Police enter wrong apartment during intoxication check, Watertown SD


Officers were sent to an apartment near Lake Area Tech to help a person who was too drunk to open the door. They entered the wrong apartment, found it was empty, and cleared the area.
Audio|Source: Codington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Or if they can talk about any decorations that maybe are inside the apartment, just to confirm we're at the right one?
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1012 is now, I'm saying she's by Lake Area Tech.
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Tempour in an apartment or outside.
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Okay.
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Tensoldass is going back and forth between 916,4,000 southeast and 1614, 4,000 southeast.
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None of saying she's by Lake area, my partner's RP[1] is trying to confirm now.
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Pryan. This address.
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Ten-four. Ten-four, just confirmed last name on, Brian.
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Ten-four. Can you try that phone number again, see if you can reach Brian?
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Unvoy three.
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I'm ten-four.
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Danforth. Four.
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44452.
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My caller is advising that Valerie is to intoxicate it to unlock the door.
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And my RP[1] is saying, do what you need to do to break, to get in.
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That's just what my RP[1]A saying.
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It's a locked bedroom, but this is not the correct location.
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That apartment is clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RP: Reporting Party
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Location mentioned:
Near Arrow Ave NE, Watertown, SD 57201
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