Police respond to welfare check after prank call, Woodward OK


Police responded to a welfare check after a man called 911 because his wife pretended someone was in the yard and did not answer her phone. The situation was a prank and the wife was safe at home.
Audio|Source: Woodward County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Can you go to near Edgewood Dr? I have a 911 call that came out from CF Industries.
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He said his wife did like a TikTok prank to him, about somebody being in the yard,
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or coming to the back. I carried one water and he called 911 because she wouldn't answer the phone. Apparently she is there and it was just a prank, but I advised him I still have to send an officer and their home address is near Edgewood Dr.
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So we need to do a welfare check.
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I'm not saying it's a welfare check, but it was a prank the wife did and the husband called 911, so I have to advise you.
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Okay, we'll do a welfare check.
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Location mentioned:
Near Edgewood Dr, Woodward, OK 73801
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