Emergency teams respond to welfare check at Jersey City apartment, Jersey City NJ
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Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to a welfare check at an apartment near Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City. A third party reported not hearing from a 26-year-old male with suicidal thoughts for about two weeks, and the landlord reported a foul odor from the apartment. Emergency teams, including special units, were dispatched for forced entry after no response and a safety concern was raised.
Audio|Heard on: Jersey City Police
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03:39
Transcript:
00:00
Before, we're going to call for 4, I'm sorry, 840 Communipaw on the first floor.
00:06
It started off as a welfare check[1] transfer from NYPD.
00:09
He's doing a third-party caller for his friend, said that he hasn't heard from his brother in about two weeks.
00:15
He was having suicidal ideations,
00:17
and the landlord said that there's a bad smell coming from the apartment, the 26-year-old male.
00:22
MC's off on scene, they're requesting a unit for fourth entry, and they also hit their emergency alert alarm.
00:31
Receive.
00:33
ASU, the channel film.
00:40
Amerit 23 receive.
00:45
T-4-0 Communipaw, first floor.
00:53
Gate 40 Communipaw, receive.
00:54
Next on way.
01:00
Forces Town, where we got called?
01:03
840 Communipaw was a transfer from NYPD to us.
01:07
Third party callers said that his friend reached out to him and told him that he hasn't heard from his brother in two weeks.
01:12
He was having suicidal ideations, a 26-year-old male.
01:16
The landlord is also stating that there's a bad smell coming from the apartment.
01:20
And then MC is off.
01:21
They added a note in after saying that they're requesting a unit for forced entry.
01:26
And then MC also hit their emergency alarm.
01:32
All right, we have a Washington bill also.
01:35
Yes, we do.
01:41
We're off with MC.
01:42
We're just waiting for a fourth century.
01:44
We're not going to neighbors or see if anyone has a key.
01:47
Okay, ESU is in Raw as well.
01:51
Appreciate.
01:55
From the outside there's no view into the apartment and we can't smell anything but also it's a very secure looking apartment.
02:05
Received that no smell from the outside, nothing, you know.
02:13
CIC City Captain Channel 2.
02:16
CICU City Captain Channel 2.
02:20
CICO2.
02:24
Just notifying you, I have ESU en route along with MC and a U.S.
02:28
unit that's already on scene.
02:30
840 Communipaw on the first floor of the transfer from NYPD in regards to a mail, receiving a call from his friend that he hasn't heard from his brother in two weeks, suicidal mail.
02:40
Landlord said that there's a bad smell coming from the apartment.
02:43
It's 26 at this time as a unit off, they're not able to gain entry, so ESU is still around.
02:54
CIC, we do have a lieutenant, West Patrol Lieutenant.
02:56
He's going to head there now.
02:57
He's going to advise me what's going on, okay?
03:04
Hi, West 4.
03:05
We made entry through the front door.
03:07
I'm just going to go with the apartment number.
03:09
We do have a foul selling order here.
03:12
No apartment was given.
03:13
It's just that's the first floor.
03:18
Where's you?
03:23
His first name is (name withheld).
03:27
Who is me?
03:30
Who is me?
03:35
We've had almost the address.
03:38
840 Communipaw.
Police codes explained
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[1]
welfare check: Request for officers to check an individual's well-being at a specified location
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Location mentioned:
Communipaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304
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