10-13-2011, 07:53 AM
dispatch released:but no 911 call released. :(
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- KMBC 9 News exclusively obtained more than 12 hours of police dispatch tapes that help outline the moments following 11-month-old Lisa Irwin's disappearance.
KMBC's Martin Augustine listened to several hours of the tapes and reported that the situation quickly escalates after the initial call.
"Report of a residential burglary in progress," one of the dispatchers said on the tapes. "3620 North Lister. Contact Jeremy. Respond code 1."
Code 1 tells officers to respond to the scene quickly. Jeremy refers to Jeremy Irwin, the father of baby Lisa, who called police after returning from an overnight work shift on Oct. 4 to find her daughter missing.
"He noticed the screen is busted and 10-month-old daughter is missing," the dispatcher continues. "He advised he didn't witness anything. And they don't know how long she's been gone."
In the minutes following the initial dispatch, officers can be heard canvassing the neighborhood.
"How are you on your area canvass," one officer asks another.
"Finishing up with the neighbor from across the street now. I'll contact you in a minute," another officer responds.
"Call me on my cell ASAP," the other officer said.
Augustine said many conversations are not included on the tapes because officers communicated with each other on their cellphones.
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