Psychiatric emergency involving man with sword near Adams St, Gary IN
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According to the dispatch call, emergency responders are at a location near Adams Street for a psychiatric emergency involving a 41-year-old man. The man is conscious and breathing but reports hearing voices and seeing things. He has strangled someone and is in possession of a sword. Police are on scene and managing the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Lake County Public Safety
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02:54
Transcript:
00:00
I'll get you a unit, backup unit.
00:02
I'm going to reroute you to near Adams Street.
00:05
Near Adams Street for a psych call, but they're advising that the male subject has a sword and they're afraid to go into the house with him.
00:13
Copy.
00:14
9060, 9060 for a psych at near Adams Street.
00:18
9060 for a psych at near Adams Street.
00:23
1423.
00:25
3.
00:26
Twelve twenty-six will be en route to 13 forty-one 20 for the death investigation.
00:31
I copy. Be en route back to near Adams Street.
00:36
Twenty-four same traffic.
00:37
Twenty-eight new tall.
00:41
Thirty-eight, sir.
00:42
Do you have another unit available?
00:46
Ninety-sixty copies.
00:47
Let us know when PD's off scene.
00:49
Affirmative.
00:50
Is there any bakery units that are closer?
00:53
Roll 9327, 1042.
00:56
9327.
00:57
Central 1622, I'm almost done getting information that should be en route.
01:02
Copy that. Fourteen twenty-three, just for.
01:05
Since I'm still ahead at that point, I haven't been cheating.
01:09
Definitely.
01:10
Hi, copy. We have PD en route.
01:12
It's going to be for a psych at near Adams Street for a forty-one year old male, conscious and breathing.
01:18
Advises he hears noises and sees stuff.
01:22
Strangled someone who is schizophrenic and is having a manic episode.
01:26
Also advised that he does have a sword.
01:31
One 51600 , do you have a available unit?
01:35
Sixteen thirty-one, just put yourself on there.
01:38
Copy.
01:40
Negative, I am asking for another unit at twenty-five thirty-eight Waverly Drive.
01:44
Do you have anyone available?
01:47
Are you sleeping something rough?
01:49
One, two, one through traffic.
01:51
Since you opened up a call for twenty-five thirty-eight Waywood Drive, might be an abandoned apartment that I have open door.
01:58
Go ahead.
02:01
Ninety is around Corning, slash 100 and forty-five.
02:05
One hundred 17th and Benton, truck plate Tom King 200 and forty-five.
02:09
It's like Newark King Zebra made a white or Jack Red Chevy.
02:13
One hundred and forty-five check.
02:15
90 on the street.
02:17
I'll head over there.
02:20
Hey, unit that's coming to 2530 where we drive, come in the rear.
02:24
I'm in the rear.
02:25
145? 43, I got two other cars for a vehicle search.
02:29
65.
02:30
Copy, thank you.
02:31
Specials clear.
02:32
Units, I'm out to Adams.
02:34
So male subject is inside the residence talking about hurting others,
02:38
seeing stuff and strangled somebody.
02:47
Central 1622, you can hold my call for now and you can show me a route to Adams.
02:54
Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Adams St, Gary, IN 46408
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