Person armed with machete reported at residence near Christian Lane, Esmont VA
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WeaponsA caller reported a person armed with a machete inside a home near Christian Lane. The individual was acting suspiciously and claimed others were inside covering windows. The caller has a history of paranoia and hallucinations. Authorities were asked to check the welfare due to concerns about weapons and commotion inside the residence.
Audio|Heard on: Albemarle County Police Department
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Transcript:
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ECCA, 580P, 49, 32, suspicious, Christian Lane
00:03
Thank you.
00:05
Party to near Christian Lane off Porters Road.
00:12
Caller (name withheld) was called in.
00:14
We dealt with him earlier.
00:16
Scottville-Fourland down and saw him.
00:17
He was calling saying that someone had climbed a tree to try to get into his house but ran off.
00:24
Scottsville 4, check the area, there was no evidence of anybody being on the property, there was only here.
00:30
(Name withheld) has a history of being paranoid and a history of taking narcotics and hallucinating.
00:35
He's now calling, stating there are people inside the home covering the windows and the doors.
00:40
He wouldn't elaborate with the call-taker as to what was going on.
00:44
He did say that TD came earlier and scared people off, but they've come back.
00:49
When the call-taker asked about weapons in the home, he said there were knives.
00:53
He then said that he has a machete on him.
00:57
I was going to see about handling this by phone, but given that he's armed with a machete, there were current nurses that he lived there with his mother.
01:08
There was a lot of commotion in the background, Nicole Baker said.
01:11
It sounded like he was possibly throwing things.
01:14
If you could go down there and maybe check the welfare.
01:17
He did state that he was home alone tonight, but I'm not sure if that.
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Location mentioned:
Christian Ln, Esmont, VA 22937
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