Welfare concern over young child left unattended, Beckley WV
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Medical EmergencyA 19-year-old man who may have mental challenges was left alone to watch a newborn child near High Street in Sophia. The caller used a deactivated phone and said he was trying to catch a dog.
Audio|Heard on: Raleigh County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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welfare, near High Street, Sophia.
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The caller sounded like he was possibly mentally challenged and not mature enough to be watching a newborn.
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We were trying to get a location on him, but he was calling from a deactivated cell phone saying that he was trying to catch a dog, and then he's a 19-year-old male.
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And they left him to watch a young child that was born in November.
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Location mentioned:
High St, Beckley, WV 25801
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