Sam Caruso’s 911 Call

3/27/23 – 5:53pm

816-742-XXXX (Samuel Caruso) places a call to 911

DISPATCHER: 911, what is the address of your emergency?

CARUSO: [address redacted]

DISPATCHER: And what’s going on there?

CARUSO: Um, my roommate is like, he’s been gone for a while, like he never came home after he went out this morning.

DISPATCHER: Okay.

CARUSO: So – I’m –

DISPATCHER: You said your roommate is missing?

CARUSO: Yes. 

DISPATCHER: What’s his name?

CARUSO: Jonas Teller.

DISPATCHER: Can you spell that for me?

CARUSO: J-O-N-A-S, then Teller, like bank teller. [background noise, muffled talking] 

DISPATCHER: Go ahead and spell it for me.

CARUSO: T-E-L-L-E-R.

DISPATCHER: Okay. And you said –

CARUSO: [talking in the background]

DISPATCHER: You said –

CARUSO: Sorry, yeah.

DISPATCHER: You said he’s been missing for how long?

CARUSO: Since, um, probably about, like…around 11. Or…well, he left at 11…

DISPATCHER: Do you know his date of birth?

CARUSO: Um, no, I don’t.

DISPATCHER: Okay, but do you know about how old he is?

CARUSO: I think he’s 30.

DISPATCHER: Okay. 

CARUSO: He’s, yeah. He went to sell his PS5 – 

DISPATCHER: He went to what?

CARUSO: He went to sell his, his video game, his PS5. He said it would take about an hour but that was this morning and he’s not answering anybody’s calls. 

DISPATCHER: I understand. Okay.

CARUSO: So I’m just concerned that he wrecked his car or something.

DISPATCHER: Right.

CARUSO: So, yeah. I mean… [sigh]

DISPATCHER: How did he seem this morning when he left? Did he, was he acting normal?

CARUSO: He seemed fine, like, normal.

DISPATCHER: No reason to think that he might have just left because he was upset, or…

CARUSO: Not that I can think of.

DISPATCHER: Do you happen to know what he was wearing when he left?

CARUSO: I think it was, um, a gray hoodie? And jeans.

DISPATCHER: Gray hoodie and jeans?

CARUSO: Yeah.

DISPATCHER: What does he look like? Can you give me, like –

CARUSO: Um –

DISPATCHER: A basic idea of, you know, race, hair color –

CARUSO: He’s white, brown hair, he’s around, probably…[to roommate] How tall, you think? [to dispatcher] 5’9”, 10”. 

DISPATCHER: Okay. And what was your name?

CARUSO: Sam Caruso.

DISPATCHER: You’re his roommate?

CARUSO: Yeah, well, there’s three of us, [unintelligible].

DISPATCHER: There’s three of you?

CARUSO: Yeah.

DISPATCHER: Could he be with friends or family? Have you contacted them?

CARUSO: I called his mom but they haven’t seen him.

DISPATCHER: What about friends? Have you contacted them?

CARUSO: Yes ma’am.

DISPATCHER: Okay. We have officers on the way, so –

CARUSO: Thank you.

DISPATCHER: Yep, so, if you think of anything else that might be relevant or important, call me back, or tell the officers there. Okay?

CARUSO: Okay. Thank you ma’am. 

DISPATCHER: Uh-huh, okay, bye-bye.

CARUSO: Bye.

[Call ends]