CT State Police Investigate Fake Emergency Dispatch Calls

[NFD-102]

This has been happening for the last couple of weeks in Litchfield County, CT. I was at the firehouse the other night and heard the Watertown incident. Its interesting to check out however. Have any of you guys had this issue in the past? We are probably going to send two officers or an engine to every call now just to be safe. He cancelled a Fire Dept recently going to an active chimney fire. He called in as Car 2 and said there was no problem.


This is the article from the news:


State police are investigating false emergency radio transmissions made over the Litchfield County Dispatch system, which dispatches fire and ambulance crews in northwestern Connecticut.


According to police, fake emergency broadcasts placed between Dec. 25 and Jan. 6 have sent ambulances out to non-emergencies and canceled calls to actual fires.


State police are conducting a criminal investigation and believe the person responsible is using a lost or stolen portable radio or electronic device.


Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.


Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at 860-234-1529 or 860-626-1821, or send an email to holly.wrightson@ct.gov. Calls will be kept confidential.


http://media.nbcbayarea.com/audio/Dispatch_Watertown_Car_1.wav


http://media.nbcbayarea.com/audio/Dispatch_Sharon_Car_2.wav

 

[FireEMSPolice]

I take it your radios are not capable of just killing the radio?


My dad was on a walk one time and found a local FD radio in the grass and didnt know what to do with it. I went over and returned it to the FD.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

The guy must know enough about the comm system to sound authentic. If I was CSP, I'd start by looking for recently terminated or otherwise disgruntled fire, aid, police or private ambulance personnel that would have access to that type of equipment and knowledge.

 

[Skippy]

I take it your radios are not capable of just killing the radio?

My favorite way of finding a missing loaner. Stun it, and it will magically appear in the charger in the back with a sticky on it saying its battery isn't holding a charge.

 

[paff2]

This happened here years ago but the guy was just calling out and clearing traffic stops mostly for one officer. Could even imitate the guys voice pretty well. It was a low band system so there was no way to disable the radio.

 

[mcpd2025]

Sounds like a bored volunteer...

 

[NFD-102]

At one point they were able to find out the general area of where he was from because of the tower it was hitting. Now the Watertown incident occurred in a different area so he is doing it in a vehicle. Pretty much every radio has an identifier but his does not. We thought maybe it was some slapper who is trying to get on a dept but can't so now he's messing around.

 

[kitn1mcc]

LCD Runs Both VHF and Low band. is he encoding tone as well


if he did that down in in the Valley shore/KX area he would have been found by now. But all the dept here all use mixed low band and uhf

 

[Jarred J.]

happened here recently. guy was caught playing rap and country over the air


'Radio Pirate' Accused Of Highjacking Police Over The Airways - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports

 

[FSEP]

happened here recently. guy was caught playing rap and country over the air


'Radio Pirate' Accused Of Highjacking Police Over The Airways - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports

So wait.... We're not suppose to do that at dark o thirty in the morning when were bored.... Oh...


Cary on.

 

[mcpd2025]

So wait.... We're not suppose to do that at dark o thirty in the morning when were bored.... Oh...


Cary on.

Its always fun when someone (usually a rookie) leave their radio on the charger and exits the room... Its better when its a sergeant that left her radio overnight way back when I was on midnights...

 

[bigcat]

Two more audio files:


http://www.ct.gov/despp/lib/despp/public_information_files/sharongoshencar1audio.wav


http://www.ct.gov/despp/lib/despp/public_information_files/sheffieldcar1engine1audio.wav


Listening to this asshole screw with the dispatchers and other personnel is infuriating. I can't wait for them to catch this guy.


He uses some lingo, but definitely doesn't have it down pat. He keeps using Car 1 and Car 2 because they are generic call signs. I'd love to hear a file where the real department officer gets on and tears into this guy.


I want to know how he pulled off the Sheffield transmissions. He went from barely audible to crystal clear. I'm also wondering if he knows what a "mutual aid" radio is because that is what is engraved on the portable he's f*cking around with.

 

[crescentstar69]

A logical place to investigate would be local radio shops. Someone had to program the radio, unless it's stolen. We had this happen once, but stunned it. Never did recover the radio. It had been stolen from an officer's POV.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

They ever catch this douche deluxe yet?

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

They ever catch this douche deluxe yet?

Little late on the update, however....


Mass. man arrested for making fake dispatch calls


Warrant: Man who made fake calls on Litchfield County Dispatch was firefighter wannabe

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Judge better hit up the bullpen and warm up his book throwing arm.