Man allows police to check apartment after firearm discharge, Jersey City NJ


A man previously involved in a firearm incident gave police his apartment keys and consented to a safety check. Police are conducting a sweep of the apartment near Bartholdi Ave to ensure no one is injured inside.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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Okay, so as my unit previously stated, the male who occupies this apartment,
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they recognize him for my previous incident in the walls where a firearm was discharged inside of a residence.
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He did not admit anything today, however, he gave us the apartment keys and he said he's okay with us checking the apartment and make sure no one's injured.
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So we're going to be conducting a sweep of the apartment, make sure there are no injured parties.
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You just relay that to the CICs.
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CIC on one, CIC on Channel One.
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CIC switch to one, CIC channel one.
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So is Catherine one.
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So is Catherine, you have on one.
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All right, I got ESU and a unit off for this near Bartholdi Ave.
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They recognized this mail for a past incident that occurred in the West.
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He's known for letting a round off in his residence.
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He provided the key to his apartment to ESU Sergeant in the unit on scene.
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They're going to conduct a walkthrough of the apartment and make sure everybody's in good health and nobody hurt.
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All right, so is Captain. We have access.
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You said they have access to actually the room, the area.
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He's provided us with keys and he says he's okay with us checking the apartment to make sure no one's injured inside.
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Location mentioned:
Near Bartholdi Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305
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