Man threatens self-harm and to provoke police at apartment, Columbia MD
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Medical EmergencyA person at an apartment near Valencia Lane threatened to harm himself and to provoke police to shoot him. He has a history of mental illness and is currently manic. No weapons were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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01:15
Transcript:
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Dispatch 2 David 5-1, 2 David-21.
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Reference of threatening suicide and the David 4B.
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10-4-1927.
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2-8.5-1. Matt Howard, just a note on the Robo Charlie corner,
00:17
there's an approximately 500-gallon tank of Eagle.
00:26
Everything was been passed.
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How is correct?
00:32
David 5-1, David 2-1, it's going to be at near Valencia Lane.
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Caller advises that husband's saying he's going to kill himself.
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His history of mental illness, he's at this address now.
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He's a number two male, named with (name withheld),
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born in 2006.
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There's no weapons involved.
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Tower 3 to command.
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Go ahead, Tower 3.
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He did advise that he intended to injure himself by saying he was afraid to do it himself but would grab onto a cop in order to be shot.
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and that he is manic right now.
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Location mentioned:
Valencia Ln, Columbia, MD 21044
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