Man threatens suicide with pocket knife at Lowell address, Lowell MA
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Officers were dispatched to near Westford Street in Lowell for a 21-year-old man who threatened to harm himself and may have a pocket knife. The man was communicating with emergency services via text.
Audio|Heard on: Lowell Police Department
Listen to dispatch call
01:10
Transcript:
00:00
I have you go to near Westford Street.
00:02
We're looking for (name withheld).
00:04
21 years old, drives a white Honda Civic, should be there, hopefully.
00:08
He threatened to harm himself.
00:11
I guess he carries a pocket knife on him.
00:13
He was texting 911 to Purple PD.
00:20
Happy.
00:21
Would that default to purple if he was in purple when he did it?
00:28
It's actually a female named (name withheld) that's texting Purple PD because he told her.
00:40
Okay.
00:46
One.
00:48
Go ahead.
00:54
Car 4. All the units are tied up in that area.
01:02
Can I have you go with Car 10, near Westford Street for possibly suicidal male?
01:10
Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Westford St, Lowell, MA 01851
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