD on the NBA.

01:05

Well, 26, this is going to be a hit-and-run PD-only.

01:09

A caller states, one of their transport vans got hit.

01:13

They don't know when it happened.

01:15

Sometime yesterday,

01:16

caller, I just forgot to call in.

01:17

They just want to report referencing.

01:23

Directed the device that happened at that location.

01:31

1226, I don't believe they know exactly where it happens.

01:34

She's the state she just noticed it yesterday.

01:37

Correct.

01:43

297 work two nines are being headed.

01:46

And we're similar.

01:51

Work to 1234.

01:57

The alarm company called back in, referenced your call, said it was a false alarm that got proper code from the keyholder.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment / OK

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Near Causby Quarry Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

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