Loud explosive noises heard near St Lawrence and Lincoln, Beloit WI


Multiple callers reported loud explosive noises and flashes near St Lawrence and Lincoln streets for several nights. Officers investigated and noted the sounds resembled something burning or fireworks, not gunshots.
Audio|Source: Rock County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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St. Lawrence and Lincoln, Lincoln, St.
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Lawrence.
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Empty line in the corner.
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It says third kind of night and a fourth or fifth night in a row of explosion in the flash.
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Still got the caller on the line.
00:18
I got B. I'm around the corner.
00:21
I think they heard the loud noise.
00:25
I'll check it out.
00:27
I don't hear anything after.
00:30
Yep.
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233, you can send that none of me. I heard it as well.
00:38
Never.
00:41
3242-4. I'm at Park and Woodward, and I also heard it.
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Oh,
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for our copy.
00:54
It didn't sound like a gunshot to me,
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but I guess I'll check it out.
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24, it's going to be in the area of the Parrots Cove Mobile Home Park, 895 North First Street.
01:16
RP is reporting a semi going through trees.
01:19
They said he's trying to get out but keeps moving forward.
01:24
RP wanted to be anonymous.
01:27
Do you want me to see if Edgerton played that way as well?
01:33
4.05, I see.
01:38
I copy.
01:41
I copy. We can have Edgerton slide out.
01:45
If you have a semi trying to turn around, you probably need some help.
01:50
It might have happened to Northam Lincoln somewhere.
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I copy.
02:03
Sorry, you guys.
02:07
Every now, I'll go south on.
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I think,
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I don't want to check southbound.
02:13
203, you can clear up that whole hearing complaint.
02:21
All the vehicles are gone.
02:23
Uh-uh, the St. Lawrence off of limpy.
02:37
What?
02:43
So forth.
02:45
This is 44.
02:50
I went through the alley north of St.
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Lawrence between Lincoln and Head.
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I smell.
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Something burning and didn't smell out of fire or it smelled like almost like a firework didn't run off?
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Is that the 406?
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Location mentioned:
St Lawrence Ave & Lincoln Ave, Beloit, WI 53511
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